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alternately) for the threatened fuppuratlon was 

 too extenfive to admit the application of poul- 

 tices by any bandage that could be invented. 

 This.crifis was evidently an effort of Nature in 

 our favour, and a few days afforded great pro- 

 bability of fjccefs; for two fmall apertures 

 appearing on the infide of the thigh, at about 

 three inches diilance (from which flowed 

 miatter of the confiftency before defcribed), 

 and the probe pafTnig diredly through both, 

 forming a complete linus, I made an entire 

 feparation with a biflory, and obtained a dif- 

 charge almoft idcredible. I perfevered in my 

 fomentation, and dreffed with warm digcflive ; 

 but at the fecond drefiing I difcovered deep 

 feated finufes forming in different direclions, 

 and furrounding the hough joints, where no 

 Iharp pointed inftruments could be infmuated 

 without danger. In the next four-and-twenty 

 hours another wound appeared on rather the 

 fore part of the inlide of the joint, diredly 

 upon tliQjIexor tendon, bearing all the marks 

 of virulence and inveteracy, continuing to 

 throv/ out fiich ilicceflions of fungus as not 

 to be conceived by thofe unacquainted with 

 the practice. 



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