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speedily reunited, and the pugilist escaped this ad- 

 ditional disfigurement. 



Great attention, in the treatment of wounds, should 

 be paid to the state of the health at the time : if the 

 wound does not suppurate favourably, and the dis- 

 charge is profuse, a liberal diet, consisting of beans, 

 linseed, and old oats, should be given, together with 

 bark and aniseed powders. 



In all wounds, where the small intestines protrude 

 in consequence, they must be returned as quickly as 

 possible into the cavity of the abdomen ; for the mere 

 displacement of the viscera is very frequently attended 

 with fatal consequences. 



If great difficulty is experienced in returning them, 

 an attempt at the reduction of the large intestines should 

 be made by emptying them by means of a clyster, 

 which will usually render the operation an easy one : 

 but in all cases where the intestines are smeared 

 with dirt, dust, &c., they must be carefully sponged 

 previously to being returned into the cavity; the 

 best wash being equal parts of new milk and tepid 

 water. For returning the intestines the use of the fore- 

 fingers is most desirable those of the one hand being 

 used to prevent the portion returned from protruding 

 again, while those of the other hand introduce another 

 portion, and so on until the whole is properly returned. 

 The intestines should be inserted in a straight direction 

 into the abdomen, for when inserted in an oblique 

 direction, they are liable to slip between the abdominal 

 muscles and become strangulated. When the intestines 



