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an amputation of an arm, and a leg, in adult fub- 
jed:s. I had very early fufpicions, that this effed of 
the agaric was more owing to its texture, than any 
fpecific ftypticity, and therefore determined to try a 
fungus, very fimilar to it in fubftance, that grows in 
great abundance on the calks, walls, in wine- 
vaults, and which the coopers here apply to their 
wounds, whenever they cut themfelves. I have in- 
clofed two pieces of this Fungus vinofuSy one from 
the calk, which is of a firmer texture than the other, 
which was taken from a partition-door in the cellar. 
I made choice of the former in the following expe- 
riment.? 
B. Aged 36, firained his ancle two years ago, 
from whence an abfeefs in the joint, and caries, enfued : 
the pain and difeharge brought on many he<flical 
fymptoms, particularly a very troublefome cough. 
On the 5th infiiant I amputated the leg in the infir- 
mary ; and, after the operation, applying my finger 
to the great artery, unferewed the tourniquet, to dif- 
cover the final I ones, which the alfiftants covered in 
like manner. I then ferewed it to fuch an exad: de- 
gree of tightnefs as to flop the bleeding from the 
large artery, which I fpunged very dry, and applied 
a thick bit of the fungus, with fome lint over it, 
and fo to each of the others, and drefled it up, as 
ufual, with a flight bandage. In five minutes 1 be- 
gan to unferew the tourniquet, and by flow degrees 
(fo that the blood might not rulh too fiiddenly on the 
extremity of the artery), in half an hour loofened it 
intirely. In unferewing the tourniquet, I kept an 
account how many turns I made ; that, if tlie ar- 
*tery had bled, I might be able to determine what 
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