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plied to various kinds of decoctions, or me- 

 dicated liquids, which are employed exter- 

 nally to bathe or foment any inflamed or 

 painful part, or to improve the condition of 

 wounds when they are very irrritable, and 

 discharge unhealthy, offensive matter, ap- 

 proachinp' to a state of eanofrene or mortin- 

 cation. Fomentations are therefore divided 

 in the following kinds, viz. emollient, aii' 

 iueptic, and anodyne. 



EMOLLIENT FOMENTATION. 



No. I . [Sec Emollients.) 



Boil marshmallovvsin water for sometime, 

 then strain off the liquor, and bathe the af- 

 fected parts with it while warm. 



. ANTISEPTIC FOMENTATION. 



No. 1. Emollient fomentation, one gallon. 



Muriate of ammonia, four ounces. 



Camphorated spirit, six ounces. 

 No. 2. Stale beer grounds and yeast, mixed 



with hot water and applied imme- 

 diately. 



ANODYNE FOMENTATION. ^ 



No. 1 . White poppy heads broken, two do- 

 zen. 

 Hemlock, two handsful. 



