THE ROTTEN HEART 



89 



buried stump is hard and sound; but such in- 

 stances are the exception, particularly in humid 

 climates. 



\Ve are now able to understand that while 



80. The stump is diseased. 



dressings or applications to the wound cannot 

 directly hasten the healing process (page 84), 

 they may aid it by pi-event ing the decay of the 

 parts, and they may be the means, thereby, of 



