the hair naturally; wash the body, and put everything in as good order as practicable, restoring the body as nearly as possible to its condition previous to the examination. The calvaria may be fastened by brass pins inserted into the diploë at each temple and at the occiput, to keep it in position, or by pieces of copper wire passed and twisted through holes drilled in each temporal fossa, and corresponding holes in the calvaria. In closing up the abdomen and thorax, sew from below, entering on the under surface of the skin, and at regular intervals. The operator should be particular to cleanse his hands. thoroughly with cold water, using a nail-brush, after which he must immerse them in some disinfecting solution, finishing his ablution with a little Cologne water. In case of wounds being received during post-mortem examination, he should wash the hands at once, suck the wound, and apply plaster until after the operation is over, then use water dressings. There is more danger from unseen cuts, of which the operator is hardly conscious, than from free incisions. ADDENDUM. ADDITIONAL NEW REMEDIES. SEVERAL articles of recent introduction, whose therapeutic properties, in some instances, are not thoroughly established, may be briefly enumerated, with the doses of each in grains and grammes. A few of them were accidentally omitted from the table of remedies previously given. (See p. 79.) |