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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
167
No.
356.
Sores
and
Bruises.
Over
the
whole
sore,
or
where
the
part
is
bruised,
or
where
there
is
a
teiicleiicj
to
suppuration,
a
poul-
tice
should
be
applied
and
kept
on by
suitable
band-
ages.
The
poultice
may
be
made
of
any
kind
of
meal,
fine
bran,
bruised
linseed,
or
of
mashed
turnips,
carrots,
&c.
The
following
has
been
found
useful
as
a
common
poultice.
"
Fine
bran,
1
quart
;
pour
on
it
a
sufficient
quantity
of
boiling
water
to
make
a
thin
paste
;
to
this
add
linseed-powder
enough
to
give
it
a
proper
consistence."
The
poultice
may
be
kept
on
for
a
week
or
10
days,
or
even
longer,
if
necessary,
charvging
it
once
or
twice a
day
;
and
clean
the
wound
when
the
poultice
is
removed,
by
washing
it
by
means
of
a
soft
rag
or linen
cloth
with
water
not
more
than
blood-warm,
(some
sponges
are
too
rough
for
this
purpose
;)
or,
where
the
wound
is
deep,
the
water
may
be
injected
into
it
by
a
syringe,
in
order
to
clean
it
from
the
bottom.
No.
357.
Ointment
In
the
course
of
a
few
days,
when
the
wound,
by
care
and
proper
management
with
the
poultices,
begins
to
put
on
a
healthy
appearance,
and
seems
to
be
clean
and
of
a
reddish
colour,
not
black
or
bloody,
then
there
may
be
applied
an
ointment
made
of
tallow,
linseed-oil,
beeswax,
and
hog's
lard,
in
such
proportion
as to
make
it
of a
consistence
somewhat
firmer
than
butter.
The
ointment
should
be
spread
on
some
soft
clean
tow
;
and
when
applied