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and ragged, rising above the level of the skin, it 

 called the callous Ulcer. 



Emolient applications to these ulcers will, in 

 general, affect a cure, except when they have been 

 of long standing : it will then be necefsary to use 

 stimulants or caustic ; such as spirits of turpen- 

 tine, nitrous acid, lunar caustic, boiling oil of tur- 

 pentine, or the actual cautery. 



It sometimes happens that the granulations, 

 (commonly called proud flesh) when ulcers are' 

 healing, are too luxuriant, shooting out above the 

 level of the skin. In this case, we must have re- 

 course to escharotics ; such as mercury precipitate, 

 or solutions of blue ior white vitriol, verdigris, burnt 

 alum, caustic in its solid form, or difsolved in wa- 

 ter. After they are removed, dry tow, or tow 

 spread with common turpentine, are the best ap- 

 plications. 



The sinuous ulcer is where there are several 

 channels communicating with the ulcer, and dis- 

 charging the matter secreted into it, and the matter 

 from the ulcer pafsing into them, and keeping 

 them distended, so that they cannot, unite. These 

 are generally caused from the matter of the ulcer 



