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at the Diftance of two Yards from him j fo that the 
whole Load of Shot, not having Space to fcatter,. 
enter’d like a Ball, by the Edge of the Left Scapula , 
which it fplinter’d 5 and, Banting upward, pafs’d be- 
tween the two fupcrior Ribs,, and fra&ur’d the Cla- 
vicle, the Refinance of which Bone hinder’d their 
Paflage thro’ the Skin ; for fome of them lay imme- 
diately on the fra&ur’d Part, cover’d only by the 
Cutis i which, with a Touch of the Incifion -Knife, I 
took out, in Number about a Dozen : They were 
the ftnall Muftard-feed Shot. 
After reducing the Frafture, I drew off ten Ounces 
of Blood (he having loft but very little by the Wound) $. 
and treated the Wound in his Back as ufual in Gun- 
fhot Wounds - } and the Fever which attended it, as a 
common fymptomatic Fever. In 8 or 9 Days time 
a plentiful Suppuration came on, and his Fever abated. 
Towards the Middle of January, the Difcharge 
of fetid Pus was fo great, not only through the 
Wound, but alfo by Expe&oration, that I thought he 
could not long furvive it : At each Time of D re fl- 
ing (which was Morning and Evening, till the Quan- 
tity leffen’d) full fix Ounces of ‘Pus were difeharg’d : 
The like Quantity he would generally cough up be- 
tween the Drefiings. When the Drefiings were re- 
moved, 1 frequently made' him force a Cough, and 
try if he could not throw out any Pus by his Mouth ; 
but, inftead of palling that Way, it flew out thro’ 
the Wound, like Water from a Pump: If I blocked 
up the Wound with Tow, he could then freely dif- 
charge it by the Mouth. When the Matter had done 
flowing, the Air which was forc’d thro’ the Wound by 
Coughing, would blow out a Candle, which I often 
experienced. 
