QUTTTOtl. 561 



Treatment after applying; the Caustic. 



tainly hollow at the bottom as far as the swelling 

 extends : in this case it will be proper to make 

 two or three little holes through the swelled part 

 with a blacksmith's poker, sharpened, and made 

 red-hot for the purpose ; then put into each hole 

 a small lump of sublimate, folded in thin paper, 

 and pressed to the bottom ; after, fill them up 

 with tow. If the practitioner wishes to keep the 

 sublimate a secret from the by-stander, let him 

 powder it, and make it into a paste, with a little 

 spirits of hartshorn ; lay it on a fire-shovel, and 

 place it by the fire-side to dry ; in this state it 

 quickly turns black. A small quantity of this 

 paste, or powder, the size of a pea, or bean, must 

 be rolled in paper, and forced to the bottom of 

 the wound, as before stated. After the caustic 

 has been applied, a little of the above-mentioned 

 oils may be rubbed on the part, and the following 

 poultice spread on a cloth, and applied ovtr the 

 swelling once a day for a week, or till the cores 

 come out. 



