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co-adaptation being best promoted by collodion, shellac, or 

 styptic colloid, with absolute rest and cooling applications, in 

 addition to purgative medicine and a light diet. If inflamma- 

 tion and suppuration supervene, the treatment must be changed 

 to that calculated to promote the separation of all sloughs, and 

 the growth of healthy granulations. Irrigation with warm water, 

 containing carbolic acid or other antiseptic, as already recom- 

 mended, is that best adapted fur tliis purpose. 



