RED CEDAR. 53 
This preparation is the same with the Savin 
cerate, used in Europe, the leaves of the Red 
cedar being substituted for those of the Savin. 
When properly prepared by boiling the fresh 
Jeaves for a short time in about twice their weight 
of lard with the addition of a little wax, a cerate 
is formed of peculiar efficacy as a perpetual 
epispastic. When applied as a dressing to a 
newly vesicated surface, and afterwards repeated 
twice a day, it rarely fails to keep up the dis- 
charge for an indefinite length of time. Under 
its operation, the discharge usually changes from 
a serous to a puriform appearance, and concretes 
upon the surface ; so that it requires to be re- 
moved from time to cme to admit the full action 
ef the cerate. | GE! EE Ho 
Toteenslli the leitted of the Salted Virgin. | 
iana have been found to exert effects very similar 
to those of the Savin. They have proved useful 
as an emmenagogue, and as a general stimulant 
and diaphoretic in rheumatism. They have also 
had some reputation as a diuretic in dropsy. 
The wood of the Red cedar is smooth, light, 
and very durable, Its alburnum is wits; but 
the heart wood of a beautiful red colour, ‘whence 
its name is derived. It is principally employed 
for posts in fences, in which capacity it proves 
