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leded and become indurated by time ? or, i 

 callofity originally formed upon the bone (as 

 hinted by Gibson) and becoming offified^ 

 conftitutes a bony fubftance, leeming a deform- 

 ed part of the bone itfelf ? In either cafe the 

 only expedlation of cure without anxiety and 

 difficulty^ is to be careful in obferving fuch 

 appearances, in their earlieji Jiate ; and then 

 feeing that frequent fridlion is ufed for a confi- 

 derable time, twice every day, with the utmofl 

 force of the operator's hands, letting the part 

 be well moiflened, after each time of rubbing, 

 with a proportion of the following linmenti 

 leaving a pledget of tow wet with the fame, 

 bound on pretty firm with two yards of wide 

 tape as a roller: 



Take camphorated fpirits of wine, and fpirlts of tuN 

 pentine, of each four ounces, (a quarter of a pint.) 

 Mix together. 



Of, 



Oil of origanum and fpirlts of turpcntinej each half 

 • an ounce •, camphorated fpirits of wine^ two ounces* 



—Mix. 



When this plan has been perfevered in for 

 ten days or a fortnight, you will then be able 



to 



