Chapter Viii.—What Bone-Setters Cure.

“Man’s life, sir, being so short, and then the way that leads unto the knowledge of ourselves, so long and tedious; each minute should be precious.”—BEAUMONT & FLETCHER.

A Bone-setter’s Refutation—The Human Skeleton and its parts—Liability to Injury—Symptoms—The Illustrations.—Dislocations—Fractures and Ruptures—The Arteries—Mode of stopping bleeding—Hints for Bystanders. 136