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the extravasated blood lodging in the bowels, and be-coming putrid, by which means a dysentery or pu-trid fever may be occasioned. The best way of pre-venting this is, to keep the body gently open, by fre-quently exhibiting emollient clysters. Purges mustnot be given till the discharge is stopt, otherwise theywill irritate the stomach, and increase the disorder.All the food and drink must be of a mild cooling na-ture, and taken in small quantities. Even drinking coldwater has sometimes proved a remedy, but it will suc-ceed better when sharpened with the weak spirits ofvitriol. When there are signs of an inflammation, bleed-ing may be necessary ; but the patient's weakness willseldom permit it. Opiates may be of use; but theymust be given in very small doses, as four or five dropsof liquid laudanum, twice or thrice a day.

After the discharge is over, as the patient is gene-rally troubled with gripes, occasioned by the acri-mony of the blood lodged in the intestines, gentlepurges will be necessary.

OF BLOODY URINE.

This is a discharge of blood from the vessels of thekidneys or bladder, occasioned by their being eitherenlarged, broken, or eroded. It is more or less dan-gerous according to the different circumstances whichattend it.

When pure blood is voided suddenly, without in-terruption and without pain, it proceeds from thekidneys, but if the blood be in small quantity, of a darkcolour, and emitted with heat and pain about the bot-tom of the belly, it proceeds from the bladder. Whenbloody urine is occasioned by a rough stone descend-ing from the kidneys to the bladder, which woundsthe ureter, it is attended with a sharp pain in theback, and difficulty of making water. If the coatsof the bladder are hurt by a stone, and the bloodyurine follows, it is attended with the most acute pain,and a previous stoppage of urine.

Bloody urine may likewise be occasioned by falls,blows, the lifting- or carrying of heavy burdens, hard