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r0tiqms, bumiog, Hkefire^the extremities of thf Arteries and 
niaking anEfcarj which you muft ftay for till it fall ofF^to know 
whether the bloud be indeed ftaunched i having done this, J 
^y^he takes noticeii.That all thofc wsyes arc (o little fure^that 
when a great Artery is to be drcfled, the ableft Chirurgions 
conftantly furnifli theinfelves with all thofc helps, aad have 
them all in readinefs at the fame time upon fuch occafioos,that 
fo, if one fail^they may have reeourfe to another^ a.That alt 
thofe ways are fofevere and un-natural, that the pain often 
raifes a Feavor, and thereby cafts the Patient into great dan- 
ger of his life. 3. Thatj notwithftanding all thofe remedies, 
many Patients dy for want of means able to ftop the bloud § 
and that the openings of the Arteries ly fbmetimes fo deep 
within the Flefh 5 that you cannot reach them, neither with 
the Fire, nor pledget, nor any adftringent powder: Where- 
zsyhefaith^ this Eflcnce hath none of all thefe Inconveniences | 
in regard it caufcs no pain at all, being applied to the wouod^ 
iteafily penetrates through the FJefli, to find out and clofe 
the mouths of the Arteries , without any neccffity of cutciog 
away any thing , as you muft do , if you will convey other 
remedies thither 5 and the effcd: of it is ib qaick,that in about 
a quarter of an hour, if it be well and cxaftly applied, the 
operation is performed j nor need you ftay feveral dayesfor 
the falling off of theEj^^m,to be affured of the ftaunchncfs 
of the bloud. 
The Experiments by him recited are thefe • 
1. The Crural Artery of a Dog was prick't with a lancet » 
prcfently a button-pledget ^ dip t in the Eflerice, was putup- 
on the wound, and kept on by feme lint laid over the faid 
pledget 5 and held on by the thumb. In lefs than half a quar- 
ter of an hour the Artery was fo clofcd, that the pledget be- 
ing remov'd ^ not a drop of blood was ften to iflue. 
2*Two dayes after the other Crural Artery of the fame I>og 
was laid open^ and having cp\t quite through witE fciflers, a 
comprels of liat-dip't in tl^ liquor was immediately applied 
to it 3 and half a quamr^f an hour after , the comprefs being 
remov'd, the wound was found very dry 1 onfy there rua 
out a little bloud , that was exji^avafatcd in theneighboteing 
parts , whereas the Artery it fclf yielded not a drop* 
