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ledted and become indurated by time? or, a 

 callojity originally formed upon the bone, (as 

 hinted by Gibson) and becoming offified, 

 conftitutes a bony fubftance, feeming a deform- 

 ed part of the bone itfelf ? In either cafe the 

 only expe6lation of cure without anxiety and 

 difficulty, is to be careful in obferving fuch 

 appearances, in their earliejl ftate -, and then 

 feeing that frequent fridion is ufed for a confi- 

 derable time, twice every day, with the utmoft 

 force of the operator's hands, letting the part 

 be well moiflened, after each time of rubbing, 

 with a proportion of the following liniment, 

 leaving a pledget of tow wet with the fame, 

 bound on pretty firm with two yards of wide 

 tape as a roller: 



Take camphorated fpirits of wine, and fpirits 

 of turpentine, of each four ounces, (a quar- 

 ter of a pint). Mix together. 



Or, 



Oil of origanum and fpirits of turpentine, each 

 half an ounce; camphorated fpirits of wine, 

 two ounces. — Mix. 



When this plan has been perfevered in for 

 ten days or a fortnight, you will then be able 



to 



