Of the FARCIN or FARCY. 183 



TAKE ointment of elder four ounces, An ©Int- 

 oil of turpentine two ounces, fugar "^^"^ ^Q** 

 of lead half an ounce, white vitriol ^ ^ ^ ^* 

 powdered two drams; mix together 

 in a gallipot. 



The buds fometimes by this method 

 are difperfed, leaving only little bald 

 fpots, which the hair foon covers agair». 

 When they break and run, if the matter 

 be thick and well digefled, they will 

 foon be well ; but in order to confirm 

 the cure, and to difperfe fome little 

 Jumps which often remain for fome time 

 on the fKin without hair, give the liver Liver of 

 of antimony for a month ; two ounces antimony 

 a day for a fortnight, and then one a ^ccom- 

 day for the other fortnight: by follow- "''"'^''^• 

 ing this method, a farcy which affedls 

 only the fmall vefiels, may be (lopped in 

 a week or ten days, and foon after fbtally 

 eradicated. 



When the farcin affedls the larger When th« 

 blood veflels, the cure is more difficult; I^^rger 

 but let it always be attempted early : ^^"f ^j"* 

 therefore, on the plate, thigh or neck ^^^ ^^^^ 

 veins appearing corded, bleed imme- is more 

 diately on the oppofite ?i^^.^ and apply difficult 

 the following to the corded vein. 



N 4 TAKE 



