282 RO WELLING, 



discharge of a rowel, that, after all the sus*-* 

 pense, may probably terminate unfavourably, 

 to the loss of the subject and niortilication of 

 the owner. 



*' When extravasations of the fluids have 

 taken place from blows, bruises/' &c, — Hero 

 I cannot hesitate a moment to acquiesce in 

 the proposition, provided the insertion can 

 conveniently take place immediately upon or 

 close to the part affected : if that cannot be 

 done, I object to the attempt ; as the '' ex- 

 travasated fluids" must be absorbed into the 

 circulation before they can attain the place of 

 discharge. If which can be accomplished, 

 they may then be carried off by different 

 evacuants, without recourse to such means ; 

 but if I perfectly comprehend the allusion, 

 it is supposed to convey an idea of'' ex- 

 travasated fluids" become stagnant by length 

 of time, and not to be resorbed into the cir- 

 culation by any probable means whatever. 

 In which case the rowel ma}^ l>e adopted 

 WITH PROPRIETY, provided it is inserted 

 under the advantages I have just described; 

 that is, directly upon, or immediately conti^ 

 guous to, the seat of disease. 



