The journal of the Gynaecological Society of Boston : a monthly journal devoted to the advancement of the knowledge of the diseases of women . d is very imperfect. By the present method, thebougie is heated in the flame of a candle or gas-jet, ap-plied to a stick of the ordinary red sealing-wax, andthen to the bit of sponge, after which it is allowed tocool. The sponge can then be trimmed into any desiredshape, as for applications to the uterine cavity, attachment effected is both perfect and permanent. 33G Proceedings of the Society. [June, Dr. Warren inquired if the sponge did not of
The journal of the Gynaecological Society of Boston : a monthly journal devoted to the advancement of the knowledge of the diseases of women . d is very imperfect. By the present method, thebougie is heated in the flame of a candle or gas-jet, ap-plied to a stick of the ordinary red sealing-wax, andthen to the bit of sponge, after which it is allowed tocool. The sponge can then be trimmed into any desiredshape, as for applications to the uterine cavity, attachment effected is both perfect and permanent. 33G Proceedings of the Society. [June, Dr. Warren inquired if the sponge did not often be-come detached if the weather was very cold. Heshould suppose that when the sealing-wax was exposedto the chance of freezing, it would be liable to , in going from house to house in winter,might, he thought, find this an insuperable difficulty. Dr. Cutter had only employed the wax in the ordi-nary domestic temperature. ]STew attachments of thesponge could easily be made, if necessary, for each in-dividual case. Dr. Sullivan exhibited a photograph of a section ofthe large labial tumor removed by Dr. Storer, which. LP ^7v - a had been presented at the last meeting of the Society. Under the microscope it proved to be distinctly fibroid. Dr. Ramsey stated, in answer to a question by Dr. 1871.] Proceedings of the Society. 337 Storer, that in his practice at the South he had seensolid labial tumors more frequently in the black racethan in the white. In this enumeration, he did notinclude instances of labial cyst, or abscess. Thus, infifteen instances of labial fibroids that he had attended,twelve had been in the black, and but three in thewhite. He had never seen a specimen at all approxi-mating in size to that removed by Dr. Storer. Dr. Wheeler asked of Dr. Ramsey what hafl beenhis experience as to THE COMPARATIVE OCCURRENCE OE FIBROID DEPOSITS IN THE BLACK RACE, in other parts of the body. Dr. Ramsey could not speak confidently upon thispoint. He had been p
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