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it of the exact size of the wart, and, having lain it upon the 

 latter so that the top of the wart will protrude through the 

 opening, apply the caustic solution, as before directed. A still 

 better method, and the one which should always be pursued 

 in cases of blood warts, is to surround the wart with a coat 

 of tallow for about half an inch, on all sides, and then apply 

 the caustic. 



For blood warts, the application may be continued each 

 morning and evening, without intermission, until they are 

 destroyed. Sometimes the wart will bleed too freely while 

 undergoing this treatment, and, in very extreme cases, it 

 may be necessary to check this by searing with a hot iron. 

 After this, suspend treatment for two or three days. Should 

 the legs swell badly, as they often do, intermit the applica- 

 tions in the same way. As a rule, however, the practition- 

 er's efforts for eradicating .blood warts can not well be too 

 vigorously prosecuted. In very bad cases, he should begin 

 by bleeding, in order .to relieve the overloaded vessels ; and 

 he might profitably substitute diluted nitric acid for the so- 

 lution of potash. But this must be handled with the utmost 

 .possible caution, following the directions above given. 



As soon as the wart is properly reduced, apply a small 

 quantity of the corrosive liniment, each morning, with a 

 little mop. Continue thus for four days; then omit for as 

 many more, and apply again. During the periods of inter- 

 mission, the wart should be kept well greased, coal oil being 

 better for this purpose than any thing else. Before applying 

 the liniment again, the oil* or grease must be thoroughly 

 washed off with soap and water. 



The removal of small seed warts will not require such vig- 

 orous measures as those above laid down. Bleeding from the 

 neck vein, with two or three doses of sulphur and resin, will 

 generally exterminate these little fellows. Sometimes they 

 disappear without treatment of any kind. Unless they come 

 on the joints, they are not worth troubling about. The 

 usual diminutive seed warts on the nose and eyelids may be 

 suffered to remain undisturbed. 



