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ing precipitate ointment, covered with the 

 warm fable digeftive, and a bandage beil 

 adapted to the part affedied : 



Take red precipitate, finely powdered, half an 

 ounce ; yellow bafilicon two ounces ; and let 

 them be well incorporated upon a marble flab 

 for ufe. 



When the fungus is entirely fubdued, and 

 the cure nearly completed, this ointment may 

 be omitted : but I believe it can be very rarely 

 laid afide with propriety ; for I find in my ge- 

 neral pradtice, it is almoft impoHible to relin- 

 quiih it totally^ the excrefcence continuing to 

 fhoot, in many cafes, till the v/ound is perfeolly 

 healed,. 



This mode of treatment v/ill alfo be found 

 moft ftridlly applicable to broken knees of any 

 confiderable confequence, without diftinClion, 

 fome very remarkable cafes of which have fallen 

 under my infpecftion, that have had their different 

 terminations : of the mofl: Angular Vv^as the "oery 

 horje whofe " ligamentary lamenefs " in the hip 

 joint is defcribed in the third caf^, that has a 

 \cry fliort time fmce lofc his life, :&zv being 



totally 



