174 



Seftion, 6^. 



0/ a CANKER in the FEET. 



'T^HE Canker in the Feet generally proceeds from a putri- 

 -■- fied Thrufh that is got to a great head, infomuch that 

 the Canker has eaten away the hulk or horny part of the Foot, 

 halfway up to the Coronet and alfo at the fame time has 

 fpread all over the fole-part. 



Firft pare and drefs the Foot, and cut all the rotten part 

 away with a Butter is and a drawing knife ; then wafh the 

 cankered part with the following fharp Water; then touch the 

 ranked part of the Canker with a feather dipped in Spirit of 

 Common Salt, or Butter of Antimony; then Hop all the hol- 

 low crevices up tight with fmall pledgets of To^v dipped in 

 the following Canker Ointment ; and wedge them very tight 

 into all the hollow parts and crevices ; then tie a Cloth on with 

 Fillets or flrong Rollers to keep the dreflings on, as a Foot of 

 this kind will not admit of a flioe ; repeat the above dreifmgs 

 once a-day ; and at the fame time bleed, and give a flrong 

 courfe of Piffmg Balls, fee page 27, and repeat them accord- 

 ing as they operate. 



The SHARP WATER for the CANKER. 



Take Verdigreafe, Roman Vitriol, and Roch Allum, of 

 each one ounce, made into fine powder ; boil the above in 

 one quart of flrong Verjuice ; then for ufe. 



The 



