304 ^^^ -Art of Farriery 



too far, when his Veneration for Crude-Mercury or 



Quickfilver led him to an Adminiftration of it in 



An Obfer- almofl all Difeafes. And indeed our EngUJh Ladies 



vation on vvere fo infatuated with the falutiferous Virtues of 



dd^nking^^ this Mineral, that they ufed to drink it in their 



Quicklil- '^^^» infomuch that they frequently, though invo- 



ver. luntarily, dropt the fmall Particles of it all round 



the Floor upon a Ball-night, fo that one would 



really think there had been a Parcel of fmall fpark- 



ling Diamonds thrown about the Room. 



Gunfhot- I cannot fay but that Gunfliot- Wounds are moft 



Wounds fubjedt to gangrene and mortify, by Reafon of ths 



fubjeft to Contufion, at the fame Time the Wound is received. 



Scadfica- Therefore pretty large Scarifications are moft cer- 



tion proper, tainly proper in Gunlhot-Wounds, to promote the 



natural Heat and genial Warmth of the Part. 



I remember to have feen a fmall Piece published 

 by Mr. RuJJynvorthy a Surgeon lately dead as I re- 

 member at Northampton, in which Book he tells us 

 of the great Ufefulnefs of the Jefuits Bark in Hop- 

 ping Mortifications, and upon fuch Recommendation 

 I made Tiial of it, and chofe. the Bark as good as 

 I could. 

 Jefuit's The firll was upon a young Man who had the 



Bark good Humeral Artery wounded upon unskilful Bleeding 

 M t'^c - ^y ^^ Apothecary's .Apprentice, fo that his lower 

 tksns. * -A^"^ began to mortify, and the Mortification, with- 

 out yielding in the leaii to the Bark, fpread up to 

 his Body, down his Side, and killed him. The 

 Boy to oblige his filly Mother would not confent to 

 lofe his Arm, or he might have been yet living. 

 Nor could the Operation for the Aneuriihi be per- 

 formed, by Reafon I was fatisfied it was the main. 

 Body of the Humeral Artery which was wounded.' 

 Therefore if this lihd been tied up, all the lower! 

 Arm mull have wanted a Supply of Rlood. But I 

 own I was not fati.fied from this Trial, that the 

 Bark was of no Service in Hopping Mortifications f 

 for I was not fo flupid to imagine th.it it could make- 

 the poor Boy a new Artery : No, I think the Bai k 



