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mouth about twelve inches wide, sufficiently large to admit a 

 bucket of water or a quantity of ice at once, by which means 

 hot or cold applications can be made. 



The mouth is closed by the fastening represented, plate vi., 

 fig. . The bed represented by fig. 4, is the same as fig. 3, ex- 

 cept it is made in different compartments like an air bed, and 

 has also a hose attached, with a copper bulb at the end, by which 

 the water in the bed may be heated, by placing the bulb in a 

 furnace, or grate, at a distance from the bed, in order to impart 

 warmth to the patient. 



HOSPITAL SHEETS. 



These are made of plated cloths, or vellum, about 5 feet by 6 

 feet in dimensions. In hospitals and sick rooms they are an 

 almost indispensable article for the protection of beds, mattresses, 

 &;c., tending very much to the comfort of the patients, as well 

 as their attendants. 



DISSECTING GLOVES. 



The sleeves and hands of dissecting gloves are made of per- 

 forated vellum, except the finger ends, which are made of 

 drapery which is not perforated, in order that the fingers may be 

 more completely protected, the other parts being made pervious, 

 that they may not be uncomfortably warm for the wearer. 



When attached to the dissecting apron hereafter described, or 

 worn with it, they will be found to be useful articles, and, it may 

 be hoped, prevent the fatal accidents that so frequently occur in 

 the profession. The drapery, although difficult to be cut with 

 an edged tool, is yet so delicate as scarcely to interfere with the 

 sense of touch. 



