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four were free of the disease in two years. Is it possible to 
cure it at all, some may ask P Our reply is, that it has been 
cured, when taken in time, by the pressure referred to. Even 
when turned to ulceration there have been cures accomplished 
by means of the treatment we shall now give. Supposing 
that either the pressure has failed or has not been tried, and 
that the tumour is growing, then it will be best to treat it as 
follows :—Make a paste of equal parts of blood-root, in 
powder, chloride of zinc and flour, with aromatic sulphuric 
acid. This is spread on small strips of cloth-cotton. Make 
incisions into the tumour, half an inch apart, into which insert 
the bits of cloth with the paste. *Cover up, bandage, and in 
abouttwo weeks the dead mass will comeaway, leaving a healthy 
sore, which may be healed with the healing ointment. The 
following pill to be taken.—Blood-root $ oz. and mandrake oz, 
mixed into a mass with extract of dandelion, and one or two 
pills taken three times a day. If the paste gives too much pain, 
the sulphuric acid may be substituted by water. Another 
paste is made with the white of eggs and salt: rub together 
ina mortar, as much salt ascan betakenup.. The American 
doctor, who gives this last mixture, says it will draw the man 
out of his boots. Dr. Beach gives as his treatment a 
discutient ointment, made of bittersweet, bark of root, 
stramonium, hemlock, and belladonna leaves, dock and poke 
roots, equal parts of each; bruised, and covered with spirits. 
Simmer over a very slow fire, then cover with fresh butter; 
simmer till the leaves feel crisp; strain into an earthenware 
pot, and rub in for half an hour before the fire, or heat enough 
to melt it. After the rubbing, a plaster of the extract of 
hemlock is put over; keep on 12 hours; take off, repeat the 
rubbing with the ointment and the plaster; a good blood 
mixture to be given at the same time. 
The dock-root alone is said to have cured several bad 
cases. It consists of a poultice of the bruised roots applied. 
The directions recommended are to get the narrow-leaved 
* It will require an experienced person to do this operation properly. 
