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tula ; and the operation completed, give the firft 

 drelTing, by applying to the bottom of the 

 wound fmall pledgets, foaked in a mixture of 

 brandy, vinegar, and turpentine. The dreffings 

 mufl: make an equal but fufficient comprefrion 

 on all the furface, and may be finifhed by lay- 

 ing over the wound, and round the coronet^ 

 large pledgets, to avoid compreffmg the part. 

 The bandage confiRs of a piece of linen, al- 

 moft fquare, and big enough to go round the 

 paftern and the foot, with a roller three ells in 

 length, and two inches broad ; lead to the 

 ftable, and then take off the ligature from the 

 paftern. Bleed. Febrifuge diet. 



The firft drefting muft remain a week, and 

 then the wound muft not be probed for fear 

 of a hemorrhage : The fecond, five days, when 

 fuppuration will have taken place, unlefs the 

 wound has been too ftrongly comprefled : drefs 

 as at firft. In a few days the third dreilmg 

 muft come off^ and if any black fpots appear on 

 the furface, they commonly indicate that there 

 are yet relics of the cartilage ; if fo remove 

 them. Drefs every other day with the fame 

 digeftive, the cauterized parts excepted, on 

 which fmall pledgets, dipped in tintlure of 

 myrrh-aloes, are to be applied. The exfoliation 

 may happen in two weeks, or a month, accord- 

 ing to age and conftitution. 



When 



