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'T’Homas le Monnier, a Carpenter, aged 66 , was, 
■*- in 'December 1744. feized with violent Pains in 
his right Foot refembling thole of the Gout, but with- 
out (welling, and not preceded by any Sicknefs. He 
had work'd hard at his Trade, and hill carried it on 
in marfhy Places, and in bad and cold Weather, 
when he was feized with this Pain. He took various 
Remedies to no Effect. In November 174?- his 
great Toe turned black 5 which Blacknefs gradually 
fpreaa to the other Toes, to the whole Foot, and at 
laft to the Ankle. He was fent to the Hotel Diets 
at Roan May 19. His Foot was intirely gangrened, 
black and dry 3 his Pulfe was low, and a little fever- 
ifh i he never llept but 2 Hours a Night, fuffered 
cruel Torments, was greatly emaciated, and of a yel- 
low and leadifh Complexion } his other Foot was 
oedematous. 1 M. le Cat fays, he would not attack 
‘ this Cafe Steel in Hand, by Scarifications or Am* 
c putation 3 cruel and numbering Methods ! which 
c quite extinguifh the Springs of Life in the nervous 
4 Syftem, which is already but too much ruffled. 
4 A barbarous Surgery! which Prejudice, Ignorance, 
4 and Unskilfulnels alone can adopt, and by which I 
4 have feen Patients die, when there were great Hopes 
* of their Recovery.' See le Drans Operations, 
^>, 30. Saviard's Observations, p. 98. and de la Alette 
Obf. 303. especially 371. Tome III. 
As this Diforder arifes from internal Caufes, its 
Cure is chiefly to be attempted by internal Remedies ; 
and of thefe I give Cordials, Diaphoretics, and fuch 
as arc capable of reviving the drooping Spirits, and 
of quickening the Circulation even to the Extremities: 
To 
