150 WOUNDS. 



bufinefs (as in moft others) is, in a great degree 

 adequate to her own work; and will, by the 

 very balfamic property of the blood, do more 

 in nine fuperficial cafes out of ten than a long 

 lift Qi ill-formed unguents, reported to have 

 effected the moft miraculous cures. In addi- 

 tion to this circumftance it muft be remem- 

 bered that a fpeedy cure depends upon bring- 

 ing the edges of the wound into early contacfl, 

 which fhould (particularly if the cafe is alarm- 

 ing) be immediately performed, by taking up 

 the neceffary ftitches at proper diftances (accord- 

 ing to circumftances and difcretion) with fuch 

 needle as the cafe may require^ an operation 

 fo very trifling, that it may be moft readily 

 executed by any perfon not at all proficient 

 in the pradice, fliould an emergency render 

 fuch exertion unavoidably neceffary. Taking 

 great care, in large wounds, not to draw the 

 edges too clofe to each other, and hazard the 

 breaking out of the ftitches or bringing on an 

 inflammation by an accumulation of confined 

 matter, in not leaving fufficient o'oom for a^ 

 proper digeftion. But in general, where the 

 edges are expeditioufly fecured, and brought 

 into tolerable contacS, the wound is very little 

 trouble y the foft parts unite favourably by the 



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