After the layer of granulations has been removed and the newly healed edge of the ulcer has been cut away, the bleeding must be arrested completely before the grafts are applied. The most rapid method is to pour a few drops of adrenalin chloride (1 to 1000) solution over the raw surface, when the oozing ceases immediately. If adrenalin be not at hand the following plan will be found satisfactory: any spouting vessel is clamped and a large piece of sterilized gauze or thin sheet rubber is applied over the raw surface of the wound; outside this, several sponges are placed and a sterilized bandage is bound firmly over them. If the sore be small and an assistant be available, he may apply the pressure. Pressure is employed indirectly through the protective in this way, because if it were made directly upon the surface of the wound by means of the sponges, bleeding would recommence when the latter were removed, as they stick to the raw surface. While the bleeding is being arrested the surgeon cuts his skin grafts from any part of the body, as he thinks fit As a rule they are taken from the front of the thigh, but the side of the abdomen may be selected. The area from which the grafts are to be cut is disinfected, and the surgeon grasps the limb from behind with his left hand in such a way as to make the skin over the front of the thigh as tense as possible; in doing this he pushes the soft parts well forward so as to make the anterior aspect of the limb as flat as possible. The skin is further put on the stretch vertically by an assistant, who pulls it upward and downward. These precautions are important, as without them it is almost impossible to cut a graft of even width. The razor, which should have a very broad blade, is dipped into a boric acid solution and is kept constantly wet with it whilst the grafts are being cut. Unless this be done, the graft adheres to the blade and may be either partially or wholly cut through before a sufficient length can be obtained. The razor is made to penetrate through about half the thickness of the skin, and then, by a lateral sawing motion, the grafts are cut as broad and as long as possible. After a little practice it is easy to cut them about two inches in breadth and about four or five inches in length. If one graft be insufficient, it is best to slide it off the razor and leave it on the bleeding surface; in this way it is kept warm and moist. Some surgeons put the graft into warm saline solution, and it is said to then spread out more easily afterwards. Small skin grafts can be cut under local anesthesia. +Application of Grafts.+ When a sufficient number of grafts have been cut, the bandage, sponges and protective are removed from the raw surface of the ulcer and the grafts are applied to it if the bleeding has stopped, as is generally the case. The raw surface usually has a thin layer of blood-clot upon it, and this should be wiped away.