RO WELLING, 28 ^ 



oftered for the inapplicable introduction of th,e 



BOWEL. 



*^ Swelling of the legs and heels, attended 

 with a discliarge of thin ichorous matter/' 

 8rc. — I imagine, in such case^, the rowel is 

 meant to be inserted after a non-submisr 

 sion to the entire classes of alteratives and 

 diuretics', whose efficacious powers must be 

 too well established by those who have ex- 

 perienced their excellent properties, to be 

 entirely rejected, without such trial as they 

 are justly entitled to by their rank in expe- 

 rimental practice. 



*^ In large and sudden swellings in any 

 part of the body/' — This is a recommenda- 

 tion so vague, loose, and indefinite, that it 

 will hardly admit of construction or deter- 

 mination. As '' larsieand sadden swellings" 

 may arise from various causes requiring very 

 different modes of treatment, it is natural to 

 conclude, (indeed to prove by practical de- 

 monstration) that sudden appearances must 

 frequently justify much more sudden means 

 ofcounteraction, than patiently waiting, day 

 after daij, for the expected and precarious 



