Some Notes on Skin Grafting

Mode of operation.?A small piece of the skin was taken up by means of an ordinary dressing forceps, and with a sharp scalpel it was cut, or rather shaved off, care being taken, if possiable, to avoid drawing blood. The piece removed was never more than an eighth of in inch in diameter, aud wa3 generally divided into two or more smaller portions upon the thumb nail, each division being placed separately at distances varying with the size of the ulcer, and gently pressed upon the granulations. The ulcer was then covered \yith guttapercha tissue, dipped in carbolic oil (1 to 40), which was kept in its place by a lightly applied bandage, and a little cotton to keep the guttapercha pressing the grafts against the granulations. The ulcers should be heathy, or at least only indolent, for if otherwise there i8 scarcely any chance of success: the class which appear to do best are those which are healing slowly from the edges ; the next