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ftable) a pledget of tow, wet with the fame, 

 and confined with an elbow bandage ; that is, 

 the elbow part of an old waiftcoat lleeve, 

 opened and farnifiied with tape firings, at 

 equal diftances, to confine it upon the part 

 affedted. 



Take of ftrong white wine vinegar four ounces; 

 Camphorated fpirits of wine three ounces ; Ex- 

 tract: of faturn, commonly called Goulard's extrad^, 

 one ounce. 



Shake well together at every time of ufing. 



In almoft all cafes of fhort ftanding the 

 caufe of complaint will fubmit to the power 

 of thefe conftant applications, that, by their 

 aftion upon the folids fo reflore their elailicity 

 and contradt their circumference, as to repel 

 the internal expanding fluid, and reduce the 

 vein to its natural and original fize. But 

 where the defed is of long ftanding, and will 

 not fubmit to this mode of treatment (the at- 

 tempt having been fufficiently perfevered into 

 enfure a fair probability of fuccefs,) the fol- 

 lowing had better be adopted. 



Take of cantharidcs (in powder) one drachm ^ 

 of olive oil two ounces.— Mix together. 



7 And 



