flannel
bandage. Painting the knee with tincture of iodine in spots as large
as a silver dollar is also of service at this time. The knee should
not be bent in walking until it can be moved by another person without
producing discomfort.

Such treatment may be applied to the other joints in a general way.
The elbow must be fixed by a splint as recommended for dislocation of
the joint (p. 128). The ankle is treated as advised for sprain of that
joint (p. 68). When a physician can be obtained no layman is justified
in attempting to treat a case of water on the knee or similar
affection of other joints.

=BUNION AND HOUSEMAID'S KNEE.=--Bunion is a swelling of the bursa, or
cushion, at the first joint of the great toe where it joins the foot.
It may not give much trouble, or it may be hot, red, tender, and very
painful. It is caused by pressure of a tight boot which also forces
the great toe toward the little toe, and thus makes the great toe
joint more prominent and so the more readily injured.

A somewhat similar swelling, often as large as an egg, is sometimes
seen over the kneepan, more often in those who work upon their knees,
hence the name housemaid's knee. The swelling may come on suddenly and
be hot, tender, and painful, or it may be slow in appearing and give
little pain.

=Treatment.=--The treatment for the painful variety of bunion and
housemaid's knee is much the same: absolute rest with the foot kept
raised, and application of cloths kept constantly wet with ice or cold
water; or a thick covering of Cataplasma Kaolini (U. S. P.) may be
applied until the inflammation has subsided. If the trouble is
chronic, or the acute inflammation does not soon abate under the
treatment advised, the case is one for the surgeon, and sometimes
requires the knife for abscess formation. In the milder cases of
bunion, wearing proper shoes whose inner border forms almost a
straight line from heel to toe, so that the great toe is not pushed
over toward the little toe, and painting the bunion every few days
with tincture of iodine, until the skin begins to become sore, will
often be sufficient to secure recovery.

=RUN-AROUND; WHITLOW OR FELON.=--"Run-around" consists in an
inflammation of the soft parts about the finger nail. It is more
common in the weak, but may occur in anyone, owing to the entrance of
pus germs through a slight prick or abrasion which may pass unnoticed.
The condition begins with redness, heat, tender