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Of ULCERS in General or SWELLING TUMORS. 



ALL Ulcers generally proceed from a bad habit of body, 

 -^^ and ill juices in the blood, fuch as move here and there, 

 and fometimes will fettle on a joint, which is the worft of 

 parts to fix on, and in fhort, in various parts of the body, and 

 if fo, you mud treat die infide as well as the outfide for a 

 found cure. Ulcers will happen to a Horfe after an ill-cured 

 diftemper, fuch as Fevers, Farcies and the like. Then I fay 

 at firfl, if the Ulcer or Tumor is not ripe enough to be cut 

 open, make ufe of the following Ripening Poultice, and when 

 the part is ready to be cut open, be fure to open it the whole 

 length of the cavity, and by fo doing you will forward the 

 cure much: then proceed in all refpefts, as I have before 

 mentioned in the management of Green Wounds, and con- 

 tinue fo to do until you fee the Wound come to a good digef- 

 tion, and that you will in three or four dreffings. Then leave 

 off all greafy applcations; but if there fhould be an occafion 

 for the Ripening Poultice, it is made as follows. 



A POULTICE to RIPEN any TUMOR. 



Take Mallows of both kinds a double handful, fix Heads 

 of Garlic, and as much White Lily-roots, bruife the above 

 together in a mortar; then boil the whole in Milk and Water, 

 and make it up into a Poultice with Oatmeal and a little Hogs- 

 lard. Repeat the above Poultice as you fee occafion. But at 

 fome other times, I make ufc of Hogs-lard alone and nothing 



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