loS GREASE. 



On the contrary, if circuinftances Ihould not 

 be fo fevere as to require the poultice^ the fol- 

 lowing OINTMENT may be plentifully applied 

 after the fomentation (when rubbed dry); or, 

 in worfe cafes, when the poultice is left off: 



Take ointment of elder four ounces ; 



Camphire, powdered and molified with a little olive 



oil, fix drachms ; 



Of liquid laudanum and extra£l of Saturn, each two 

 drachms ; 



Mix well together, and keep clofe flopped for ufe. 



But when the cafe is fo obftinate as to bear 

 no iigns of fubmiffion either in a redudlion of 

 the difcharge, or a decreafe of the fwelling, 

 let longitudinal and tranfverfe fcarifications be - 

 made fuperficially with a fleam, in number and 

 diftance proportioned to the diilenfion of the 

 parts, (or inveteracy of appearance), fo as to 

 enfure a plentiful difcharge oi blood 2xA fames. 

 Immediately after the difcharge, apply a poul- 

 tice very warm, and fjfficiently large to cover 

 all the parts, compounded of the following 

 ingredients : 



Take 



