of Wounds in the Feet, ^c, 305 



enlarged by the knife, which is the bed 

 and lefs painful method, pieces of fubli- 

 mate are generally applied, which bring 

 out with them cores, or lumps ot fiefh •, 

 blue vitriol powdered, and mixed with a 

 few drops of the oil, is ufed alfo for this 

 purpofe, and is faid to ad: as efFedually 

 and with lefs pain and danger : during 

 the operation of thefe medicines, the foot, 

 I think, Ihould be kept in fome foft poul- 

 tice, and care fhould be taken, during 

 the whole drefling, to prevent proud flelh 

 rifing, which otherwife will not only re- 

 tard the cure, but prevent a firm and 

 found healing. 



CHAP, XL. 



Of Wounds in the Feet, from Nails, 

 Gravel, £sf^. 



Accidents of this fort are very com- Wounds 

 mon, and fometimes, for want of in the feet 

 early care, prove of bad confequence -, ^°"/^ 

 for the parts being naturally tender, are [.'"'"be" 

 very fufceptible of inflammation ; and attended 

 when matter is once formed, if a free to 



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