Non-Union in Fractures

a woollen abdominal binder. WVarm baths are useful in relieving spasm. Of drugs, those of the atropine group are of great service, tincture of belladonna or hyoscyamus being commonly employed. One must findl the optimum dose for each case, as individual susceptibility is variable. It is best given before or between meals. Its use may be discontinued at times of well-being, but commencing constipation is a signal for its use. If the pain be very severe, tincture of opium may be given with the belladonna, but its use should not be long continiue(l. Liquor hydrargri perchloricli has been recommended, but its rationale is not obvious. Only one laxative is permissible, and that is liquid paraffin. If necessary, it may be reinforced with magnesia. Vegetable laxatives must always be avoided, as they increase peristalsis. Enemata are not indicated, although sometimes a warm injection of four or five ounces of paraffin gives relief. Such sedatives as bromides may seem indicated, but they are not very helpful, and so-called nerve tonics are usually to be avoidled on account of the strychnia they contain.