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one of the ftomachs of a calf, brought forth dead at 
the full time, of the fame colour with thofe on its 
ikin. As this obfervation renders the proof, how- 
ever clear and unexceptionable it was before, fuller, 
I was unwilling to omit it here. 
Brigg, July 12, 
1755 - 
Malcolm F^emyng. 
i 
XLIII. An Account of the Succefs of Agaric 
in Amputations^ &c. in a Letter from Mr, 
William Thornhill, late Surgeon to the In^ 
frmary at Briftol, to Robert Dingley, Efq\ 
h, R, S. 
Novem. 2, 1755. 
Read Nov. 13, ■y Have made ufe of the agaric in four 
X amputations: the firft was on the arm, 
between the elbow and wrift ; the fecond and third 
were below the knee ; and the fourth on the crural 
artery. In every cafe it anfwered beyond my ex- 
pcd:ation j the patients had little or no fever, and no 
fpafms at all, which are frequently the confequences 
of the ligature, and fometimes fatal. I am furprifed, 
that any objeftions are made to the ufe of it. I fear 
the true reafon of its not being ufed in general 
practice proceeds from a narrow felfifli way of think- 
ing 3 but it is my opinion it will make its way, to 
the honour of its firfl: author. I am well fatisfied, 
it is the beft medicine in all the materia medica yet 
difeovered for that purpofe. 
I have 
