384 DISORDERS 



tained. Should inflammation and s\ve11in£r 

 proceed from either cause, bleeding will be 

 a preparatory st^p to an early reduction of 

 both : a repetition of which, at proper dis- 

 tances of time, may always be justified by a 

 non-submission of symptoms. The follow- 

 ing preparation from Goulard's Extract, 

 for the purpose of external applicatioi?, be- 

 comes immediately necessary, and is accu- 

 rately proportioned for this particular oc- 

 casion : 



Take extract of Saturn (commonly called Goulard's) 

 three drachms ; 

 River, or pond water, one pint ; 

 Camphorated spirits, one ounce ; 

 Mix the extract with the spirits ; then add the water, 

 and let the parts affected be plentifully embrocated 

 three or four times a day, according to the emer- 

 gency. 



If a large swelling, laceration, or wound, 

 attends, after washing with the above, apply 

 a warm poultice of bread, milk, and a little 

 of the lotion, softened with a smalt portion 

 of lard or olive oil, bandaging on, and co-^ 

 vering with a hood, to secure its position. 

 In cases of less danger, and in remote situa- 

 tions, distant from towns, and the easy pro- 



