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alteratives muft be called in, to enfure efFe(5l 

 from the whole. Without defcending to a 

 particular formula for this purpofe alone, I 

 refer the reader to a variety (prefcribed under 

 the diftind: heads of GPvEASE, SURFEIT, 

 and FARCY), for fuch feledtion as may beft 

 coincide with his opinion upon the conilitution 

 and bodily ftate of the fubjedl difcafcd. 



It is a rule eftabliflied in furgery, and fliould 

 be in farriery, where there is 2if.niis or cavity 

 leading to a remote or hidden caufe of com- 

 plaint, and from whence a palpable dij charge 

 ilTues, the courfe and depth (hould be accu- 

 rately afcertained by the probe ; and, if no 

 tendinous parts prefent to forbid the operation, 

 th&Jinusy cavity, or vacuum, fhould be inftantly 

 LAID OPEN (with a biftory) to its utmoft ex- 

 tent, and properly filled with a pledget of lint, 

 well impregnated with warm digeftive, and 

 plentifully covered with tow fpread with the 

 fame. After zfecoyidox third drQUmg, fhould 

 the i?2/ide of fuch cavity prove callous, or hard 

 in fubftance, it muft be taken away by the 

 KNIFE., or deftroyed by the means before 

 defcribed. If it be fo fituated that the parts 

 forbid an entire feparation, found with the 

 M 3 probe. 



