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advantage particularly in Gouty deafness.
Amaurosis. Or Gutta Serena. They are verry advantageously apply'd to the forehead. In scrophulous affections of the Lymphatic glands of the neck, they are verry usefull and should be renew’d upon drying up, they are apply'd to the part effected & I apprehend they act by exciting the action of the absorbents, they are proper in Scrophulous affections of the Eye brows. I shall say nothing of the use of blisters in fevers, but refer you to the professor of the practice of Physick on that subject.
Dysentary. They are apply'd to the Umbilicus [navel] and over the stomach and sometimes they produce a stool sooner than any cathartic Medicine we can employ.
Diarrhea. When gentle medicines have fail’d they are frequently advantageously employ'd, they are apply'd to the ancles and abdomen.
Hepatetis. Or inflamation of the liver, blisters are usefull, but of this I have spoken when treating of mercury.
Lucorrhea. In this disease I have seen them verry usefull. I attended a few years ago a female who was affected with this complaint, astringents were employ'd without effect. I then laid a large
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blister on the small of her back, and in 24 hours it stopped the discharge. I have since employ'd the same remidy with the same good effect in many obstinate cases.
Gleet. In gleet blisters are not much employ'd, but they have been found usefull, and I think they are well adapted to it, an accident discover'd their utility here.
Gonorrhea. They are not often in this common and troublesome disease, tho what has been said of their employment in Lucorrhea we might suppose they would be usefull in this also. I have never used them but Mr John Hunter said that a blister cured a gonorrhea that had resisted every other remidy.
Buboe's. Blisters are verry effectual in removing Venerial Buboes, and should be resorted to early.
Diabetes. I have little to say of their use in Diabetes of long continuance. I think it probable no relief would be obtained but in recent cases proceeding from gout, or from the fat, or from bile in fevers, they might be verry usefull and should be apply'd on the region of the kidneys.
Angina Pectoris. When apply'd to the sternum &
