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Ulcers Where foft fungous flefli begins to rife, 



^'^ , it (hculd carefully be fuppreffed in time, 

 |[q^ otherwife the cure will go on but flowly ; 



if it has already fproured above the fur- 

 face, pare it down with a knife, and rub 

 the remainder with a bit of cauftick ; and, 

 to prevent its rifing again, fprinkle the 

 fere with equal parts of burnt alum, and 

 red precipitate ; or waih with the fubli- 

 mate water, and drefs with dry lint even 

 to the lurface, and then roll over a com- 

 prefs of linen as tight as can be borne ; 

 for a proper degree of prejfTure, with mild 

 applications, will always oblige thefe 

 fpongy excrefcences to fubfide, but with- 

 out bandage the ftrongeft will not fo well 

 fuccecd. 



Hollow -^^1 finuffes, or cavities, fliould be laid 

 ulcers. open as foon as difcovered, after ban- 

 dages have been ineffedlually tried ; but 

 where the cavity penetrates deep into the 

 mufcles, and a counter opening is im- 

 praclicable or hazardous ; where, by a 

 continuance, the integuments of the 

 mufcles are conftantly dripping and melt- 

 ing down : in thefe cafes, injedlions may 

 be ufed, and will frequently be attended 

 with fuccefs. A decodlion of colcothar 

 boiled in forge- water, or folution of lapis 



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