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have its courfe : Nay fome of them, though little, yet are ve-
ry hard to be cured. Of thefe Ulcers there are two kinds ;
one round, the other uneven: The round Ulcer is harder to
care then the other, for it is encompafs'd with dead flefh, which
makes it the worfe ; for till that dead and loofe flefh be remo-
ved., the Ulcer cannot be cured : Therefore as often as the
wound is drefs'd, that dead flefh muft be quite cut away, which
caufes extraordinary pains.
Among the remedies for the healing of thefe Ulcers,there are
ufed Verdi-greece, Aqua-fortis, the fpirit of Vitriol, and burnt
Allom, .which eat away the dead flefh : They ufe to the fame
end the juice of the lefler Ģitron, which is extreamly fharp ;
and when the wound is foul, it makes it clean, and look well .*
True it is, the pain which the party feels when the wound is
rubbed therewith is fo great, that he would rather pitch on
any of the other remedies j but they do not heal fo foon :
There is alfo an Unguent made of common honey, a little fharp
Vinegar, and the powder of Verdi-greece, which cures Ulcers
in a fhort time: And to prevent them, let not any one make
Qight of the leaft hurt or fcratch that happeras in any part of
the body whatfoever, efpecially the feet or legs, but to apply
a plaider thereto, to take away the heat which may be in the
wound ; and in cafe there be no other remedy procurable, to
put fome Tobacco-leaves to it, and to ufe the juice of Citron
and Vinegar, to take away the itch which remains after the
flinging of the Moufticoes and the Moringoins, rather then to
make ufe of the nails.
In the fixth Chapter of this Hiftory, we faid there were Ser*
pents and Snakes in the Iflands of Martinico and St. Aloufia,
which have a dangerous venom : We fhall here affign the Re-
medies which may bč fiiccefifully ufed in order to the taking
away thereof. In the firft place, be it obferv'd, that they are
to be ufed both inwardly and outwardly : Inwardly to comfort
the heart, and diffipate the venemous quality which might pre-
vail over it, there are fuccefsfully ufed Treacle, Mithridate,
the Confedion of Alkermes, Egyptian-Balm, Peru-Balm, Rue,
Scordium, Scorzonera, Vipers-graft, Angelico, and Contra-
hierva: But above all, the party ftung muft take down in a lit-
tle Burrage-water, Buglofs-water, or fome other liquor, the
powder of the Liver and Heart of Vipers, the weight of a
Crown-piece : In a word, he muft ufe all thofe things which
fortifie the heart, and revive and refrefh the fpirits : Outwardly
there are to be applyed all the Remedies which have the vertue
to draw and difperfe all manner of venom : Such areCupping-
glaffes apply'd upon the fcarified wound, as alfo all hot and at-
tradive Medicaments,' fuch as are Galbanum, Ammoniacum,
the fomentation of wine boil'd with the root of Dragon-wort,
or the leaves of Mug-wort, Garlick, Onions, Pigeons dung, the
blood