Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery . t hours, the pus will easily wash off, and the sorepresent a florid and comparatively healthy appearance; and theedges, especially, be much softened. If, on the other hand, thereshould be any irritable ulcers, emollients must be resorted to. The whole limb must be subjected to the vapor of bitterherbs and water. The best way is to place it over a vessel,into which the ingredients are put with boiling water andvinegar, steam being kept up by hot bricks, covering the wholewith a blanket to prevent the escape of the vapor. (See Intro-duction.)
Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery . t hours, the pus will easily wash off, and the sorepresent a florid and comparatively healthy appearance; and theedges, especially, be much softened. If, on the other hand, thereshould be any irritable ulcers, emollients must be resorted to. The whole limb must be subjected to the vapor of bitterherbs and water. The best way is to place it over a vessel,into which the ingredients are put with boiling water andvinegar, steam being kept up by hot bricks, covering the wholewith a blanket to prevent the escape of the vapor. (See Intro-duction.) Keep it up for at least an hour, and repeat the ope-ration once or twice a day. Meantime bathe the affected limbwith some stimulating wash—one composed, for instance, of thespirits of turpentine, one ounce, and tinctures of capsicum and 138 CHRONIC ULCERS. camphor, each two ounces—sheathing the ulcer from its effects,for a while, by a simple cerate spread on linen. This linimentshould be applied each time immediately after the steaming. Fig. When these points are attended to, proceed with your mostimportant measure—the bandage. It should be about two inchesand a half wide. Begin with it at the extremity of the greattoe, so as to compress it equally all round. At the next turninclude the second toe, and so on with the others, one at a go on smoothly and firmly all over the foot, first placingcompresses in the hollows around the ankle, so as to have equalpressure at every point. Continue to the knee, or should thestate of the limb require it, include even the thigh also—one ofthe principal objects being, you should bear in mind, to aid thereturning circulation. Let each layer of your roller overlap thepreceding for at least two-thirds of its width. Where the limbis tapering (as just above the malleoli), it will not lie smoothunless, you fold it over itself and slightly change its direction atalmost every turn. When you have reached the knee, or ashigh as yo
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