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up the different cells. By its uniting property, it 

 seem? to prevent the surrounding parts from- going 

 into inflammation ; and when suppuration takes 

 place, it prevents the matter from getting into the 

 cellular membrane, by plugging up the mouths of 

 the ceils, and by becoming solid. This is illus- 

 trated b}' every large abscefs, where we can always 

 discover a kind of boundary, formed by the lymph 

 limiting the size of the abscefs in a certain degree.. 

 This lymph, if the inflammation has not run very 

 high, will soon be absorbed; but if there has been 

 a considerable quantity thrown out, it may remain 

 for a length of time before the tumor it forms is 

 subsided. 



By increased action of inflamed parts, (exceed- 

 ing that which produces adhesion) pus is formed. 

 It has been said, that extravasated blood has been 

 the cause of producing pus, or by fermentation 

 taking place ; but the most probable way of pus 

 being formed, seems to be the following ; viz. the 

 vefsels of the part taking on a peculiar action at 

 this time, in consequence of the inflammation, 

 have a power of secreting a peculiar fluid. 



The Grease is an illustration of this opinion ; 

 for we find, that if this disease has continued a 

 length of time, and the inflammation has run very 

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