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Her wound was dreffed on the fourth day, when 
the whole of the agaric came away : Since that time 
it has been treated in the common method. She is 
in a very fair way of recovery. 
Cafe 3. George Whitmore, aged twelve years, had 
his leg cut off, below the knee, on the 1 3 th of this in- 
fant May, 17 54. The agaric and dreffings were ap- 
plied as in the preceding cafes, which has anfwered 
perfectly well in all refpeCts. The tourniquet was 
quite removed in ten minutes after the operation j he 
has had very little fever, reftleffnefs, or pain. His 
wound was dreffed on the fifth day, and the whole of 
the agaric was removed. Fie is as well a6 can be ex- 
pected. 
Cafe 4. Richard Barnat, aged fifty-four, had his 
leg cut off, below knee, on the 21ft of this inftant 
May, 1754. I made ufe of no other methods, to 
flop the bleeding, than the agaric, which was applied 
as in the preceding cafes. Immediately after the ope- 
ration, the patient was put to bed, and the tourniquet 
let quite loofe. He has not fuftained the leaf! lofs of 
blood fince the operation. The pain and fever have 
been very inconfiderable, and he feems to be in a very 
fair way of doing well. 
Remark. 
The cafe of Jonathan Lee has fomething fingular 
in it, and particularly proves the extraordinary effi- 
cacy and ufefulnefs of the agaric. I have already 
taken notice, how frequently it is impracticable to 
make a proper ufe of the needle and ligature, in 
wounds of long {landing; and I farther know, from 
experience, that it is no uncommon thing to meet with 
