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CLASS XIL 



MALLENDERS, SALLENDERS, LAM- 

 PAS, CURBS, QUITTORS, and RING- 

 BONES. 



MALLENDERS 



Are cracks, or oozings, fituate diredly upon 

 the back part of the knee joint, occafioned, in 

 general, more by negled: than any cafual or 

 conftitutional defed in the fubjetft. The mat- 

 ter they difcharge is, in fome thin and acrimo- 

 nious, in others it forms a glutinous accumu- 

 lation in its oozing, and bears the appearance 

 of fmall fcabs or fcurfy efchars upon the fur- 

 face, conftituting a want of flexibility or feem- 

 ing lamenefs In the joint. The firft fttp to 

 cure is, to have the parts well waflied with 

 foap and warm water (forming a fubilantial 

 lather), repeating the operation night and 

 morning till the efchars relax from their ri- 

 gidity. 



