The surface to which these grafts are applied must be thoroughly cleansed as well as the surface from which they are removed. If an ulcerated surface is to be prepared for grafting it should be scraped thoroughly with a sharp spoon; all sloughing or suspicious tissue should be carefully removed, and all oozing allowed to subside. Not until the surface is prepared is it advisable to remove the grafts. These are best removed by putting upon the stretch the skin of the selected area, so as to render it taut and as nearly flat as possible. The razor used for the purpose should be sterilized and sharp. Salt solution may be allowed to drip upon the razor while the surgeon is using it. It is rarely practicable to remove a strip over 5 Cm. wide or 25 Cm. long. The endeavor should be to remove only the superficial layer of the skin, and when properly done this removal should be followed by but a trifling oozing of blood. If bleeding be profuse the layer removed has been too thick. Grafts of sufficient number and size are removed to nearly cover the desired area. The more completely it is covered the more acceptable will be the final appearance of the surface. If the grafts adhere, we may confidently rely upon their furnishing enough fresh epithelium to fill in the irregular defects between the edges. The grafts when cut should be raised with a razor and a spatula and gently spread out upon the prepared surface, and so pressed and treated that no air bubbles are retained beneath them. If the surface be dry enough they will adhere to the very thin coagulum of blood which glazes it, and after a few moments it will take friction to disturb them. Should the margin of the surface to be grafted be old and indurated it is best to trim off any depression that exists, so that the new skin may not be let in below the surface of the surrounding skin. The _dressing_ should consist of a layer of sterilized oiled silk, gutta-percha tissue, or green protective, laid on in strips, in order that excessive fluid may escape between them. A little antiseptic powder may be dusted upon the grafts, if such be the choice of the surgeon, but if the operation has been properly managed this will hardly be necessary. Careful regulated pressure should be made outside of the protective, by cotton and a suitable dressing, and then the part, if a limb, may be bound upon a splint in order to ensure physiological rest. _Silver, tin, or aluminum foil_ also make a good protective, and, on theoretical principles, are even better than the textile materials.