340 OF HEMORRHAGES. SECT. XXVII. i . 



flammations. Which by inducing a quiefcence on 

 thofe glandular parts, that are affected, prevents a 

 greater quantity of blood from being protruded 

 forwards, than the veins are capable of abfprb- 

 ing. 



Mr. B had an hemorrhage from his kid- 

 ney, and parted with not lefs than a pint of blood 

 a day (by conjecture) along with his urine for above 

 a fortnight : venefedtions, mucilages, balfams, pre- 

 parations of lead, the bark, alum, and dragon's 

 blood, opiates, with a large blifter on his loins, 

 were Separately tried, in large dofes, to no pur- 

 pofe. He was then directed to bathe in a cold 

 fpring up to the middle of his body only, the 

 upper part being covered, and the haemorrhage 

 diminifhed at the firft, and ceafed at the fecond im- 

 merfion. 



In this cafe the external capillaries were rendered 

 quiefcent by the coldnefs 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 hemorrhage was (topped a 

 fufficient time for the ruptured veflels to contract 

 their apertures, or for the blood in thofe apertures 

 to coagulate. 



Mrs. K had a continued haemorrhage from 



her nofe for fome days ; the ruptured veflel was not 

 to be reached by plugs up the noftrils, and the fen- 

 fibility of her fauces was fuch that nothing could 

 be borne behind the uvula. After repeated vene- 

 feftion, and other common applications, (he was 

 directed Jo immerfe her whole head into a pail of 

 water, which was made colder by the addition of 

 feveral handfuls of fait, and the haemorrhage im- 

 mediately ceafed, and returned no more; but 

 her pulfe continued hard, and (he was neceffita- 



