A system of surgery . ? ^z- -t(. ^ ^r-^ c/,/s^yic/^^/^i: r- Se(ft. IX. Of Blood-letting. 17^ of their application : Thus, in inflamma-tory affedlions of the eye, of the nofe, andof other parts of the face, the fcarificatorcannot be properly applied diredtly to theparts affedled. In fuch inftances, leechesare commonly ha^ recourfe to, as they canbe placed upon almoft any fpot fromwhence we would wifh to difcharge blood.^ In the application of thefe animals, themod efFed-ual method of making them fixupon a particular fpot, is to confine themto the part by means of a fmall the
A system of surgery . ? ^z- -t(. ^ ^r-^ c/,/s^yic/^^/^i: r- Se(ft. IX. Of Blood-letting. 17^ of their application : Thus, in inflamma-tory affedlions of the eye, of the nofe, andof other parts of the face, the fcarificatorcannot be properly applied diredtly to theparts affedled. In fuch inftances, leechesare commonly ha^ recourfe to, as they canbe placed upon almoft any fpot fromwhence we would wifh to difcharge blood.^ In the application of thefe animals, themod efFed-ual method of making them fixupon a particular fpot, is to confine themto the part by means of a fmall them to creep upon a dry cloth,or upon a dry board, for a few minutesbefore application, makes them fix morereadily; and moiftening the parts on whichthey are intended to fix, either with milk,cream, or blood, tends alfo to caufe themadhere much more fpeedily than they other-wife would do. So foon as the leecheshave feparated, the ordinary method ofpromoting the difcharge of blood, is tocover the parts with linen cloths wet inwarm
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