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fiefh (hould arife, touch it with oil of vi- 

 triol, or aqua fonis, an hour before you 

 apply the poultice; for when the diftem- 

 per is local, as we fuppofe it here, it is 

 to be conquered by outward applica- 

 tions. 



When the didemper grows inveterate, 

 and refifts the obove method, and the 

 vcflels continue corded, Gibfon recom- 

 mends the following mixture. 



TAKE linfeed oil, half a pint; oilAmixture 

 of turpentine and petre, of each ^^'^ *° ^°" 

 three ounces; tindlure of euphor- J^^^*^^^^ 

 bium and hellebore, of each two 

 drams : the foldier's ointment, two 

 ounces, or oil of bays; oil of ori- 

 ganum, half an ounce; double aqua 

 fortis, half an ounce; afcer t\\^ 

 ebullition is over, add two ounces of 

 Barbadoes tar. 



Rub this into the corded veins, and 

 w^herever there is a fwelling, once in two 

 or three days; but if the orifices are 

 choaked up with proud flefh. or the 

 fkin fo much thickened over the ulcers How tTie 

 as to confine the matter, in either. cafe it ^"*^* , , 



rr ^ 1 fr filOuld be 



is neceflary to make an open P^^^g^dreiTcd 

 v/ith a fmall hot iron, and deftroy the 



1 proud 



