ISZ WOUNDS. 



To make the Vegeto-Mineral Water, 



Take extract of Saturn one ounce 5 

 Camphorated fpirits of wine two ounces. 

 Mix together, and add of rain or river water one 

 quart. 



So foon as the fwelling fublides, and the 

 wound begins to difplay favourable figns of 

 digeftion, drefs with the following, which may, 

 v/ithout more mention, be always underftood 

 as the general Jlcible digejlive ointment^ and is 

 thus prepared: 



Take olive oil one pint ; 



Yellow wax and black rofm each four ounces; 



Burgundy pitch and turpentine each two ounces. 



Melt the wax, rofin, and Burpundy pitch, in the oil, 

 over a flow fire j when taken off, ftir in the turpen- 

 tine. For large wounds, v.'here a plentiful dif- 

 charge is required, flir into this quantity three 

 ounces of the fpirit of turpentine, that it may in- 

 corporate in getting cool. 



It is here necelTary to obferve, nothing can be 

 mere truly ridiculous than the idea of apply- 

 ing grcajy or unBuous fubftances to recent 

 wounds merely fuperficial, and by which none 



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