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quirements to successfully treat them, I would advise 

 that none but experts should do so. 



ABSCESS BOILS. 



Any local collection of pus in a closed cavity is called 

 an abscess. Abscesses may occur in any part of the 

 body, as a result of local inflammations from blows or 

 other injuries. 



Symptoms : A rise of temperature frequently accom- 

 panies the formation of abscesses. The enlargements 

 when pressed on, will usually have an elastic feel, and 

 as the pus gets nearer the surface, the swelling will be 

 much softer. 



Treatment: When the presence of an abscess is dis- 

 covered, the sooner the pus is evacuated the better, but 

 be careful that you do not puncture a joint or a tendon. 

 Make a large opening, and as low down as practicable, 

 to get free drainage. Th^s done, the wound should be 

 dressed twice a day by injecting, with a small syringe, 

 HEARD'S HEALING LOTION. The wound must not be al- 

 lowed to heal outside until the bottom parts heal, so it 

 will be necessary in many cases to insert the finger 

 every day to keep the wound pervious. To assist in 

 bringing an abscess to a head or getting it soft and ripe, 

 a poultice of linseed meal, to which has been added a 

 tablespoonful of DR. HEARI/S AMERICAN EMBROCATION, 

 should be continuously applied. 



WARTS SKIN TUMORS. 



Warts are extra growths of the skin, the causes of 

 which are partly constitutional and partly local. They 



