of the late ^ejliknce. I 89 Minds, that at their firft Sight they may- know - their Condition, and ufe Means of treating them accordingly. And firft of all it is to be enquired, whether they are moveable or fixt ? Whether fort or hard ? Whether depreiTed or prominent ? Whether final. I or great ? Whether contracted o* broad? Whether with, or without Pain? And laftly, whether inflamed or not ? WHENSOEVER a Buboe is uncer- tain and dodges, fbmetimes appearing, and then again going back, all Means is to be ufed to fix it ; and this is - very fuccefsfully done by cupping upon the Glands, which will fix a permanent Tumour upon them. T O Buboes juft in their firft Formation, we have indeed applied DifcutietiSj and very powerful ones too, in Order to d"ilipate them; and although they have.feveral Times en- deavoured to fettle, yet we have not defpair- ed to conquer the Enemy this Way : But we always found it for certain, that they who went through fuch Fluxes and Refluxes of the peftilential Venom, never recovered in fuch a perfect Manner, as they whofe Buboes im- mediately fixed, and after Suppuration threw out a great deal of Matter. IF
