Of the POLL-EVIL: 115 



Alfo, to Stop the POLL-EVIL or FISTULA when Young, 

 Take the Black Oils, fee page 130, and make ufe of them 

 in all refpefts, as the latter Receipt direfts you. If the above 

 methods do not perform a cure, and the Poll-evil or Fillula 

 is got quite to a head, and full of matter ; then obferve to 

 make ufe as follows. 



Never cut either of the above diforders, except the part is 

 quite ripe and full of matter; then cut it, and obferve, let 

 this be a rule in all your cutting of the above diforder; that 

 is, to cut the Sinus length-ways, but never crofs-ways ; and 

 obferve to cut the Sinus or Cavity quite to the bottom, and 

 leave none of the Cavities uncut open, when that is over, 

 cram the Ulcer full of Tow dipped in Oil of Turpentine : then 

 immediately make ufe of the following Ointment, and that 

 made quite fcalding hot; then take the Tow out, and pour 

 the following Ointment, whilft fcalding hot, into the Ulcer; 

 firfl obferving to Ilretch the Ulcer open, with the Trowel Iron 

 made for that„purpofe, in order to receive the Ointment into 

 the bottom of the Ulcer, the form of the Trowel Iron, is much 

 like a Bricklayer's Trowel, when that is over, do not fuffer 

 the Ulcer to be drefled with any application at all for three 

 weeks. 



The above method, commonly performs a cure. Then in 

 three weeks time, if there fliould be no fymptoms of a cure, 

 you muft cut the Ulcer again, and repeat as above-mentioned 

 in all refpeds. 



But if the Poll-evil or Fillula when cut, fliould prove petri- 

 fied withinfide and full of corroded Bones, make ufe as follows, 

 inftead of the Scald or Oinment. 



Take 



