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The art of surgery: in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon reason, confirmed by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare cases medico-chirurgical ... / [Daniel Turner].

  • Daniel Turner
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M.DCC.XXXII
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    He prefently let him Blood, and adminiftred a lenitive Potion j the fecond Day I was called in, and perceived a true Eryfipelas upon the Head and Face, the Fever high, great Thirfl, Anxiety of Mind, Refllefisnefis of Body, with OppreJJion on the Pracordia, a fluttering languid Pulfie, 6/^ piria, or Refipiration doubling and interrupted. Being come to his Senfes, as we fay, he com¬ plained of great Pain zndGiddinefls, with Numb- nefis of his whole Head, attended with Heat and pricking Pain upon the Parts inflamed. Upon which, for the Relief of the Brainy and its Meninges, or their Security, in cafe the pec¬ cant Matter fhould have fallen back upon the fame, before it had fpent itfelf by the Pores, I immediately ordered Veficatories, one large one between the Scapula’’r, and one behind each Far, thofe Fmunffiories of this noble Part 5 with the following Bole to be Swallowed every fix Hours, taking four or five Spoonfuls likewife of the^»- lap after each, and as many thereof betwixt whiles, when faint. ]}c Confi. Lujul. Pulv. e chel. Cane. C. ana 9j. Pulv. rad. Rhei 9$ • Croci fal. Abfimth. ana gr. Syr. Limon. q.fi. m. f. Bolus. 5c Aq. Flor. Sambuci ffefj. Aq. Theriacal.ftillat. giij. Syr. Croci m. f\ Julapium. • I , In the Evening he grew again comatous, and fo continued moil part of the next Day, not¬ withstanding a plentiful Difcharge from his Bli- filersbut his Pulfie beat ffrong and high, where¬ fore I ordered more Blood to be drawn off, which with the Urine fhewed the greatefl De¬ gree of Inflammability -> the firft, after it had flood fome time, appearing with a vificid, yellow,