WOUNDS IN VARIOUS PARTS. 181 



Treatment of Gangrene. 



Mix them together in a pot, adding the vitriol 

 by a little at a time, and keep constantly 

 stirring till united ; then put it in a bottle 

 for UbC 



The stitches across the wound must be cut on 

 the second day, and then dressed with a small 

 tent of tow dipped in the digestive (No. 118, 

 p. 178), or (Xo. 119, p. ]79\ and passed suffi- 

 ciently up the wound. Tliis may be done once 

 a day until the swelling subsides, and the wound 

 discharges a thick white matter. After that it 

 will not require to be tented any longer. If, 

 however, the lips of the wound appear wide and 

 gaping, let it be dressed uitti a featlier dipped in 

 the compound tincture (No. 116, p. 176), and 

 afterwards sprinkle on the part an equal quantity 

 of powdered resin, and bole armenic : this will 

 both heal the wound, and prevent superfluous 

 flesh from rising. 



