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be immediately applied and repeated twice 

 every day, till an aperture or opening is 

 effected in the abscess. 



Take of camomile flowers, turnips, and coarse bread, 

 about equal quantities; boil the camomile and 

 turnips in a sufficient quantity of water, till the 

 latter are soft enoui^h to bruise altogether ; then 

 stir in four ounces of white lily root, (beat to a 

 paste in the mortar;) and, lastly, add, while hot, 

 three or four ounces of lard, and two of common 

 turpentine. 



This application should be made a§ warm 

 ^s the nature of the case will admit, that it 

 may the better fulfil the intent of relaxing 

 the vessels, increasing tlieir circumference, 

 and promoting the speedy flux of matter to 

 this particular part. So soon as an opening 

 appears, let it be enlarged sufficiently to en- 

 sure a discharge, and prevent the retention 

 of any improper portioji of matter ; and con- 

 tinue to proceed with the cure according to 

 the state of the case, collecting your mfor- 

 mations from the variety of directions ex- 

 tensively given, under the different heads of 

 zvoiuids, ulcers, Jisttda, and tutnGurs ; to the last 

 of which we now proceed, 



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