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alarming fwellings forming immediately on 

 the part of incifion, fome of which terminate 

 very unfavourably, either in an indurated tu- 

 mour, a painful inflammation, tedious fuppu- 

 ration, and confequent difcharge of matter; a 

 lofs of the vein, or (by imprudent and inju- 

 dicious treatment) 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 extra6t of Saturn, commonly called Gou- 

 lard, one ounce; 

 Pond or river water half a pint; 

 Camphorated fpirits two ounces. 



The extradl and camphorated fpirits to be 

 firft 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 

 fubftantial pledget of tow wet with the lame, 

 till the fwelling fubfides and is nearly ob- 

 literated. 



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