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has been added about a tablespoonful of HEABD'S AMERI- 

 CAN EMBROCATION, to be changed twice a day. As soon as 

 they become soft, the abscesses should be opened by 

 puncturing with a sharp knife, and the linger should 

 be inserted into the wound, and all the pus squeezed 

 out of it. Now dress the wound by soaking a little pad 

 of oakum or a small clean rag with HE.\RD'S HEALING 

 LOTION which is a perfect antiseptic and insert it into 

 the wound, allowing it to remain there 12 hours. This 

 method of dressing should be repeated twice a day 

 until the wound becomes so small as to prevent the in- 

 sertion of the plug, when the sore is to be simply sat- 

 urated with the Lotion to prevent the formation of 

 proud flesh. If the breathing is much obstructed ano. 

 suffocation is threatened, the operation shown in Fig. 31 

 must be performed. This -is exceedingly simple, and 



Fig. 31. Performing the operation of Tracheaotomy at night. 



