64 THE FARCY. 



Recipe to be applied after fomenting. 



Poppy.heads, one dozen; bruise them, and 

 boil them in three gallons of old urine^ or 

 ale dregs. 



Old urine is considered to be by some much 

 superior to ale dregs in fomentations of this sort. 

 The swelled part must be fomented (with hot flan- 

 nels wrung out of the same) twice every day, for 

 one hour each time. This being done, let the 

 part be rubbed well with the following ointment. 



(RECIPE, No. 41.) 



Take — Marshmallow ointment, and elder ointment, of 



each four ounces ; 

 Soft soap, and spirit of turpentine, each two 



ounces ; ointment (No. 32, p. 52, or No. 



39, p. 62), three ounces; 

 Oil of origanum, one ounce: mix them all 



well together for use. 



After this ointment has been well rubbed on 

 the part affected, take a hot flannel out of the 

 last mentioned fomentation, and wring out the 



