Practical rules for the management and medical treatment of Negro slaves, in the sugar colonies / by a professional planter.

  • Collins, Dr.
Date:
1803
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical rules for the management and medical treatment of Negro slaves, in the sugar colonies / by a professional planter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    mits tliem for a time to walk with tolerable ease, un- til, being softened by moisture, the scab drops off, when the tubbo regenerating, the part recovers its sensibility, and requires to be removed by the former, or some other more effectual application. Others make use of arsenick, or corrosive sub- limate, which goes much deeper, but seldom reaches to the bottom of the evil, unless applied with judgment and precaution. The best way of treating the tubbo, with either of these substances, is as follows: Bathe the foot in warm water for an hour or two; then let it be wiped dry, and with a sharp knife pare off the callous edge and loose skin that surrounds the tubbo, almost to the sensible flesh, then, with one quick stroke of the knife, cut off the tubbo as deep as you can well take it, without injuring the contiguous parts. Put a little lint on the wound, and let it remain until the bleeding has ceased. When that has disappeared, take a wet sponge, remove the coagulated blood, and sprinkle, out of a quill, a litde of the powder of corrosive sublimate over the surface of the tubbo; then press some lint on the sublimate, and cover the whole with an adhesive plaster, spread on cloth or leather, and put a ban- dage to keep every thing in its place. By this means,