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Mix together, and rub a little of the mixture into 

 the part affected ; after which a flannel roller is to be 

 slightly put on, and kept on till a profuse discharge or 

 blistering takes place, which will form into a crust, 

 which should not be rubbed off. 



If suppuration has already began, or the disease so 

 far advanced that it cannot be avoided, it should be 

 brought to a head as soon as possible ; after which the 

 following balsam may be applied once or twice a day. 



Take of compound tincture of myrrh, 2 ounces ; 



Blue vitriol water, ^ ounce. 



The vitriol water may be made by dissolving ten 

 drachms of blue vitriol in powder, in a pint of hot 

 water ; the balsam to be well skaken together previous 

 to using it. Should there be any discharge of the joint 

 oil it may be necessary to proceed as hereafter will be 

 directed, under the head. Loss of joint oil. When the 

 scurf falls off, which the blistering has produced, and 

 there remains any lameness, the following plaster 

 should be applied. 



Take of black and burgundy pitch, 1 pound ; 



Oxycroceum and Paracelsus, 4 ounces ; 



Bole armenian and dargon's blood, 4 ounces ; 



Mix. 



When this swelling comes on gradually with little 

 pain, and is of a hard, callous, or bony nature, fomen- 

 tations will be of no use. But the hair should be 

 first cut off the part affected, and some of the under 

 mentioned blister rubbed well into the swelling with a 

 knife or spatula ; and it may be repeated for two or 

 three successive mornings, or till a plentiful discharge 

 is produced. 



