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tefticle. I was called to vifit him that fore- 

 noon, and upon examination found a fcro- 

 tal hernia on the left fide, about the fize of a 

 large fift, extremely hard over all its fur- 

 face, and very painful on the llighteft touch. 

 He had a hard frequent pulfe, intenfe thirft, 

 and all the other fymptoms of inflammation. 

 He was immediately blooded to a confider- 

 able quantity, warm ftupes wrung out of an 

 emollient decodtion were alternately applied 

 upon his fcrotum and belly, and an emol- 

 lient purgative clyfter was injedted. The 

 application of the warm ftupes gave him fome 

 fmall relief, and he imagined the parts were 

 fofter ; but, upon ufing the taxis^ the pain 

 was intolerable, and it was in vain to endea-' 

 vour to reduce the hernia. He continued in 

 this ftate till the evening, when his fever 

 demanded a fecond blooding, which wasac-' 

 cordingly performed ; another ftimulating 

 clyfter was thrown up, and foon after he 

 had two or three copious dejecClions of in- 

 durated y^r^j. The operation of the clyfter 

 gave him fome eafe j but the ftate of the 

 hernia was not in the leaft altered. He con- 

 tinued reftlefs and much pained all night, 

 and in the morning he drank the decoB. ta- 



marijidor. 



