Volume 2

Observations on that disorder of the corner of the eye, commonly called fistula lachrymalis / by Percivall Pott.

  • Pott, Percivall, 1714-1788.
Date:
1758
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on that disorder of the corner of the eye, commonly called fistula lachrymalis / by Percivall Pott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    E 2° 1 offpeech, in the cavity of the nofe where the olfadory nerves are diftributed, ia the crypto of the tonfils, in the proftatc gland, larynx, trachea, urethra, &c. &c. will be convinced of the truth of this. Tpus or matter is no natural fecretion s fuppuration, tho’ it is an ad of nature when fame of the parts of the body have been forcibly divided from each other^ is neverthclefs to be regarded, as the ef~ fed of violence and deftrudion 5 for Without entring too minutely into the origin or caufe of matter, I believe I may venture to affirm that the diffolu- tlon of fome of the folid parts of broken papillary veflels, and a mixture of fome part of the juices circulating thro’ them, £j:e abfolutely ncceffary to its production. Mucus, like fome other natural fe- eretions, may by irritation from external pbjeds, or by relaxation of its fecre- tory organs, be increafed to a quantity fgl* beyof)4 whaf is needfary or ufeful, and