Chap. XXX II. Of the Anttcor. izi 



and take off from it? Violence, which is alfo an Extreme 

 to be avoided ; neither need you be afraid of the Swelling 

 that may cafually happen in the Fore- legs ; and, perhaps, 

 even his Limbs, by cauterizing, for that cannot be of fuch 

 ijl Confequence, as when it is upon the Neck and Throat, 

 neither will it be of any Continuance, if due Care be takea 

 of the lilaes. 



The Sieur de SoUeyfell recommends the making of fmali 

 Incifions with a Fleam or Lancet, in eight or ten Places on 

 the Swelling, and to thruil into the Holes between the Skin 

 and the Flefh, Pieces of the Root of black Hellebore of the 

 Bigneis of the Tag of a Point, and if the Tumour be very 

 large, he recommends the ufe of white Hellebore, at the fame 

 time chafing the Part with the Ointments of Jgrippa and 

 Marfh- mallows. The Roots by their hot burning Quality, 

 draw down and increafe the Swelling, and the Ointments 

 are to ripen the inclofed Matter, and fit it for a Difcharge. 



The fame Author alio recommends the Ufe of Retories^ 

 or Riiptorieu for drawing an immediate Flux of Moifture 

 from the difeafed Part. Thefe are Ointments of the fame 

 Nature with thole which are made to draw Blifters on the 

 human Body, and are compofed of the like Materials ; and 

 becaufe they may be ufed with much Safety, we fliall infert 

 two or three that are eafily made, and will be found of no 

 lefs Efficacy than thofe that are more compounded. 



" Take of Baiilicon four Ounces, black Pepper and 

 " Ginger of each half an Ounce, Spanifo Flies two Drams. 

 *' Let the Flies, Pepper, and Ginger, be made into a line 

 " Powder, and incorporated with the Bafilicon. 



The following is yet more powerful. 



" Take a quarter of a Pound of Bafilicon, one Ounce of 



^' red Precipitate in Powder, half an Ounce of Euphor- 



" bium, and two Drams gf the Flies." Or the following, 



1 which is yet more efficacious than either of the former. 



i *' Take Oil of Bays four Ounces, Euphorbiutn in Powder 



" two Ounces, Cantharides or Spanijh Flies half an Ounce. 



Thefe may yet be made rtronger or weaker, according to 

 the Ufe they are put to. The Way they are apply'd, is by 

 fpeading them by little at a Time upon the Pait affeded, 

 holding a hot Bar of Iron to make them fink in ; and this 

 Operation may be repeated as often as the Cafe requires, 

 but efpecially until they have drawn out a plentiful deal of 

 reddifh Water ; but they mud be fparingly ufed on fome 

 Farts, as we (hall more particularly obferve hereafter. 



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