ULCERS.* 165 



This is the direct and rational mode of 

 €URE estabUshed in every kind of ulcer, as 

 well as those originating in the cause already 

 enlarged on ; but where the obstacle to cure 

 arises from some defect in the constitution, 

 or acrimony in the fluids, the assistance of 

 mercurial physic and subsequent course of 

 mild alteratives must be caiied in, to insure 

 effect from the whole. Without descending 

 to a particular formulce for this purpose alone, 

 I refer the reader to a variety (prescribed 

 under the distinct heads of GREASE, SUR- 

 FEIT, and FARCY) for such selection as 

 may best coincide with his opinion upon 

 the constitution and bodily state of the sub^ 

 ject diseased. 



It is a rule established in surgery, and 

 should be in farriery, where there is a sinus 

 or cavity leading to a remote or hidden cause 

 of complaint, and from whence a palpable 

 discharge issues, the course and depth should 

 be accurately ascertained by the probe ; 

 and, if no tendinous parts present to forbid 

 the operation, the sinus cavity^ or vacuum ^ 

 should be instantly laid open (with a his- 

 tory) to its utmost extent, and properly 



