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flammation fucceeds, and produces a fwelling of 

 the encyfted kind, containing a gelatinous 

 fluid, which, if not treated with frequent re- 

 petitions of the following repellent lotions, 

 upon the earlieft difcovery, will not fubmit 

 to this mode of application. 



Take Mindererus's Ipirit, 

 Camphorated fpirits. 

 Common brandy. 



And verjuice or beil vinegar, of each equal 

 parts. 



Or, 

 Take fal armoniac three drachms-, 

 Diftilled vinegar four ounces •, 

 • ' Britiih brandy half a gill. — Mix. 



Should thefe fail of fuccefs, the evacuation 

 muO: be folicited by gentle emollients, as warm 

 fomentations (before defcribed), and foftening 

 poultices. Upon its arriving at a proper degree 

 of maturity, let the neceffary inclfion be made 

 fuperficially (not in the ftyle recommended by 

 Gibson, of " cutting down to the quick,'') 

 and the cyft or bag, extraded with its contents 

 if EASILY practicable 5 if not the prefent ex- 

 tradlion (mentioned by fome as neceffary) is in 

 faft fuperfluous and nugatory j as it becomes 



immediately 



