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to be placed at intervals of 2 inches, are passed through the entire 

 thickness of skin and muscles and tied around two quills or little rollers 

 resting on the skin. (Plate xxvm, Fig. 7.) These should be of silver, 

 and may be cut at one end and pulled out after the wound has healed. 

 The superficial stitches are put in every half inch and passed through 

 the skin only. They, too, may be of silver; or pins maybe inserted 

 through the lips and a fine cord twisted round their ends like a figure 

 eight. (Plate xxvin, 9.) The points of the pins may be snipped off 

 with pliers. The edges may be still further held together by the appli- 

 cation of Venice turpentine, melted so as to become firmly adherent, 

 and covered with a layer of cotton wool. Then the whole should be 

 supported by a bandage fixed around the loins and abdomen. 



