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warm water at least; and after it has been well 

 dried, clothe the head so as to keep off the air, 

 upon the old principle of " remove the cause, and 

 the effect ceases of course." Employ the bandage 

 described at page 316; this will clothe the part suf- 

 ficiently for any ordinary purpose. 



Much of the pain and tension of the tumour will 

 be alleviated even by this treatment, and a slight 

 attack will be removed by following it up with 

 fomentations of marshmallows ; or, anoint the parts 

 with ointment of marshmallows, and cover the head 

 as before. A bread poultice affords relief, and 

 bleeding in stubborn cases of simple lives is often 

 necessary, with purgatives. Indeed, the body 

 should be opened, whether we bleed or no : always 

 leave open the main road for such humours to es- 

 cape by. This alone will carry off a recent attack, 

 provided the head clothing be kept on at the same 

 time, nature performing the remainder by ab- 

 sorption. To assist nature, employ the following 



Lotion. 



Sal ammoniac, half an ounce, 



White vinegar, 6 ounces, 



Goulard's extract, 1 ounce ; 

 Mix ; and rub the part well twice a day. 



Low diet, a plentiful supply of water .gruel, and 

 a change to bran mashes, in which an ounce of 

 nitre is dissolved daily, will reduce that thickened 

 state of the blood which ever attends this species of 

 tumour. But, as in the preceding cases of tumour 

 (poll-evil and fistula), it is sometimes found impos- 



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