Of wounds. §1 



wound withinfide, with equal parts of Oil of Turpentine, and 

 Tin61;ure of Myrrh with Aloes, mixed together in a bottle for 

 ufe. Then treat the wound in all refpefts as a green wound 

 or ulcer, as I have mentioned in the following Seclion. Then 

 in the latter part or the recovery of the above diforder, it 

 would be very proper to give two or three dofes of mild 

 purging phyfic. 



Seftion, 29. 



Of WOUNDS in General 



TN all Frefh Wounds from a flake, or a cut by a weapon, 

 -■- in the lirft place, if a vein or artery fhould be cut, and 

 there fhould much blood feem to appear, care mufl be taken 

 to ftitch or tie the vein or artery up, and obferve to clofe the 

 edges of the wound together. On the other hand if the rind 

 or rim of the belly fhould be broken or burft, and the bowels 

 or gut fhould come down, care muft be taken to put the 

 bowels up properly, and obferve to fhitch the rind up, and to 

 apply proper pledgets and clofe .bandages to the part, and ob- 

 ferve not to open the wound but as feldom as you can ; and 

 always dip the pledgets that you lay next the wound in Spirits 

 of Wine ; then apply as follows. To all green wounds ; fir ft 

 I fay, to flop the blood, then proceed according to the fol- 

 lowing direftions. 



To Jlop Internal BLEEDING at the Nofe and Stomach. 



Take the Juice of Green Nettles one quart, and if the blood 

 comes from the Nofe, pour down each noflril four or five 



S meat-fpoonfuls 



