Excerpt from A Treatise on the Utility of Sangui-Suction, or Lech Bleeding, in the Treatment of a Great Variety of Diseases: Including the Opinions of Eminent Practitioners, Ancient and Modern, With Instructions for the Process of Leeching, and an Appendix, Delineating the Characteristic Distinction of True Leeches, With Directions for Their Management and PreservationIn acute in¿ammation, then, of the contents of the chest, abdomen, and of the head, or high In 'dammatory and febrile excitement of the general system, a prompt (and copious blood-letting, by the lancet, shouldlfirst check the violence of the malady, whenleeches may afterwards keep down the disease, and conduct it to a favourable termination, without occasioning that expenditure of strength, produc'ed by the loss of Considerable quantities of blood from the larger-renal branches.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.