3^0 .0/ Wounds in the Feet, 



a large bleeding enfue, from a divifion of 

 the artery in the bottom of the foot, ap- 

 ply clofe to it a button of tow, or lint 

 covered with powder of alum, or with 

 vitriol and bole; fill the whole foot up 

 with dry dreffings, clofdy applied, and 

 iecure them on by a proper bandage. Ob- 

 lerve the preceeding directions in regard 

 to inflammation, and drefs the wouncf ac- 

 cording to the rules we have already laid 

 down. 



As in this and other chapters we have 

 mentioned the danger of wounded ten- 

 dons and membranous parts, we cannot 

 clofe It without mentioning fome curious 

 obfervations of the learned Mr. Haller, 

 who, by a number of experiments made 

 on the irritable and fenfible parts of a va- 

 riety of animals, has endeavoured to over- 

 throw this dodrine entirely, though fo 

 long held facred. As xhe experiments, 

 which fupport his opinion, have opened 

 to us a new field of difcoveries, which 

 may be of fervice in their confequences, 

 we fhall, for the fake of the curious reader, 

 mention a^-few of them. 



Contrary then to the general opinion, 

 he proves firft, that tendons are incapable 

 ot all fenfation and pain j this pofition 



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