WOUNDS IN PRUNING. 



the signs of mortification and decay are 

 produced. 



And here we are certainly much indebt- 

 ed to Mr. Forsyth, for his hints on this sub- 

 ject. But although he deserves the fullest 

 credit for his ingenuity and perseverance, in 

 the composition and application of his plais- 

 ter; I am inclined to think he might have 

 been equally successful, and yet have spared 

 himself much trouble. 



We cannot suppose that this plaister, more 

 than any other composition just calculated 

 to exclude air and moisture, and to resist the 

 action of the atmosphere, can have the ma- 

 gical charm of making a seemingly dead 

 stump shoot forth and produce sound 

 timber. 



If we find a simple ingredient, devoid of 

 any pernicious quality, to answer this de- 

 sirable purpose equally well, are we not 

 justified in the use of it, provided it can be 

 as easily procured ? Whether shall we ex- 

 pect, that a simple extract, which is to be 

 employed in the cure of a vegetable, or a 

 composition of animal, vegetable, and mi- 

 neral matter, would be most safely applied? 



