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mentation ; and then rub the swelled parts with the 

 following liniment. 



(RECIPE, No. 176.) 



Take— Ointment of elder, ointment of spermaceti, and 

 ointment of marshmallows, each two ounces; 

 Camphor, half an ounce; 

 Dissolve it in one ounce of highly rectified 



spirits of wine: 

 Mix them all together, and keep them tied down 

 in a pot for use. 



After the parts have been fomented, let this 

 liniment be gently rubbed all over as far as the 

 swelling and inflammation extend. As soon as 

 these subside, the cure may be completed by ap- 

 plying the following lotion. 



(RECIPE, No. 177.) 



Take — Camphorated spirit of wine, four ounces; 

 Acetated litharge, two ounces ; 

 "White vitriol, one drachm ; 

 Water, half a pint : 

 Mix, and put them in a bottle for use. 



Let the parts be bathed with this lotion two or 

 three times a day : it will be found excellent to 

 cool, brace, and strengthen the parts. The oozing 

 or dribbling from the yard is properly a simple 

 gonorrhoea, or gleet. It is chiefly owing to high 



