IMPROVED. 303 



In the Cure of a Gangrene, nothing exceeds The Cure 

 timely and fmart Scarification, or cutting into the °^ ^ ^^^' 

 Part, in feveral Places, to difcharge the fermenting ^'^^"^• 

 Blood and Humours tending to Corruption. And 

 really the Ichor which flows out in fuch Cafes is of 

 fo corrofive a Nature, that I have been often, in 

 Human Bodies, furprized to fee it immediately take 

 away the Polifh of a fine Steel Inflrument, and 

 tinge the fame with a bluifn Call, which ihews the 

 Juices to be in ilrange Confufion and Diforder. 



After Scarification it is neceffary to wafh the Sores Lime- 

 and all round the Part with ftrong and warm Lime- Water and 

 Water, with fome Sulphur Fivum in Powder mixed Sulphur 



•with it ; about a Quarter of a Pound to two Quarts i^'^ ^° 

 of the Lime-Water will be fufficient. The follow- tificatiSJ'' 

 ing IS hkewife of great Service in Hopping a Morti- 



Take Oil of Turpentine, four Ounces ; Tin^ureA Mixtore 

 ef Myrrh- Aloes^ one Ounce -, mix, and wafh the Sores, f^^ ^ Mor« 

 after Scarification, with it very hot twice a Day. ^^Scation, 

 But of all outward Applications, a very good Au- 

 thor recommends the following Solution, 



Tiike Spirit of mre (1 fuppofe he mans that A Solution 

 made wjith Oil of Vitriol,) or for ^^ant of that Aqua- for a 

 fortis, t'wo Ounces ', ^ickjiher, one Ounce. Mix. ^^^Srene. 

 Moiften Cloths in this Liquor, and fold them round 

 the Grngrened Part, and as our Author fays, the 

 Dead will readily feparate from the Sound ; nor is 

 there, fays he, any Occafion to think of any other 

 Medicine fcr a Gangrene, feeing there is not found 

 one v/hich performs the Work fooner or better. 



I mufc own I never tried this Solution of Quick- 

 filver in the Cafe Belhjie (for he is my Author) 

 mentions ; but as he is a very old Man, and of long 

 Experience in a very extenfive Pradice, I think I 

 r.m not to blame to copy after him. Though I 

 Hiufl own tiiis Gentleman has rather carried the Jeft 



too 



