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(RECIPE, No. 45.) 

 Oils for Wbujids in Dogs. 



Take — Barbadoes tar, half an ounce ; 

 Strained turpentine, one ounce; 

 Oil of turpentine, two ounces ; 

 Linseed oil, three ounces : unite these by a 

 gentle heat, and when cool, add 

 g^^ Compound tincture of myrrh, one ounce : 

 ^^ Mix, and shake the bottle when used. 



Sometimes wounds about the joints and foot 

 are difficult to heal; in these cases apply the 

 styptic tincture (No. 44, p. 358). If this does not 

 succeed in healing the wound, make a free incision, 

 and expose the wound to the bottom, and then 

 dress it with the oils for wounds, every day, or 

 twice a day. 



Wounds from the Bites of Mad Dogs. — First 

 wash the wound clean with warm water, and then 

 have recourse to the actual cautery, or aj)ply lunar 

 caustic over the whole surface of the wound. 



