WOUNDS IN THE ELBOW, &C. 189 



Treittrafnt of Wounds in the Stifle, or Elbow. 



This must be forced into the wound with a sy- 

 ringe, and a small pledget of lint, or fine tow,' 

 ought immediately to be applied over the mouth 

 of the wound, in order to keep in the medicine ; 

 and a plaister of the ointment (No. 121, p. 182), 

 should be spread on tow, or hurds, and applied 

 over the whole (to keep it from growing dry), 

 which must be bandaged on with a flannel 

 roller, though, if the part be free from swelling 

 or inflammation, a linen one will be much 

 better. 



Wounds in the stifle, or elboxv, are very diffi- 

 cult to bandage with a roller ; instead of which, 

 let a small tent of lint, or tow, be dipped in the 

 above mixture, and put into the wound once or 

 twice a day, with a probe, or a crow's quill. 

 Wounds in these parts should never be tented 

 longer than until the matter besrins to decrease. 

 But if the swelling and inflammation be consider- 

 able, let the part affected be fomented twice a 

 day with the fomentation (No, 109, p. 166), and 



