Colt-Evil, &c. 337 



But fhould it be found impradllcable Some par- 

 to bring the fwelling to matter, and it J'^^^j^J^^"^^^" 

 increafes upwards, fo as to endanger fuf- 

 focation ; authors have advifed to pierce 

 the tumour with a hot pointed cautery 

 in five or fix places, to drefs with the 

 above digeftive-, and, in order to (limulate 

 and promote a greater difcharge, to add 

 to it a fmall quantity of Spanifh flies and 

 euphorbiumMn powder; fomenting ac 

 the fame time, and bathing the circum- 

 jacent parts with ointment of marfh-mal- 

 lows. iVl. Gueriniere, as well as Soleyfel, 

 have advifed opening the fl^in, when the 

 tumour cannot be brought to matter, in 

 order to introduce a piece of black hel- 

 lebore root fleeped in vinegar, and to con- 

 fine it there for twenty-four hours ; this 

 alfo is intended as a (limulant, and is faid 

 to anfwer the intention, by occafioning 

 fometimes a fwelUng as b'g as a man's, 

 head. 



Befides the diforders of the mouth, ^'^or^^^rs 

 which we have already animadverted on,°^^^'^ 

 there are frequently obferved on the in-^Jv^j^^^j 

 fide the lips and palate, litde fwellings 

 or bladders, called g{^p : flitdng them 

 open with a knife, or lancet, and wa(h- 

 ing them afterwards with fait and vine- 



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