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Excerpt from Southern Medical and Surgical Journal, 1848, Vol. 4 Mr. Whately used very little variety of dressing, and with some exceptions, pressure was prmcipally relied upon as the means of cure. Mr. W. Gives a preference to fine flannel rollers, somewhat less than four inches Wide. It is no doubt true that Mr. Baynton was as successful in the treatment of varicose ulcers, as in that variety of indolent, having no con nection with a diseased state of the veins, for his applications Were such as had a direct influence on both sorts. 'the great principle involved in the treatment of indolent ulcers is to have an equal and even pressure, so that the limb may have, as nearly as possible, a natural condition, a firm support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.