Of the FARCIN or FARCY. 185 



to heal the fores and fmooth the fkin, 

 drefs with bees-wax and oil. 



"When the farcy begins on the flanks, The farcy 

 or towards the lower belly, it often takes on^the 

 its rile from a fingle punfture of a iharp ^f^^^i^ 

 fpur. The pain and fmarting is one fure of cure, 

 fign to diftinguifh the farcy from com- 

 mon accidents : the daring of the hair, 

 v^hich Hands up like a tuft all round the 

 buds or blilters, and the matter that 

 iffues from the buds, which is always 

 purulent and of a clammy, greafy con- 

 fidence, are other certain figns. After 

 bathing with the mixture above-men- 

 tioned till the ulcers are fmooth and heal- 

 ing, fhould the fwelling not fubfide, to 

 prevent the fpreading of the buds, and 

 to difperfe them, bathe with either of 

 thefe mixtures as far as the center of the 

 belly j and at the fame time give a cojrfe 

 of antimonials, as will prefently be pre- 

 fcribed. 



TAKE fpirits of wine four ounces ; ^'^<^"^|- 



., ^ . * . , , . r 1 ent ana 



oil or vitiiol and turpentine, or each repellin<T 

 two ounces; white wine vinegar or waHies. 

 verjuice, fix ounces. 



Or, 



