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inflammation, the fafeft way is to bleed, 

 and apply poultices with bread, milk, 

 and elder flowers: this method, with 

 the aflifliance of phyfick, will frequently 

 difperfe the fwelling, and prevent this 

 evil. . 



But when the-tumour is critical, and has How 

 all the figns of matter, the beft method treated, ^ 

 then is to forward it, by applying the ^^^^^ ^"" 

 ripening poultices already taken notice 

 of, till it comes to maturity, and burfl:s 

 of itfelf -, or if opened with a knife, great 

 care fhould be taken to avoid the tendi- 

 nous ligament that runs along the neck 

 under the mane : when mater is on both 

 fides, the opening muft be made on each 

 fide, and the ligament remain undi- 

 vided. 



If the matter flows In great quantities, Vzrloas 

 refembles melted glue, and is of an oily methods 

 confiftence, it will require a fecond in- *"^^* 

 cifion, efpecially if any cavities are dif- 

 covered by the finger or probe-, thcfe 

 fliould be opened by the knife, the ori- 

 fices made depending, and the wound 

 drefled with the common digeftive of 

 turpentine, honey, and tindureof myrrh, 

 and after digeftion, with the precipitate 

 •intment ; or walh the fore with the fol- 

 lowing. 



