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alarming fwellings forming immediately on 

 the part of inciiion, iome of which terminate 

 very unfavourably, either in an indurated 

 tumour, a painful inflammation, tedious fup- 

 puration, and confequent difcharge of matter ; , 

 a lofs of the vein ; or (by im.prudent and inju- 

 dicious treatm.ent) more diftreffing events than 

 either. Such cafes fliould always be particu- 

 larly attended to upon their earlieft appear- 

 ance, when there is little doubt but they will 

 foon fubmit to the following mode of manage- 

 ment, which I have never yet known once to 

 fail in a great variety of cafes. 



Take extra£l of Saturn, commonly called Goulard, 

 one ounce ; 

 Pond, or river water, half a pint ; 

 Camphorated fpirits two ounces. 



The extract and camphorated fpirits to be 

 firll: well fhaken together, then add the water, 

 letting the tumour and furrounding parts be 

 moft plentifully bathed with the compofition 

 three times a day, bandaging on a flannel or 

 fubfliantial pledget of tow wet with the fame, 

 till the fwelling fubfides and is nearly ob- 

 literated. 



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