152 WOUNDS. 



To make the Vegeto-IMineral Wateh. 



T/. K p. extract of S itiirn one ounce ; 



Campliorafefl spirits of wine two ounces ; 

 Mix together, and add of* rain or river water one 

 quart. 



So soon as the swelling subsides, and tlie 

 woand begins to display favourable signs of 

 digestion, dress with the foUovving, which 

 may, with >ut more mention, be always un- 

 derstood as the ijeneral stable digestive oint^ 

 menf, and is thus prepared : 



Take olive oil one pint ; 



Yellow wax ml black rosin each four ounces ; 



Burg <n i^ pitch aiid turpentine each two ounces. 



Mel' th'^ wax, ro^in, and Buri^nndy pi ch, in the 

 oil, over a blew (re; when taken off, -tirinthe 

 tuij)e;.tii)o. For large wounds, where a' leniiful 

 discharge is requirt d, stir into this quantify three 

 ourjces of the spirit oi Jurpentine, that it may in- 

 corporate in gelling cool. 



It is here necessary to observe nothing can 

 be more truly ridiculous than the idea of 

 applying greasy or unctuous substances to re- 

 cent wounds merely superficial, and by which 

 none of the lari>;e vessels are affected. For 

 most superficial wounds, or simple lacera- 



