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cept quiet rest and kind nursing. If the bowels 

 do not move, use the enema. 



To prevent erysipelas, sterilize the wound. A 

 little water, with a drop or two of carbon dioxide 

 acid, or a trifle of bichloride of mercury, applied 

 to the wound, kills the germ, prevents all danger. 



