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To which fhould be joined Medicines adapted to 
the particular Habit of each Patient, whether it be 
fcorbutic, fcrophulous, or any other, which may 
have contributed to have brought on this particular 
Species of Gangrene ; At the fame time emollient, 
attradive, external Remedies, moderately warmed 
with Spices, applied to the Part, concur to the fame 
Intention, by facilitating the Flow of Blood and Spi- 
rits ; the Interception of which makes the diftinguifh- 
ing Charaderiftic of the dry Gangrene. Spirituous 
and aqueous Topics, impregnated with Volatiles, 
charged with faline, adive, violently ftimulating Par- 
ticles, and others in Ufe in ordinary Gangrenes, are 
to be avoided like deadly Poifons 3 for fuch Applica- 
tions would rather contrad and dry up the Part the 
more, and increafe the painful Irritations, and dif- 
pofe the contiguous Parts to a dry Gangrene. He 
gives us Hopes of a Treatife exprefly on this Sub- 
jed. 
But to return to the Cafe. The Suppuration began 
to appear, and the Efchars diftinguifhed themfelves 
from the live Flefh the very firft Days of the Cure; 
and, after the Time ufual in the like Suppurations, 
the Foot and lower Part of the Ankle feparated of 
themfelves 3 and afterwards, healing over intirely, 
left a Stump quite cover’d over with a Covering of 
Flefh, except fome Points of Bone, which were not 
eafily to be fe'en, but might be felt, by palling the 
linger over this new Flefh. 
After this Separation the Tendons of the Mufclcs, 
which lie along the Leg, formed Abfcefics and 
Sinus's. Some Praditioners would have laid open 
thefe Sinus's their whole Length 3 but fuch large 
Incifons 
