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other available articles, to inhale the air impregnated 

 with the sublimed material. Coming's Method of 

 inducing local anesthesia. The production of local 

 anesthesia by multiple cutaneous puncture and the in- 

 troduction of cocain by the aid of a galvanic battery. 

 Courty's Method of treating uterine inversion. Re- 

 duction is accomplished in the usual manner by effect- 

 ing counter- pressure by two fingers passed into the rec- 

 tum and hooked over the mass. Crede's Method of 

 removing an adherent placenta. It consists in manual 

 expression. Crede's Prophylaxis of Ophthalmia 

 neonatorum ; immediately after birth the eyes of the 

 child are cleansed with clean water and cloth or cotton, 

 and one drop of a 2 per cent. sol. of silver nitrate 

 dropped into each eye. Dancel's Method of treat- 

 ing obesity. It was to prescribe as dry a diet as pos- 

 sible. The food taken should contain very little water, 

 and very little drink should be taken at any time. Soups 

 and fluid foods were forbidden. Not more than from 

 six to twelve ounces of fluid were allowed at each 

 meal. Abstinence from fatty and farinaceous foods 

 was enforced, frequent purges were enjoined, and much 

 exercise on foot. Daremberg's Method of feeding 

 consists in the employment of peptonized enemata. 

 Davy's Method of controlling hemorrhage in hip- 

 joint amputation ; by means of a lever introduced into 

 the rectum. Debove's Method ; the method of over- 

 alimentation or forced feeding in the treatment of 

 tuberculosis. The stomach is first washed out with 

 cold water, and then, through the stomach-tube, a 

 mixture is introduced containing a liter of milk, an egg, 

 and loo grams of very finely powdered meat. This is 

 given three times a day. Denneth's System of re- 

 ducing obesity. It has for its aim the exclusion as far 

 as possible of alimentary hydrocarbons, while permit- 

 ting a certain proportion of fat. It closely resembles 

 Ebstein's method. Detmold's Method ; the arrest 

 of hemorrhage by the withdrawal of a considerable 

 amount of blood from the circulation by means of 

 ligatures placed around one or more limbs, just tightly 

 enough to arrest the venous return without obstructing 

 the arterial flow. Deventer's Method of Extraction 

 after Version ; the after-coming head and the ex- 

 tended arms are extracted together by simple traction 

 on the feet and shoulders. When the shoulders ap- 

 pear at the vulva, the head is swung sharply back- 

 ward, one hand grasps the feet, the other the shoulders, 

 and both hands make traction simultaneously and 

 directly toward the floor. Dew's Method. See Ar- 

 tificial Respiration. Diday's Method ; the expectant 

 plan of treatment of syphilis. Dublin Method ; treat- 

 ment of aneurysm by compression of the diseased vessel 

 on the cardiac side of the tumor. T.,Durande's, for 

 biliary lithiasis : ether 3 parts, oil of turpentine 2 parts ; 

 of this 20-30 drops are given three times daily. Du- 

 verger's Method, or Suture, for wounds of the intes- 

 tines. The trachea of a calf is inserted into the in- 

 testine and the wound closed over it with interrupted 

 sutures. T., Ebstein's, for obesity ; a modification 

 of the Banting method, but with the inclusion of 

 fatty substances. Emmet's Method of treating uter- 

 ine inversion ; the body of the womb is grasped in the 

 hand firmly and the fingers immediately expanded so 

 as to put the tissues around the cervix on the stretch, 

 while the hand above aids in dilating the cervical ring. 

 If only partial reduction can he secured, the lips of 

 the os are stitched together over the fundus. Fen- 

 wick's Method of treating pyrexia consists in passing 

 a constant current of cool air over the patient. This 

 is accomplished by placing ice or ice-water near, 1ml 

 not in contact with, the patient See Ice-cradle. 

 r ergusson's Method of treating aneurysm ; the 



tumor is manipulated so as to detach a fragment of 

 fibrin or old clot, which will plug the efferent artery. 

 T., Filleaw's ; the method of treating pulmonary 

 tuberculosis by subcutaneous injections of carbolic 

 acid. Finsen's Method; a method of tie; ting 

 smallpox, by confining the patients in a room from 

 which the ultra-violet rays of light are shut out by red 

 window-panes or by covering the windows with red cur- 

 tains. Fleury's Method of treating aneurysm ; com- 

 pression by flexion of the limb. Forest's Method. 

 See Artificial Respiration. Fournier's Method ; the 

 interrupted treatment of syphilis. It consists in admin- 

 istering mercury for a period of two months, then 

 stopping for a certain time, at least a month, during 

 which the patient becomes unaccustomed to the 

 remedy. This is followed by a course of treatment 

 for six weeks or two months, and then a respite for 

 three months, and so on. Gerst's Method of mas 

 sage of the neck ; the patient faces the masseur with 

 the head thrown back, so as to expose the neck . The 

 operator places his hands at the lobes of the ears ant 

 performs a stroking downward to the shoulder, tht 

 patient breathing freely and easily. T., Goats 

 Blood ; a method of treating pulmonary tuberculosis 

 by the free administration of goats' blood. Gould's 

 Method of Treating Monocular Amblyopia; by 

 perfect correction of the ametropia and muscull 

 imbalance, and monocular exercise of the amblyopit 

 eye, the other being covered by a blinder. G.'s 

 Method of Treating Exophoria; innervational gym j 

 nasties with prisms, bases toward the temples, of ; 

 higher degree than the patient can at first overcome aj 

 20 feet, coupled with fusion-exercises, the object beinj 

 gradually carried from the near-point to the distan 

 point. G.'s Method of Treating Functional Lacryma 

 Stenosis; submergence of the punctawith an a 

 and astringent solution and synchronous massage oj 

 the sac. Gram's Method. See Actinomycosis. T.j 

 " Grape-cure," for cardiac hypertrophy consists i 

 the daily consumption of large quantities of grapesi 

 Guerin's Method of dressing an amputation ; tli 

 encasing of the stump after amputation in 

 mass of cotton as a permanent dressing. T., Guth 

 rie's, for hospital gangrene; the local use of th| 

 mineral acids. Hall's Method. See 

 Respiration. Hay's (Matthew) Method oi 

 hydrothorax ; by means of a concentrated solutio, 

 of Epsom salt, together with dry diet. Hegar-Kohr i 

 Method of preventing ophthalmia neonatorum; « 

 soon as the head is born the closed eyelids 

 fully dried with two or three pledgets of a 

 absorbent cotton moistened with Van Swieti 

 tion (corrosive sublimate 1 part, alcohol 100 part . 

 water 9x0 parts). As soon as the child is horn tiij 

 eyelids and all the surrounding tissues are > 

 with the same solution until an absolutely ase] 

 face is obtained. Hicks' Method ; a method ofpe 

 forming bimanual version ; especially adapted to tli' 

 treatment of placenta prsevia. Hilton's Method 1 

 treating deep abscesses consists in a simple incisio 

 through the skin with a scalpel, and the separation 1 1 

 the deep parts by means of a blunt instrument, 

 the blades of a dressing forceps. Hceffinger's Metho 

 for massage of the neck ; the patient sits with tlj 

 head erect. The operator stand- behind am 

 his hands beneath the patient's ears, and strok< 

 ward toward the shoulder, the hand cov< 

 principal part of the trapezius muscle. Hosnwg 

 Method of expression of retained fragim 

 abortion; one linger is placed in the vaginal vaU; 

 while the fingers of the other hand grasp tin 

 through the abdominal wall and gradually s. 



