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XVI. Eleventh Communication from Dr. Taornton, Pbhy- 
Jfician to the Mary-le-bone General Difpenfary, &c. ec, &e. 
relative to Pneumatic Medicine. 
A REMARKABLE CURE OF AN ULCER OF THE LEG. 
Mr. RODERICK M‘KENNON, aged 67, went in the 
Year £758 as Affiftant Apothecary to St. George’s Hofpite!, . 
Where he had hiswafhing, board and lodging. found him, 
with a fuitable falary. In June 1795, whilft in this employ, 
he went to fee Dr. M‘Nab, who then refided in Great Suffolk- 
ftreet ; and as he was at the door, a bitch in the houfe, who 
had puppies, furioufly flew at him, and feized him near the 
calf of the leg, making a d-ep lacerated wound. The wound 
foon after became dreadfully inflamed, poultices were applied, 
and it was near a fortnight before he made his cafe known 
to the furgeons of the hofpital. He was now confined to his 
toom, and thefe moft experienced and eminent practitioners 
continued their humane attentions to him above a twelye- 
’ month, trying a variety of different applications, until, find- 
ing his cafe baffle all their endeavours, he was difmiffed his 
employ, and left the hofpital as incurable. Added to this 
dreadful and unforefeen affi@tion, he-had an afthma, which 
had exifted on him above ten years, and was obliged fre- 
quenily to fit up the greateft part of the night with the win- 
dows wide open to procure bréath. He was now in the vale 
of years, and with a gloomy profpeét before him ; for no 
falary was allowed this almoft fuperannuated fervant of a 
public charity, to which he had) been attached above thirty 
years 5 and he had a wife and daughier to provide for. After 
quitting the hofpital, Mr. Carpue, a furgeon no lefs diftin- 
(guifhed for zeal than abilities, for fome months attended him ; 
but finding all his endeavours ineffectual, he reluctantly fe 
his leave of him as incurable. Such was the deplorable ftate 
_ of this unfortunate fufferer, when Mr, Carpue recommended 
him for the trial of the oxygen air, ufing thefe very expref- 
“fions: ‘ Poor Roderick has been under Mr. Home’s care,” 
(0 eminent furgeon, brother-in-law to John Hunter,) “ in 
Pp 2 St. 
