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hold it there for the space of a minute or two ; 

 next, take verdigris, or sulphate of copper, or the 

 prepared verdigris ; any one of these will do, but 

 it must be powdered^ and folded in a thin bit of 

 paper, and put in with a probe to the bottom of 

 the ulcer, and a tent of tow after it, by way of 

 keeping it in. In a few days this will turn out a 

 small core, after which the wound may be healed 

 with the above mixed oils (No. 160, p. 216); but 

 if the part be swelled round the ulcer, it is cer- 

 tainly hollow at the bottom as far as the swelling 

 extends ; in this case it will be proper to make two 

 or three little holes through the swelled part with 

 a blacksmith's poker, sharpened and made red-hot 

 for the purpose ; then put into each hole a small 

 lump of sublimate, folded in thin paper, and pressed 

 to the bottom ; afterwards, fill them up with tow. 

 If the pfectitioner wishes to keep the sublimate a 

 secret from the by-stander, let him powder it, and 

 make it into a paste, with a little spirits of harts- 

 horn ; lay it on a fire-shovel, and place it by the 

 fire-side to dry ; in this state it quickly turns black. 

 A small quantity of this paste, or powder, the size 

 of a pea, or bean, must be rolled in paper, and 

 forced to the bottom of the wound as before stated. 

 After the caustic has been applied, a little of the 

 above-mentioned oils may be rubbed on the part, 

 and the following poultice spread on a cloth, and 



