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A\Mien the discharge becomes tliick and white, 

 and the abscess falls level, the seton may be re- 

 moved, and the part washed twice a day with warm 

 water. During the whole of this process, the af- 

 fected part should be carefully excluded from the air. 

 After the wound is thoroughly cleaned, some of 

 the old farriers recommend it to be dressed with the 

 following styptic mixture : 



Oil of vitriol, - - 1 ounce. 

 Spirit of salt, - - half an ounce. 

 Sublimate powdered - 2 drachms. 



^lixed in a bottle. 



After the wound is dressed with this mixture, by 

 dipping two or three tents of tow in it, and insert- 

 ing them in the wound with a probe, they recom- 

 mend the following scalding mixture. It is cer- 

 tainly a strong, and perhaps a cruel medicine ; but 

 it will, no doubt, operate in destroying the diseased 

 surface. 



Scalding mixture : 



Glutton suet, _ - _ 4 ounces. 



Rosin, - - _ _ 4 ounces. 



Tar, - - • - - 4 ounces. 



Bees' wax, _ - - 2 ounces. 



Melt them together ; then add — 



Verdigrease powdered, - li ounce. 

 Spirit of turpentine, - - 4 ounces. 



Mix the whole together for use. 



This mixture is made scalding hot, and poured 

 into the wound. The lips of the wound are then 

 closed with two or three stitches, and bound up. 

 In nine or ten days, the dressing is removed, the 

 wound washed with warm water, and the scalding 

 is repeated ; and after an equal lapse of time, the ope- 

 ration is again performed. The running will then 

 continue for some time, when the wound will heal. 



