Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-13
TIE. F.gElNNG STAR.
oakun as z Substftuts Tor Liz: In Gunshst
and ether SnpRaras.-s Weupds

and ether Suppsrass.z wounds
TO fAe E6ifoT q ths Amsfiess Msdteai Tssses .
using picked osEum In all cases Of suppuratng
wounds, particularly IN connection with opened
joints, where the suppuration is excessive. The
great number Of gunShOt wounds new In Bellevue
Hospital where use Il entirely to the exclusion
Of lint has furnished an opportunity for n mum.
Der 81 army surgeons to examine its advantages ,
and thew have requested n1e TO make the subject
more generally known 10 the profession through
the medium OF your valuable medical journal
One Of the objects OF lint applied 70 q su ppurst-
Ing wound is 10 absoTb the discharge: now an
10 % q ne iht - composed either entirely or In
eH part OF cotton, II acts more like a tam pom,
o. retainer OF the secretiOns, than an an absoyher
You VIII lake a bale Of cotton and imne,se IN
the nHef Tor one month, or even longer, and then
remove IL you Eli End on opening II that the
cotton In the ceOtre OF the bale IL PERFECTLY dry
Inu' proving thst II cannot be soaked tbronc b
any grea; thickness, OF that 1t VIII not absorb
moisture ~, when placed over a ,unnuratiUg
wound and left for a0rpe hours. N will h. fonnd
IffSCiy dry except 81 the point Of contact; act
lnE' IN fact, IKE bUnG In barrel or a cork IN
noWt-to ~ vent tie es"Hpe Of the pus-wb ich
neCSrsafiiy burrows IN different directions, thus
iotmln5 extensive abscesses, and adding greatly
20 the dsnger 81 tbs patient ard, when removed
tns p1s y II gusk cut In large quantities. Now,
II " u place licked Odkum over these wounds
You VIII End after the same number Of hours
that the 6aSuuI ia perfectly saturated with p,is
and The wound Itself almost perfectly dry aad
cIsan-the OakUm acting like syphon and DIS.
attraction y 'oPi'i''S
IL Is NJ cessasy to place under the wound niece
OF ln5la-Iubber cloth; or oiled muslin ror the
sake of Cleanliness; and In case Of much inaams-
ton, By simply wetfing the oskum I'm cold water
sns wrapping the oiled muslin around the limb
ofWoo1deo part so g. 10 exclude the air You
nave a. once The neatest and most comfortsble
pouI'lce that ran be applied 20 it. In puushot
wounds, which 60 through and tbrouo b a limb
particularly II msde with the NMinie bqll.'i ths
Whit 0r screw If the ban entangles in ia ibresd
tne muscular nbres ana cellular tissue and sepa-
Ih-SS tie ~ from their attac hments for LONG dis
lance rom the real track Of the ball itseif
As tie muscle and tPgumertary tis,ues are rno,a
freely supplied with blood vessels than fbs ~
and &c lulaT Ssuss, the consequence Is that thpv
o-gin u granulate much Eore read IIv than tboae
"tier TISSUES, and wil thus often cl &c IN the
wound and prevent the free escsne of rms hafo-a
tlo'e parts are perfectly healed, ard thus lead 10
io' fOTn1tiOa OF extensive secondary ahseasaau
J. 'nerrforei In all cases where no blood yesseIs
prevent It, pass an eyed probe throug n IN. wound
= dfaw toTcuE Il q few flores Of W. cakum ~
Jared pe, which Keeps it pc fecly free and the
unpleasant G6nr '-
A Few fre-h fbTes are twis ed on the end Of tho
seen az every dressing, and drawn into the
uhI' a5h 10 soiIed pieces cutoff AMI removed
Anot-er grss. Bdva1ta G which the oslx-,,p mn.
seE>eh over ii3t-WDicl iu these times Of hsay,,
la1stinB is HSt 20 be cveFlCo ssd--s It's cLsannc,
rs g ne PfssfH- time oats frcun 81 26to 81 o5
PEI pcE o. Wa.reaS TIE finest uIr red ~ I'm -
ne Obtained az toe Empire ob.uro w. - AN SaA
law W esq sHlr' y-uiuth street for ten cep.s -
pound. Ana 4 II were universally dunted In r.
army u would save mEny Thousands OF dolls, tn
1,I { government, end, | Cos hdenly believe the
Iie'i aS,Hf E@ld'eT. And no surgeon yrho ~.
once ute q viii ever rssng: 10 lint ssin 1919 nos
10y II - liht Is ElEde or rotor
A"ulss 80. LHyTs A. SkTRR III n
surgeon to Bellevue HoSD5t7l e.c