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principle of cure is to produce the process of heal- 

 ing as quickly as possible, by exciting active in- 

 flammation; this may be done after the first efTects 

 of the injury have subsided, in consequence of 

 bleeding, purging and fomenting, in the usual man- 

 ner, and then applying the volatile blister to the 

 joint, composed of Spanish flies, in powder, two 

 dr. and spirits of ammonia, four oz. ; at the same 

 time the orifice is to be plugged with a tent, dip- 

 ped in the following composition: 



Sweet spirits of nitre 3 dr. 



Butter of antimony, and extract 

 of lead, each 2 dr. 



The blister and caustic may be occasionally re- 

 peated ; the mixture every twenty-four hours, till 

 the effusion of joint oil is completely stopped; then 

 the following balsam may be applied once or twice 

 a day, in order to heal up the wound: 



Tincture of myrrh 2 oz. 



Blue vitriol water ^ oz. 



" The vitriol water may be made by dissolving 

 ten drachms of blue vitriol, in powder, in a pint 

 of hot water; the balsam to be well shaken togeth- 

 er previous to using it. The blister is to be well 

 rubbed on the joint, till a plentiful discharge takes 

 place from the surface, when it becomes no longer 

 requisite. By this treatment a cure is generally 

 efTected, unless when the bones are materially in- 

 jured along with the soft parts, and then any plan 

 of cure will prove ineffectual. When weakness 

 of the joint prevails, after the running of the joint- 

 oil is stopped, which is generally the case, a plas- 

 ter of pitch, &.C. as recomrnended in page If* 

 should be applied." — SkelltVs Treatise. 



