214 TUMORS. 



Treatment and Method of Cure. 



matter is formed, the tumor may be opened with 

 a hot iron, or a lancet, and afterwards dressed 

 with the abovementioned digestive ointment, or 

 oilg. 



Wounds of this kind seldom require tenting 

 with digestive medicines longer than until a good 

 matter is formed, and the swelling subsides : it 

 may then be healed with the compound tincture 

 (No. 116, p, 176), applied with a feather; after* 

 which the wound may be sprinkled with an equal 

 Quantity of burnt alum, bole armenic, and pow-» 

 dered resin mixed together. If any superfluous 

 or proud flesh should appear, while under treats 

 ment with digestives, it may be removed by 

 torching the part with lunar-caustic, or butter of 

 Wi mony. 



