Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-23

Thumb and Forefnger of the
Surgeon and with an Assistant
on each Side, you next proceed to make
an Incision through them, either with
the Scalpel or Lancet, big enough to
admit Pea, which having been insert
ed and covered with a Plaster and Com
press nothing more is wanting than
your Roller TO compleat the Operation.
Thus by cleansing and dressing the
Wound every Morning with a fresh
Pea, IL by Degrees, in a Day or two,
degenerates into little Ulcer, dis
charging daily quantity Of purulent
Matter.
There is a second Methed of making
Issues" the author continues, "by
w0unding the Skin with red-hot Iron.
The red-hot Iron is pressed down upon
the IntegumentS and the ESchar, or
Burn, is next 10 be dressed with fresh
Butter, till it at length separates IN re-
peating the Dressing every Day and
then the little Ulcer formed is TO be
filed with Pea and dressed as before.
though this Method is more severe yet
il must be equally more efficatons as
the Pain Of Cauterization must neces-
sarily mako considerable Revision.
Issues are used chiefly for various Dis
orders of the Head, eyes, ears, teeth,
the Sciatic- and other painful Disorders,
which are this way frequently relieved
or cured. The advantage Of Issues is
we'll known aud daily experienced by
most Surgeons, contrary TO the Opinion
of Helmont and some others, who think
they serve only 10 torment and trouble
a Patient"
HORSEHAIRS IN SURGERY.
After explaining that seton is "a
few HorsehalrS, small Threads, or a
larger Psckthrtad, drawn through the
Skin, chiefly of the Neck, by means Of
large Needle or Probe, with View to
restore or preserve Health" the author
describes the three methods of perform
ing the operation. The first is begun
by taking up the skin on the lower part
of the neck, while an assistant draws IT
tight about an inch above. Then the
Surgeon passes through the Skin large
and crooked Needle armed with SILK or
Thread, either twisted together with a
large String, or In 90 or 80 small and
loose Threads, which being drawn
through the Skin are to be left in the
Neck after the Needle has been re-
moved. The wound is then dressed
with some digestive ointment and COW
cred with Piece of Plaster perforated
on each Side for the Ligature to pass
through and thus the Seton is decently
completed. The Ligature is to be shift
ed or drawn through the Wound little
every Day and the Matter is to be
wiped of every Morning and night as
in Issues, by which Means it will desen-
crate into an Ulcer with double ORR
fee"
Another method Of inserting q seton
Is, it is explained, by the use OF an in
strument made for the purpose, Shy
which the skin is pinched up and after
ward perforated with sharp pointed
and red-hot iron, after which Liga-
ture is introduced as before. AS this
Operation Is attended with great Pain
and consequent Suppuration, the
author adds, cit is not st all surprising
that it should be approved by many en-
inent Physicians to make strong revul-
sion and coDioRs discharge Of offending
Humous from the Head, Eyes and more
noble Parts!" 1t was, I'll b. seea, 5
prevailing theory amoD I'd
doctors or that day1%
culiar efficacy In thsN
hlsion" or shock 70 IL
one will doubt that Ia
sd-hot Iron then in