A New method of curing the French-pox written by an eminent French author ; together with the practice and method of Monsieur Blanchard ; as also Dr. Sydenham's judgment on the same ; to which is added annotations and observations by William Salmon.

CHAP. X. Of the Chancre.

I Speak not here of Chancres that are the Accidents of the Venereal Distemper, be∣cause these are cured by the same Remedy, that is proper for the Pox, but only of those that are the particular Pox, the Ferment of which has not been carried farther than the part which at first received it; and whereof we have spoken sufficiently in the preceding Chapters, with respect to the Theory; so that it is needless to repeat the same thing. As for the Practice, I differ somewhat from some Authors whom I have seen, not from a Spirit of Contradiction towards any Person, but be∣cause I learned by Reason and Experience, that this sort of Chancres may be more succes∣fully and easily cured, otherwise than by the ordinary Methods.

They alledge that all Chancres of the right Sort, ought to be Cauterised, and then brought to Suppuration; and for this purpose, they make use of Red Precipitate, of Lapis Infer∣nalis, or the common Caustic, or Sublimate Corrosive, and they Cicatrize the Chancre with a Suppurative, after that they use the Ordinary Remedies, and in the mean time

they Purge the Patient frequently with Mer∣cury, for the depuration of his Blood, be∣cause they suppose, that it would be very ex∣traordinary for the Chancre to remain in a Part, for any long time, without transmit∣ting insensibly some Particles of the Venereal Ferment into the Mass of Blood, which may produce the Universal Pox, if it be neglected, and besides that, those who use the greatest Precaution, give Diaphoretics to the Patient, after those Remedies. All this is attended with an insupportable Pain, and unspeakable trouble to the Person, besides the unreasonable time which it requires. I am confident, that if Vigo's Plaister, with a little Mercurius Praecipi∣tatus dulcis be applyed to the Patient, and if some Doses of the Solar Precipitate be given to him; The most inveterate Chancre shall be safely Cured without pain, without trouble, and in a little time.

If there be a Phymosis or a Paraphymosis (that is to say, the former, when the Glans is so enclosed within the Prepuce, that it can∣not be uncovered, or the latter, when it is so uncovered that it cannot be again covered) but the latter especially, being attended with an Inflammation and a Pain; the same Solar Precipitate, after once Bleeding, is an Ef∣fectual Remedy.