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plaj'S a palpable iiiveteracy? the parts conr- 

 siderably enlarged, and the discharge both 

 foetid in itself, and copious in quantity (the 

 blood being; as before described) » bleed asain 

 in four or five clays ; giving in two days, or 

 three at most, one of the purging balls, 

 adding of mercurius dukis (commonly called 

 calomel) two drachms ; working' it off as be« 

 fore described, and using every precaution 

 to avoid cold : at the expiration of six clear 

 days, repeat the purging ball, adding or di^ 

 minishing (that is, changing the number), so 

 as to render it effectual in respect to strenoth. 

 In three days after the setting of which se- 

 cond dose, begin a course of the above diu- 

 retic BALLS, and let one be given every 

 other morning for a fortnight, three weeks, 

 or a month, as may be found necessary. 

 The washing with the solittion of soap in 

 warm water to be regularly and substantially 

 repeated once every day ; the parts to be 

 fomented after each washing with flannels 

 dipped in a . hot decoction of camomile^ 

 ivonmcoody marshmalloxcs, and rosemary^ for a 

 quarter of an hour or more ; and this to be 

 followed, if necessary, by the application of 

 a POULTICE prepared with equal pkrts of 



