168 WOUNDS OF THE JOINTS, &C. 



(RECIPE, No. 130.) 



Take— Styptic tincture (No. 160, p. 216, Recipe); 

 tincture of myrrh, of each three ounces : 

 Mix in a bottle lor use. 



The method of using these mixtures is as fol- 

 lows: 



Let a sufficient quantity of any one of them be 

 poured into a gallypot, and thrown into the wound, 

 by means of a syringe, twice a day, for a day or 

 two, and immediately apply a pledget of lint, dip- 

 ped in the same mixture, over the mouth of the 

 wound, in order to keep the dressing in ; then 

 bandage the part tight with a proper compress and 

 roller ; afterward dress the wound with a feather 

 dipped in the mixture once a day, and apply the 

 lint and bandage as before. 



Wounds upon the knees are the most difficult to 

 heal, in consequence of their being more exposed 

 to bruises than any other limb. Where the car- 

 tilage or bone is not eroded (which may easily 

 be discovered by introducing a probe), the most 

 gentle means must be used to effect a cure : the 

 above mixture (No. 130), will, in most cases, be 

 sufficient. Whenever the parts are swelled and 

 inflamed, which is chiefly the case when the in- 



