Siamese football is played with a r. inker ball, ant] the players are not i'lloivctl to touch it with their hands, hoiil: allowed, however, to use their heads, shoulders, and kryjes. The object is to prevent the ball Ifrom touching the ground, and some of the players arc very skilful at the game. Galvanised wire-netting is claimed to lie much superior to wood as a material for sui'gical_ splints. It is strong, 'light in weight, non-absorbent, nvl easily sterilised, and unlike wood and plaster, gives free ventilation. The new splints are woven from wire that it can easily be pressed into shape to be bound closely upon the injured limb. :
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 309, 24 September 1918, Page 6
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110Untitled Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 309, 24 September 1918, Page 6
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