Digitalis, applied either in poultices or infusion, has been said to abate the pain, and meliorate the appearance of the sore; but, in this respect, it seems to be very much on a level with cicuta. Tar ointment, gastric juice, absorbent powders, and many other applications, which it is unnecessary to enumerate, have been proposed; but as their utility is by no means evinced, I shall not detain the reader with any remarks upon them. Caustic, and escharotic preparations, have been already considered. Upon the whole, when the ulcer does not admit of being extirpated, all which can be done, is to keep the sore clean, by washing it carefully, and dressing it with some mild ointment, or using some of the poultices or lotions already mentioned, if these do not gall the skin, at the same time that we keep the patient easy by administering opium. * * * * * Having now concluded these observations on the cancerous inflammation, I should next proceed to the consideration of the venereal inflammation; but the dissertations on this subject must be reserved for another volume. END OF VOL. II. GLASGOW: PRINTED BY JAMES MUNDELL, AYTON COURT. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Dissertations on Inflammation, Vol. 2, by John Burns