Hooper, Robert [Editor]: The Anatomist's Vade-Mecum: Containing The Anatomy, Physiology, Morbid Appearances, &c. Of The Human Body ; The Art of making Anatomical Preparations, &c. To which are added Anatomical, Physiological, Medical, And Surgical Examinations For Students (London, 1811)

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4. When injecting, if any circumstance render it necessary

"for the injector to put aside the tube with the mercury, it
ebould be placed in the bottle, the mercury remaining in it,
to be handy and prevent delay.

5. Injecting with mercury is always tedious, and frequently
unsuccessful. The parts exposed must be kept moist by
-sprinkling them with cold water.

A SUPERIOR EXTREMITY.

To inject the lymphatics of an arm, choose one from a
dropsical subject, without fat; make an incision into the skin
around the wrist, and seek diligently with a magnifying-glass,
for an absorbent, into which the pipe is to be put; when the

-quicksilver will immediately run. The shoulder should now be
placed considerably lower than the hand; and, when the
mercury runs out at the divided vessels in the axilla, tie them
up, and also the lymphatic, into which the pipe was intro-

■ diieed. Then seek for another absorbent. When the mer-
cury ceases to run in a lymphatic, press it a little forward ;
and if that do not succeed, tie the vessel, and seek for another.

Dissection. Begin at the lymphatics, where the mercury
entered, and trace them; removing every thing that obstructs
their view: but preserve the glands.

AX INFERIOR EXTREMITY.

The limb for this purpose should also be taken from a drop-
sical person, and the same method adopted as with the supe-
rior extremity, seeking as near to the toes as possible for the
lymphatics.