92 Of INFLAMMATIONS. 



the Paper and Soap all over with Yellow Arfenic in fine pow- 

 der ; then roll the Paper up llraight and level, much like unto 

 the fliank of a tobacco-pipe, then for ufe. When ufed make 

 four or more holes, according to the fize of the Subftance or 

 Wen, or Vein, with a hot fmall pipe-iron, the form of a to- 

 bacco-pipe Ihank, jufl through the fkin; then cut the Caullic 

 Paper into fmall pieces about one eighth of an inch long, then 

 put one piece of the above Paper into each hole, then fill the 

 holes up wath Black Soap, and let the whole remain in until 

 the Core begins to crack round, then fcald the part w^ith equal 

 quantities of Black Pitch, Tar, and Tallow, made quite hot 

 together and then immediately pouied into the wound ; re- 

 peat the fcalding every other day, until you fee the wound 

 in a good way for a cure, then Nature alone will perform the 

 cure, and obferve to let the Cores out of their own accord. 



SeQion, 31. 



0/ INFLAMMATIONS and MORTIFICATIONS. 



AN Inflammation often proceeds from a fevere wound ill- 

 treated, or bad management; or when a wound has 

 taken cold, or when improper digeflives have been made ufe 

 of, by fome ignorant perfon ; and if the above fliould be the 

 cafe, a Mortification will foon appear. The fymptoms of a 

 Mortification are as follow : the Inflammation will drop fud- 

 den, and afluage away from the place where the wound is ; 

 then the edges of the wound will feel cold, and there will ap- 

 pear to run a thin ferum ilmking Water from the wound : 



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