Bruises

Method

1. wards a poultice.
2. But leeches should not be put on young children.
3. If the bruised part be the knee or the ankle, walking should not be attempted till it can be performed without pain.
4. Inattention to this point often lays the foundation for serious mischief in these joints, especially in the case of scrofulous persons.
5. In all conditions of bruises occurring in children, whether swellings or abrasions, no remedy is so quick or certain of effecting a cure as the pure extract of lead applied to the part.
6. If the bruise is not very severe, bathe it with cold water till all appearance of blackness and swelling is gone.
7. A severe bruise should be first well bathed with hot water, and then covered with a plaster of treacle spread on linen.
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9. As soon as possible after the acci- dent, place on the injured part a piece of rag wetted with tincture of arnica i part, and water from 5 to 8 parts.
10. Sometimes it will be advisable to make warm applications, such as a large bread poultice, or hot fomentations by means of frequently-renewed flannels.
11. In the case of a sprain, an easy position must instantly be sought for.
12. Should the wrist be the part injured, a sling must be worn;
13. if the ankle, place the injured joint upon a couch or stool.
14. Take off bandages night and morning, and rub the place affected with the lotion, using the palm of the hand.
15. Other 7'emedies for.
16. — If very painful, apply a hot bread-and-water poultice to the part ;
17. or bathe it for a time with warm water ;
18. or apply flannels steeped and wrung outj as hot as possible ;
19. or try the following plaster : — Simmer a pint of porter in a pipkin until it is reduced to a paste-like residuum ;
20. spread this residuum on soft leather, and apply it to the bruise.
21. If the bruise be very near a joint, it may be advisable to apply leeches.

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