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core has come away. If it is very tedious, dust it with blood- 
root: powder before putting on the poultice. When the 
remaining sore looks well cleaned, the healing ointment 
should be applied. If these do not seem to heal, try this: 
Fluid Extract of Ergot ..... vecaeeees Two drachms. 
Oxide of, Fittens« o3 0 t3 ST cececvececers LW @ieenms, 
ColdiGreams' i. sae ds ‘less a eed aes werner oe 
Spread on a cloth and cover. To assist returning health take 
a tonic of— | 
Tincture of Golden Seal. ....0ees0e00... One ounce. 
Tincture of Ginger........ o ary ice dle: # och oe oe ne 
Mix. Dose: A teaspoonful in a wineglass of water three 
times a day. There is another disease that is confounded with 
this one. Its true name is anthrax, or malignant pustule. 
It is a spreading gangrenous inflammation of the skin, caused 
by the inoculation of a specific poison from affected animals. 
This is a rare disease, especially in the colonies. In Europe 
it has several times assumed the character of a plague. The 
microscope shows that the poison is due to a bacillus of a 
distinct kind in the blood. It is very fatal, and shows 
a mortality of 33 per cent. 
The treatment we would recommend is, cauterisation with 
the caustic potash ; the yeast poultice ; sustain the strength by 
diet, stimulants, and tonics. Should the disease be found in 
animals, they ought to be destroyed and their carcases 
burned, so as to prevent the spread of this deadly affection. 
ACNE, PIMPLES ON THE FACE. 
This is one of the commonest forms of skin disease that 
we have to deal with. It is an affection of the sebaceous 
glands and the tissue surrounding them. It is generally 
confined to the young of both sexes (when not caused by 
intemperance), is chronic in form and difficult to cure. The 
causes generally recognised are dyspepsia, high living, 
disorders of menstruation, uterine trouble, retention of 
sebaceous matter, &c.; in some cases we are unable to find 
