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inclofed preferve their primitive State and Solidity. 
The Patient then cannot furvive it long: For, as a 
he&ic Fever and ‘Diarrhea are fed by the continual 
Abforption of fome of the Matter into the Blood, fo 
the Body is drained by the large Difcharge from fuch 
Wounds. The Amputation of the Limb is then the 
ufual Remedy ; but a better may be hoped for, be- 
fore it comes to this Pafs, as will appear from the 
following Obfervations. 
Observation I. 
One Thomas ‘Pentney, a Shepherd in Norfolk, 
aged about 22, was admitted into St. George’s Hof- 
pital, towards the Beginning of Auguft 17 39, and 
committed to Mr. Middletons Care. Five Years be- 
fore, upon the Crilis of a Fever, he had felt a great 
Pain in the Os Humeri of his right Arm, which con- 
tinued feveral Months; during which, the Dimen- 
fions of this Bone were fo increafed, that, towards 
the End of the Year, it was half as big again as is 
ufual in the natural State. About this time the Bone 
impoflumated ; and the Matter being difcharged by 
the breaking of the Integuments on the Outlide of 
the Arm, the Patient was eafed, fo as to have been 
able to attend his Flock as before. 
When he came to the Hofpital four Years after 
this, he had above twelve Holes thro' the Integu- 
ments on the Outfide of the Arm, anfwering to, and 
correfponding with, as many leading into the me- 
dullary Cavity of the Bone ; fome of which were 
large enough to admit the Finger. Thefe Impoftu- 
mations had been moft vexatious of late. There was 
an Anchylojis at the Elbow 5 and, for two Years laft 
