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157), or (No. 119, p. 157), and passed sufficiently 

 up the wound. This may be done once a day 

 until the swelling subsides, and the wound dis- 

 charges a thick white matter. After that it will 

 not require to be tented any longer. If, however, 

 the lips of the wound appear wide and gaping, let 

 it be dressed with a feather dipped in the com- 

 pound tincture (No. 116, p. 155), and afterwards 

 sprinkle on the part an equal quantity of powdered 

 verdigris, and bole armenic : this will both heal 

 the wound, and prevent superfluous flesh from 

 rising. 



(RECIPE, No. 121.) 



Digestive Ointment. 



Take— Resinous ointment, eight ounces ; 



Verdigris, in fine powder, two drachms: 

 Melt the ointment, and sprinkle in the verdi- 

 gris, and stir until the mixture stiffens. 



This is a very good digestive ointment for fresh 

 wounds. When it is used, a proper quantity must 

 be melted in an iron ladle, and poured, while 

 warm, into the wound; or, otherwise, a tent of 

 tow may be dipped therein, and passed up the 

 wound : the smaller the tent is, in proportion to 

 the wound, the more medicine it will carry along 

 with it. Fresh wounds should never be tented 

 longer than until a good matter appears ; except 



