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administered very freely ; for if it is applied iti 

 smail quantities, it will sometimes increase the ir- 

 ritability. Lead not only tends to lefsen the ac- 

 tion of the parts, but also to lefsen the powers, by 

 producing permanent weaknefs. Cold is a great 

 sedative, but if long continued, may produce mor- 

 tification. Other applications, as decoctions of 

 bryony, wormwood, acids, vinegar, the vitriolic 

 and muriatic acid diluted, may be used with good 

 effect. 



Resolution may be afsisted, by increasing the 

 circulation in a neighbouring part, as by using 

 ray r els, blisters, &c. 



When the inflammation is extensive, and has 

 effected a vital part, and where the powers are 

 -very great, bleeding will have very desirable ef- 

 fects. In this ease, the blood should be evacuated 

 as quickly as pofsible, through a large orifice ; two 

 quarts taken away in this manner, will prove more 

 effectual than four quarts taken gradually. Bleed- 

 ing should not be continued from the appearance 

 of the blood being sizy, for this appearance may 

 take place from weaknefs. 



When inflammation has affected a vital part, 

 we must be regulated in bleeding by the state of 



