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an Artery, when it is ty'd, is apt again to fall a bleeding as 

 foon as the Threads rot off, efpecially one that lies fuperScial 

 and unguarded, and has not the Advantage of being com- 

 preft by the Fulnefs and Weight of the furrounding Veffels. 

 Therefore in this Cafe, make a fmall Pledgit of Flax or 

 line Hurds, moilten it with the White of an Egg, then lay 

 as much Powder of Roman Vitriol uopn it as wiH fully 

 cover the Mouth of the Artery, and^pply it over the 

 fame ; but Care mull be had not to apply Vitriol, or any 

 other caullick Medicine, where the Sinews are exposed and 

 laid bare, unlefs you can fall upon fome Method to defend 

 them from being touched by it, otherwife it will be apt to 

 caufe Convulfions ; but in Places where thefe are moft ex- 

 pos'd, as the Legs, &c. the Arteries are not very often feated 

 dofe to them ; and if it were fo, milder Medicines might be 

 made to anfwer ; becaufc what is wanting in the Medicine, 

 may, for the moft part, be fupply'd by Bandage ; there- 

 fore, when the Wound happens to be on the Legs, you 

 need only apply the aftringent Crocus of Iron, fine Bole, or 

 Powder of dry'd Muflirooms, mixt with the White of an 

 Egg, and fpread upon a Pledgit, as above direcfled, and over 

 that two or three thick Comprefles dipt in the fame Aftrin- 

 gent, making a firm Bandage over all. 



The Dreffing ought not to be removed for the Space of 

 three Days, that the Wound may be digefted, and there 

 may be no further Trouble with a frefh Flux of Blood. If 

 a Swelling happens in the Leg, by realbn of the Bandage, 

 bathe it with warm Lees of Wine, or fome good Fomen- 

 tation, fuch as that hereafter prefcribed for a Gangrene ; 

 afterwards drefs the Wound every Day with the common 

 Digeftion. The fame Method is to be followed in thofe 

 Wounds where cauftick Medicines are apply'd, left by taking 

 off the Dreflings too loon, you fet them a bleeding afrefh^ by 

 removing the Efcar before it is thoroughly form'd. 



But becaufe the right ordering of all fuch Wounds as are 

 attended with an Eftufion of Blood is of the greateft Im- 

 portance, there being but few Farriers who have Skill to ma- 

 nage them according to the Rules of Pradice, efpecially 

 when any uncommon Accident happens in the Cure ; wc 

 Ihall therefore lay down a Method of making the Sympa- 

 thetick Powder, which being apply 'd to the Wound as a 

 Styptick, will not only put a Stop to the Blood, but procure 

 a ipeedy Re- union ; and this, as Solleyfell rightly obfervps, 

 may be very neceHary in the Camp, where Flies and other 

 In feci? arc hurtful. SolleyfeWs Way of preparing the Sym- 



pa the tick 



