194 WOUNDS OF THE JOINTS, &C. 



Method of curing Wounds upon the Knees. 



poured into a gaily pot, and thrown into the 

 wound, by means of a syringe, twice a day, and 

 immediately apply a pledget of lint, dipped in the 

 same mixture, over the mouth of the wound, in 

 order to keep the dressing in ; then bandage the 

 part tight with a proper compress and roller. 



Wounds upon the knees are the most difficult 

 to heal, in consequence of their being more ex- 

 posed to bruises than any other limb. Where the 

 cartilage, or bone, is not eroded (which may easily 

 be discovered by introducing a probe), the most 

 gentle means must be used to effect a cure : the 

 above mixture (No. 130, p. 193), will, in most 

 cases, be sufficient. Whenever the parts are 

 swelled and inflamed, which is chiefly the case 

 when the injury is first received, let the inflamed 

 part be fomented with the recipe (No. 109, 

 p- 166), and afterwards rubbed with the /follow- 

 ing 



