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medicamentofus in lime-water, with a 

 fifth part of honey and tindlure of myrrh, 

 may be firft tried, inje(5ling three or four 

 ounces twice a day •, or fomc refin, melt- 

 ed down with oil of turpentine, may be 

 ufed for this purpofe : if thefe fhould not 

 fuccced, the following, which is of a iharp 

 and cauftic nature, is recommended on 

 Mr. Gibfon's experience. 



TAKE of Roman vitriol, half an a drying 

 ounce : didolve in a pint of water, injediajs. 

 then decant and pour oif gently 

 into a large quart bottle: add half a 

 pint of camphorated fpirit of wine, 

 the fame quantity of the bed: vinegar, 

 and two ounces of i^gyptiacum. 



This mixture is alfo very fuccefsfully 

 applied to ulcerated greafy heels, which 

 it will both cleanfe and dry up. 



Thefe finufTes, or cavities, frequently Fiftolous 

 degenerate into fiftuU^ that is, grow ulcere,. 

 pipey, having the infide thickened, and 

 lined, as it were, with a horny callous fub- 

 flance. In order to their cure, they mufl: 

 be laid open, and the hard fubftance all 

 cut away ; where this is impradicable, 

 fcarify them well, and truft to the pre- 

 cipitate medicine made ilrong, rubbing 



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