PAPvT V. 



CHAPTER 34a. 

 REPAIR OF INJUETES TO VITAL STRUCTURES. 



570a. Preface. 5706. Of repair of Injuries to Vital Structures. 570c. 

 HovJ is Nature to he assisted? 570d. Of developing the powers of Nature 

 or assisting Nature in her processes of repair. 570e. Vital Processes. 

 57 Of. Repair of Injuries. b70g. Detail of the Process of Repair. 57 Oh. 

 Inflammation. 67 Oi. Need of Treatment. 570;. Of the early stage of the 

 Beparative process. 570Jc. Means of reducing Inflammation. 5701. 

 Me- excitement of (curative) Inflammation hy artificial means. 570m. 

 Irritants. 



570a. Preface. 



The Author is aware that a considerable amount of repetition of what 

 has been said in the previous Chapters 18 and 19, on Inflammation and 

 Irritants, occurs in this Chapter. Ho has however thought it advisable 

 to place before the reader in a collected form, and in as clear and conse- 

 cutive manner as he can, the various processes, which are concerned in 

 the repair of Injuries to Vital Structures, which are treated of in the 

 following Chapters. 



570&. Of Repair of Injuries to Vital Structures. 



Nature alone, not art, can repair injuries to vital, i. e. living structures. 

 Art alone, not nature, can repair injuries to non-Vital, i. e. inanimate 

 structures. 



Art however may assist Nature in the repair of injuries to vital struc- 

 tures. 



570c. Hoiv is Nature to he assisted? 



Nature may be assisted — 



1st. By mechanical means and appliances. 



2nd. By developing the powers of Nature herself. 



Of mechanical appliances. — Art for instance may assist Nature in the 



repair of broken bones, by placing the ends of the bones in apposition.] 



