OF HAEMORRHAGES. SECT. XXVII. i. i, 



of the veins is diminifiied, or a branch of them is become to* 

 tally paralytic. 



The former of thefe cafes is known by the heat of the part, 

 and the general fever or inflammation that accompanies the haem- 

 orrhage A haemorrhage from the nofe or from the lungs is 

 fometimes a crifis of inflammatory difeafes, as of the hepatitis 

 and gout, and generally ceafes fpontaneoufly, when the vefiels 

 are confidently emptied. Sometijp.es the haemorrhage recurs 

 by daily periods accompanying the hot fits of fever, and ceafing 

 m the ccld fits, or in the intei mi/lions ; this is to be cured by re- 

 moving the febrile paroxyfms, which will be treated of in their 

 place. Otherwife it is cured by venesection, by the internal or 

 external preparations of lead, or by the application of cold, with 

 an abftemious diet, and diluting liquids, likeotht'r inflammations. 

 Which by inducing a quiefcence on thole glandular parts, that 

 are affefted, prevents a greater quantity of blood from being 

 protruded forwards, than the veins are capable of abforbing. 



Mr. B had a haemorrhage from his kidney, and parted 



with not lefs than a pint of blood a day (by conjecture) along 

 with his urine for above a fortnight : venefe&ions, mucilages, 

 balfams, preparations of lead, the bark, alum, and dragon's 

 blood, opiates, with a large biiftcr on his loins, were feparaiely 

 tried, in large dofes, to mo purpofe. He was then dire&ed to 

 bathe in a cold fpring up to the middle of his body only, the up- 

 per part being covered, and the haemorrhage diminifhed at the 

 firft, and ceafcd at the fecond immerfion. 



In this cafe the external capillaries were rendered quiefcent by 

 the coldneis of the water, and thence a lefs quantity of blood 

 was circulated through them ; and the internal capillaries, or 

 other glands, became quiefcent from their irritative aflbciations 

 with the external ones ; and the haemorrhage was flopped a 

 fufEcient time for the ruptured vefiels to contract their aper- 

 tures, or for the blood in thofe apertures to coagulate. 



Mrs. K had a continued haemorrhage from her nofe 



for fomedays ; the ruptured vefTel was not to be reached by 

 plugs up the noftrils, and the fenfibility of her fauces was fuch 

 that nothing could be borne behind the uvula. After repeated 

 venefeftion, and other common applications, fhe was directed 

 to immerfe her whole head into a pail of water, which was 

 made colder by the addition of feveral handfuls of fait, and the 

 haemorrhage immediately ceafed, and returned no more ; but 

 her pulfe continued hard, and fhe was neceflitated to lofe blood 

 from the arm on the fucceeding day. 



Query, might not the cold bath inftantly (lop haemorrhages 

 from the lungs in inflammatory cafes ? for the fhortnefs of 



breath 



