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ift. Previous to the procefs, Jet a tight ligature 
be applied to the limb, a little above the wound, a 
circumftance that ought always to be premifed; 
otherwife the poifon, independently of abforption by 
the lymphatics, may be conveyed by filtration from 
cell to cell along the reticular membrane, which in- 
vets every fibre of a mufcle, and may therefore 
fpread to a certain fpace beyond the circumference 
of the wound. 
2d. If the wound be deep, or in an oblique direc- 
tion, it ought to be firft properly dilated, and a cup- 
ping-glafs applied to encourage a plentiful flow 
of blood. 
3d. After the wound has been well wafhed, as 
above-mentioned, let the firft drefling confift of dry 
lint, to abforb the blood and moifture; next morning 
let the whole furface of the wound be touched in 
every part with the antimonial or lunar cauftic, and 
kept open at leaft two months, 
Suétion.—In the Highlands of Scotland the natives, 
on receiving a bite from a mad-dog, or viper, imme- 
diately fuck out the blood and poifon; and in the next 
place, having ftuifed the wound with cobwebs, (an 
abforbent animal fubftance) give themfelves no fur- 
ther concern, and are faid to remain free from 
the infeétion. 
In like manner, and with fimilar fuccefs, have cer- 
tain favage tribes long been in the habit of fucking 
recent wounds, inflicted by poifoned arrows or by 
rabid 
