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it muft be acknowledged that there would have been 
lefi Hazard of a Stoppage, if our Cannula had been 
(horter, and wider, efpecially at the Mouth, I can- 
not but think it an ingenious Propofal of one of our 
Minifters here, to make the Pipe double, or one with- 
in another ; that the Innermofl might fafely and eafily 
be taken out and cleaned when necelTary, without any 
Moleflation to the Patient : For it is no final I Trouble 
to him to be obliged to have the Bandage frequently 
removed, and the Pipe fitted a-new to the Orifice 
made in the Trachea. 
And indeed we found no Inconvenience in our Pa- 
tient’s breathing the Air as it palfed through the Pipe, ^ 
without any cleanfing or intercepting Medium., though 
the Houfe was none of the cleaned, being an ordinary 
Tradefman'^ here. But if by a larger, and confequent- 
ly a more patent Tube, one, efpecially of more de- 
licate and ticklidi Lung?, Ihould be incommoded that 
Way, I think the Accefs of Daft, ^c. might conve- 
niently enough be hindered by a Piece of Muflin, or 
thin Hair-Crape, tied flackly about the Neck over the 
Orifice of the Cannula^ fo however as not to touch it, 
or to be wetted by the Liquor coming from it. 
The Patient was foon perfe61:ly recovered ; He 
breaths, fpeaks, eats, drinks, and performs all the 
other Offices of Life, and goes about his Calling as for- 
merly. And now I cannot but notice the needlefs 
Pain fome Writers are in about healing up the Wound 
’ by Bandaging, Stiching, For we found it eafily 
to fill upofitfelf in a very few Days, by only dreffing 
it every other Day or fo with a foft Tent, made lefs 
and lefs every Dreffing, and armed in the common 
Way with Linment, Arctic}, I believe indeed it 
would 
