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... cases in which any exter- nal remedy was thought to be neceffary . In two cafes of tinea thefe means fuc- ceeded . The use of this medicine was not , in many inftances , attended with any inconvenience : and in thofe cafes where any ...
... cases in which any exter- nal remedy was thought to be neceffary . In two cafes of tinea thefe means fuc- ceeded . The use of this medicine was not , in many inftances , attended with any inconvenience : and in thofe cafes where any ...
Page 342
... case of the plague . For this purpose , they advife the interference of the police of the coun- try , by caufing hofpitals to be erected , to which , all perfons infected with the dif- order fhould be compelled to repair . In the month ...
... case of the plague . For this purpose , they advife the interference of the police of the coun- try , by caufing hofpitals to be erected , to which , all perfons infected with the dif- order fhould be compelled to repair . In the month ...
Page 348
... case of a man fainting during any great operation , if you are holding in the blood with the point of your finger upon fome great artery , you feel the pulfe there , while the face is deadly pale , the extremities cold , and the pulse ...
... case of a man fainting during any great operation , if you are holding in the blood with the point of your finger upon fome great artery , you feel the pulfe there , while the face is deadly pale , the extremities cold , and the pulse ...
Page 350
... case of fudden neceffity , will be hardy enough to try . It is , however , true , that I have often moft evidently moderated bleeding at the nofe by imperfect preffure for a few feconds on one carotid ; which is as much as can ...
... case of fudden neceffity , will be hardy enough to try . It is , however , true , that I have often moft evidently moderated bleeding at the nofe by imperfect preffure for a few feconds on one carotid ; which is as much as can ...
Page 549
... case ex- ceedingly magnificent , the great faloon very fuperb , and containing many fine paintings , with fome excellent fculpture ; at each fide of the houfe the out - offices are connected by a femicircular colo . nade ; the afcent to ...
... case ex- ceedingly magnificent , the great faloon very fuperb , and containing many fine paintings , with fome excellent fculpture ; at each fide of the houfe the out - offices are connected by a femicircular colo . nade ; the afcent to ...
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