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A similar case occurred last spring; the caustic was an efficacious preventive; the cautery was perfectly useless.— The Dog
At the same time, much attention must be paid to the degree in which the caustic is applied.— An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers
In recent punctures the caustic should be applied in the manner already described in cases of simple punctured wounds.— An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers
Two days afterwards, the caustic was again applied, and in eight days from the first application of the caustic the hand was quite well.— An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers
The sooner the caustic is applied the better; but I should not hesitate to have recourse to it even after the constitution has become affected.— The Dog
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