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Our Hammock-, being of Turkey Leather, fits itfelf 
to thofe Pillows, and gathers them in as the lower 
Sheets would do ; but the Inconveniency of Sheets 
we have fupplied with thofe Ticks and Pillow-biers 
covering the Matreffes and Pillows. 
The Turkey Leather of the Hammocks is full wide, 
not only to cover the whole Bed, but even fo as 
that the Hems or Borders of it may hang down round 
about it, and tuck in under the Matreffes : The Bot- 
tom of it is pierced in thofe Places which anfwer to 
the Anus , or any Part affedted, fo that the Evacua- 
tions may find their Paflage into Receptacles between 
the Pillows ranged accordingly. 
When the Patient is to be dreffed or refrefhed, 
the Borders of the Hammock are taken up, and the 
feveral Hooks paffed through, by which he is to be 
fufpended, as appears in the Figure ; and then a Man, 
being placed at the Rope that runs over the Pulleys, 
lifts the Patient up to the Height neceffary for the 
Surgeon to fearch and drefs the W ound, and for the 
Afliftants to make his Bed, which, even for the 
greater Conveniency, may be pulled out from under 
the Hammock. 
When all is done, the Bed is pufhed back again to 
its former Place, the Patient is gently let down upon 
it, the Crofs- beams are lowered and detached both 
from the Hammock and the Block, and put out of 
the Way into a Corner of the Room; inflead of if, 
a Rope is fixed to the Hook of the Block, tied into 
an Eilet at the End, coming down towards the Bed 
within the Patient’s Reach, in order to help himfelf 
when he wants to ftir a little. 
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