115)4 ^^^ ^^^ ^f Farriery 



When the Bones or Fragments are carefully re- 

 mov'd, cut a Piece of fine thin Silk or Linnen 

 Cloth a little bigger than the Hole in the Scull, 

 faflen it in the Middle by paffing a little Thread 

 thro' ; dip this in the Mixture when warm'd, and 

 cover the Orifice or Hole, then fill the Wound with 

 Bezels cf Lint dipp'd in the fame ; after which bind 

 on a double Cloth, &c. 

 How to If the Lur.gs be wounded, the Air will penetrate 



know when thro' the Sore with a Frot-.y Blood of a Vermilion 

 the Lungs Colour. Yet I have often known ignorant People 

 ^or^nclecl ^^laginc WivA or Air to come Ilrongly thro' the 

 Wound, and that the i^ime went down at the Mouth, 

 and fo on even till it blew the Candle out ; whereas 

 it was only the very Air that paffed in at the Ori- 

 fice on Expiration, or Breathing out the Air in the 

 Lungs ; for when thefe are again expanded and 

 ftretched on Infpiration or drav/ing in the Breath, 

 the Air between them and the Diaphragm or Mid- 

 riff, or any where in the lower Belly, mull necef- 

 farily be forced out thro' the Wound. And I vvrell 

 remember a Surgeon to have gain'd great Reputation 

 for his Skill in curing a Wound caufed by a Plow- 

 fhare in a Boy's Side, when it was fuppofed the Air 

 came thro' his Lungs and blew the Candle out, 

 tho' at the f^me Time, neither the Lungs nor any 

 principal Part was touched in the leaft : But the 

 common Integuments being cut thro', the Air on 

 Exfpiration went in, and on Infpiration return d 

 The com- again, and put out the Candle. So you fee bow 

 n.cnP°?pk unfit the Common-people are to judge of Merit, 

 vmfit to feeing, as I fuppofe, there are few either Phyhcians 

 3 udge of Qj. Surgeons will care to undeceive them, when they 

 ^'''"' cry up the Cure for a greater Matter than what it 



really is : And for my part, I am very well con- 

 vinced from many Obfervations, that the_Praft.ee 

 of Phyfic, as well as Surgery, in fome of its Bran- 

 ches, efpecially that of Bone-fetting, is turn'd into 

 mere Sham and Kjiavery. And fo far they refemble 

 the Law in this Particular, that if the ProfeflTors 



