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lated spirit, and then apply a dressing moistened with the 

 same (Lies). Give a little gentle exercise. 



If there be real warts, they may be cut off with the 

 scissors, and when the surface is dry, apply an ointment of 

 red oxide of mercury with lanolin. 



Another good plan is to apply hot poultices of wheat- 

 flour and linseed-meal, to which acetic acid is added as the 

 poultice becomes firm, for twenty-four hours. Clean with a 

 dry cloth, and wash with solution of chloride of zinc. 



Habitual Constipation. — See Constipation. 



Ball 



Aloes, one drachm. 

 Asafoetida, one drachm. 

 Powdered nux vomica, twenty grains. 

 Ginger and treacle, a sufficient quantity. 

 One ball may be given daily. 



Hsematuria. 



Blood in the urine may be derived from the kidneys, 

 ureter, bladder, or urethra. When from the kidneys, the 

 urine is of a brownish, smoky hue, and on standing deposits 

 a brown sediment in which blood-casts are often present. 

 If from the bladder, the blood is not so intimately mixed 

 with the urine, and often makes its appearance only towards 

 the end of micturition. The urine is red, and other 

 symptoms of vesical disease will occur. If from the urethra, 

 the blood is voided independently of micturition. The 

 red corpuscles may be seen in the urine by the help of the 

 microscope. The reactions of albumen will, of course, be 

 manifested if tested for. If a drop or two of tincture of 

 guaiacum be added to a small quantity of urine in a test- 

 tube, together with a few drops of ozonised ether, the 



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