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on, or by putting it on a tallowed rag in the centre, fast- 

 ening it on the sore by means of a little sticking salve 

 around the edges. This makes a deeper sore than you 

 can get with a blister. Wash the sore every day, and 

 repeat this last operation until you think it has suffi- 

 ciently done its work in causing this bony substance to 

 slough off; then remove and cleanse it, and begin the 

 healing process. The second is to take a strong ley 

 made from the swamp ash; boil it down till quite thick, 

 and apply as above directed to the sore. This will do 

 its woik quietly and without giving pain. But if you 

 j^vish to hasten tj^e decrease of this bunch a little faster, 

 add to the above a very little corrosive sublimate. After 

 cleansing and getting rid of this ossification, great care 

 should be bestowed in order to stop the leakage of the 

 joint, and heal up the wound without leaving a blemish, 

 which can be done in the following manner: In the first 

 place, take one pint of alcohol, adding an ounce of tonic 

 acid, and wash the sore about the joint with it once a day. 

 Then dress it every day after washing with the iollow- 

 ing salve, anil apply it to the wound every day until it is 

 healed up. It is the one to be used in taking off any 

 bunches of this kind, either spavins, ring-bones, or any 

 others where the joints are affected, for it has a powerful 

 effect in stopping the leakage from the joint, and heal- 

 ing up the wound at the same time. Take one ounce 

 each of honey and pine turpentine, one pint of a strong 

 decoction of white oak bark, and simmer them together 

 to the consistency of a salve. 



