. FORCEPS FOR LIFTING BLEEDING AND WOUNDED BLOOD YESSELS SO THAT THEY MAT BE TIED. 2. Bleeding from Wounds.—If the wound be a sim- ple one, and not on the inside of a leg where the large blood vessels are situated^ all that will be necessary to stop it will be a small piece of cotton or soft cloth placed in and over the wound, and secure it for a few hours by a broad bandage, not too tightly applied over it, or, if preferred, touch the mouth of the bleeding vessel with a piece of iron previously immersed in boiling water or in

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