APPENDIX.— ^WOUNDS. 3 1 3 



and if the wound appear languid, wanting that 

 red appearance we have just described, and 

 discharo-ino- thin matter, some of the stimulants 



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we have mentioned may be, employed : still 

 it is improper to cram tents into the wound, 

 or daub them over with stinking ointments. 

 If the red granulations form so luxuriantly 

 as to rise above the level of the skin, they 

 must be kept down by red precipitate, burnt 

 alum, " or other applications of this kind ^ 

 pressure will also be effectual on this oc- 

 casion, laying a piece of soft lint on the part, 

 and confining it with a roller. Should the 

 sides or edges of the wound become calhuis, 

 caustics must be applied to remove the oLl 

 surface, and then fresh attempts should be 

 made to brino- them into contact. When the 



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matter has penetrated from having been con- 

 fined, so as to form siimses, fistuljr, or pipeSy 

 as they are commonly termed (that is, narrow, 

 deep ulcers running in various directions), 

 tl\eir sides if possible should be brought into 

 contact by means of pressure. If such sinuses 

 have existed for some time, the sides will 

 have become callous, and incapable of uniting: 

 it is then necessary to apply caustic, either bv 

 injecting some liquid caustic, such as strong 



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