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lane to the thill horfe of the worfl: team in the 

 parifli), is deftined to undergo the changes in 

 treatment juft defcribed. 



Thus the wound, that would in all proba- 

 bility have fubmitted to a degree of regular 

 and confident treatment, is retarded, or rather 

 obftrudled, in its natural progrefs and proper 

 difcharge, by means diredtly oppofite to the 

 dictates of reafon and difcretion. The appli- 

 cation of a corrofive (that is generally made 

 with a heavy hand of iron) inftantly collapfes 

 the mouths of the finer veffels, and deftroys 

 the fprouting granulations of new flefh ; Na- 

 ture being thus checked, difplays an evident 

 change for the worfe, and the doctor is now 

 (to make ufe of his own expreffive language) 

 *^ out of the frying pan into the fire'' By 

 thiis new difappointment his indignation is 

 excited againft both difeafe and the difeafedy 

 in the fervour of his wrath he determines, as 

 it won't fubmit to " fair means it ihall to 

 " foul/* The whole body of caujlics before 

 mentioned become fubfervient to his purpofe; 

 and are fo liberally poured in as to conflitute 

 fo great a degree of callofity upon the furface, 

 that a confiderable length of time and portion 



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