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Minute directions having been left with me, I must nerve myself to uncover the dreadful places, wash them, and apply fresh cloths. In the cases of gangrene, poultices of yeast and charcoal, or some other preparation left by the surgeons.
We have had an accident in our house; the cat fell from the mantelpiece and scratched her right ear; it even bled a little. That gave us great sorrow. My good Mathilde remained up and applied cold poultices to the cat all night long. For me she never remains awake." And another time, he said, even more bitterly, to another friend: "I felt rather anxious yesterday.
I had some relief the year I tried Finkelham's Extract, Balm of Gilead poultices and Potts's Pain Pulverizer; but I think it was the buckeye I carried in my pocket what done the trick." "Is yours worse in the morning or at night?" asked the citizen. "Night," said the burglar; "just when I'm busiest.
It is sometimes found necessary to employ moist or oily substances, such as boracic poultices, eucalyptus ointment, or balsam of Peru, to facilitate the separation of sloughs, or to promote the growth of granulations. In patients who are not extremely debilitated the slough may be excised, the raw surface scraped, and then painted with iodine.
"The most pressing thing just now is not really money; we must put mustard poultices, as hot as they can be made, on his feet and legs. If he calls out, there is still some hope for him. You know how to set about doing it, and besides, Christophe will help you. I am going round to the dispensary to persuade them to let us have the things we want on credit.
"Only another blister and my feet Zounds! what have you been doing with my feet? The soles are as tender as if I had been bastinadoed." "Only cataplasms, sir; mustard and bird pepper poultices nothing more." "Mustard and bird pepper poultices! and pray, what is that long fiddle case supported on two chairs in the piazza!" "What case?" said the good Doctor, and his eye followed mine.
"Well," said Minnehaha, "they need not have stung me because I was picking a few flowers; but, after all, I am glad they have their stings or I suppose we should never have any honey." "They are not big enough to have much sense," replied Sagastao, "and so they go for everyone that gets in their way." Mary now carefully removed the clay poultices, which had effectually done their work.
"One golden life of unbroken sunshine, dead at last and laid away in the memory of friends is worth more than your greatest poem." "I should call that sentimentality," Lawrence laughed. "So it is," Philip flashed, "and why not? Must we kill sentiment and go about with hearts of ice because our world is hard?" "Is there no way to keep ourselves warm without poultices?" retorted Lawrence.
I wish you wouldn't take them long rides. Oh, I guess it's lumbago mostly but seems like it ain't, either. The pain seems to be mostly in my side." She stirred restlessly and moaned again. "What's Phoebe been doing for it? You don't seem to have any fever, mommie and that's a good thing. I'll go fix you one of those dandy spice poultices. Had any supper, mommie?" "Oh, I couldn't eat.
Lysle," gruffed the surgeon with a professional air. "He is very ill. He must be kept wrapped in hot linseed poultices and " "Oh, I say, doctor," remonstrated poor O'Keefe, "I'm not that bad." "You're a very sick man," scowled the surgeon. "Now, Mrs. Lysle has graciously offered to help nurse you. She'll see that you have hot fomentations every half hour.
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