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or side-bone, gave some trouble, a considerable portion 
having to be cut and scraped, and the sinus in it gouged 
out; but its complete removal did not appear to be 
called for. 
‘There was little if any hemorrhage until release of the 
tourniquet, when the whole broad surface became deluged 
with blood, three or four small arteries spurting and veins 
flowing in all directions, so much so that I was glad to 
Fic. 113.—CHRoNIC CoRONITIS FOLLOWING ‘ TREAD.’ 
refix the clasp, and with the firing-iron seal up the vessels, 
searing gently all over the surface. 
‘A good dusting with antiseptic powder, a thick pad of 
carbolized wool, and two long calico bandages wound 
tightly round, completed the work. 
‘The other, the near-leg, was then dealt with in the 
same way. 
‘The mass removed weighed a little over 94 pounds— 
