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now found an outlet, which admit of a free discharge 

 of the fluids of the body. 



TREATMENT. Attention must first be paid to diet, 

 ventilation, and cleanliness. The heels should be 

 gently washed with Castile soap and water, and oint- 

 ment applied in more advanced cases. Poultice with 

 linseed meal or carrots, boiled and mashed, may be 

 applied, adding a little astringent lotion to renew the 

 irritation and check the discharge. Give the cleansing 

 powder. The following will also be found beneficial, 

 which has been highly recommended, by Prof. Norton 

 and others : Pyroligneous acid, linseed oil, turpentine, 

 of each equal parts. Mix. First wash with water and 

 Oastile soap ; after wiping them dry, apply the mix- 

 ture. Repeat night and morning. In order to keep 

 down " proud flesh," the parts may be sprinkled daily 

 with burnt alum. Put on a good coating, cover the 

 ore with dry lint, and apply a bandage over all. 

 Bandages should always be dispensed with if possible. 



