i84 TUMOURS. 



of NATURE, folicit the interposition of 

 REx^SON, and in conjundion they will be 

 found moft admirable auxiliaries to the judi- 

 cious EXERTIONS of APvT. All tujuours (pro- 

 ceeding from what caufe foever) tending to 

 certain maturation fhould be expeditioufly 

 aflifted with very ^2svsi fomentations^ compofed 

 oi camomile y marfhmallowSy rojemary^ lavender ^ 

 wormwoody elder flowers y or any two or three 

 of the whole, the properties oifiimulus and 

 heat being ftill the fame, and to be efFefted by 

 a part as well as the entire. 



After each time of ufing the fomentation, 

 apply a/?^2////V^ of the fuppurating kind ; feledt- 

 inp- from the following articles fuch ingre- 

 dients as may prove moft applicable to the 

 purpofe : 



Coarfe bread, boiled turnips, pollard, or bran, camo- 

 mile flowers, flour of muftard, white lily root, 

 (beat to a pafte) with an addition of turpentine, 

 yellow bafillcon, and lard fufficient to keep it moift. 



Thefe applications muft be regularly con- 

 tinued till the pliability of the tumour, and 

 .the iiucfluation of matter, prove it in a proper 



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