8.Therearetwousefulpurposestobefulfilledbybandaging：
（first，）strength，whichisimpartedbythecompressionandthenumberoffolds.Inonecasethebandageeffectsthecure，andinanotheritcontributestothecure.Forthesepurposesthisistherule—
thattheforceoftheconstrictionbesuchastopreventtheadjoiningpartsfromseparating，withoutcompressingthemmuch，andsothatthepartsmaybeadjustedbutnotforcedtogether;andthattheconstrictionbesmallattheextremities，andleastofallinthemiddle.Theknotandthethreadthatispassedthroughshouldnotbeinadownwardbutinanupwarddirection，regardbeinghadtothecircumstancesunderwhichthecaseispresented;toposition，tothebandaging，andtothecompression.Thecommencementoftheligaturesisnottobeplacedatthewound，butwherethekriotissituated.Theknotshouldnotbeplacedwhereitwillbeexposedtofriction，norwhereitwillbeintheway，norwhereitwillbeuseless.Theknotandthethreadshouldbesoft，andnotlarge.
9.（Second.）Oneoughttobewellawarethateverybandagehasatendencytofallofftowardsthepartthatdeclinesorbecomessmaller;as，forexample，upwards，inthecaseofthehead，anddownwards，inthecaseoftheleg.Theturnsofthebandageshouldbemadefromrighttoleft，andfromlefttoright，exceptonthehead，whereitshouldbeinastraightdirection.Whenoppositepartsaretobebandagedtogether，wemustuseabandagewithtwoheads;orifwemakeuseofabandagewithonehead，wemustattachitinlikemanneratsomefixedpoint：such，forexample，asthemiddleofthehead;andsoinothercases.Thosepartswhicharemuchexposedtomotion，suchasthejoints，wherethereisaflexion，shouldhavefewandslightbandagesappliedtothem，asattheham;butwherethereismuchextension，thebandageshouldbesingleandbroad，asatthekneepan;andforthemaintenanceofthebandageinitsproperplace，someturnsshouldbecarriedtothosepartswhicharenotmuchmoved，andarelank，suchasthepartsaboveandbelowtheknee.Inthecaseoftheshoulder;afoldshouldbecarriedroundbytheotherarmpit;inthatofthegroin，bytheflanksoftheoppositeside;andoftheleg，toabovethecalfoftheleg.Whenthebandagehasatendencytoescapeabove，itshouldbesecuredbelow，andviceversa;andwherethereisnomeansofdoingthis，asinthecaseofthehead，theturnsaretobemademostlyonthemostlevelpartofthehead，andthefoldsaretobedonewithaslittleobliquityaspossible，sothatthefirmestpartbeinglastappliedmaysecuretheportionswhicharemoremovable.Whenwecannotsecurethebandagingbymeansoffoldsofthecloth，norbysuspendingthemfromtheoppositeside，wemusthaverecoursetostitchingitwithligatures，eitherpassedcircularlyorintheformofaseam.
10.Thebandagesshouldbeclean，light，soft，andthin.Oneshouldpracticerollingwithbothhandstogether，andwitheitherseparately.Oneshouldalsochooseasuitableone，accordingtothebreadthandthicknessoftheparts.Theheadsofthebandagesshouldbehard，smooth，andneatlyputon.Thatsortofbandagingistheworstwhichquicklyfallsoff;butthosearebadbandageswhichneithercompressnoryetcomeoff.
11.Thefollowingaretheobjectwhichtheupperbandage，theunderbandage，orbothaimat：Theobjectoftheunderbandageiseithertobringtogetherpartsthatareseparated，ortocompresssuchasareexpanded，ortoseparatewhatarecontracted，ortorestoretoshapewhataredistorted，orthecontrary.Itisnecessarytopreparepiecesoflinencloth，whicharelight，thin，soft，clean，havingnoseamsnorprotuberancesonthem，butsound，andabletobearsomestretching，orevenalittlemorethanrequired;notdry，butwettedwithajuicesuitabletothepurposerequired.Wemustdealwithpartsseparated（inasinus？）insuchwise，thatthepartswhichareraisedmaytouchthebottomwithoutproducingpressure;wemustbeginonthesoundpart，andterminateatthewound;sothatwhateverhumorisinitmaybeexpelled，andthatitmaybepreventedfromcollectingmore.Andstraightpartsaretobebandagedinastraightdirection，andobliqueobliquely，insuchapositionastocreatenopain;andsothattheremaybenoconstrictionnorfallingoffonachangeofposition，eitherforthepurposeoftakingholdofanything，orlayingthelimb;andthatmuscles，veins，nerves，andbonesmaybeproperlyplacedandadjustedtooneanother.Itshouldberaisedorlaidinanaturalposition，soasnottooccasionpain.Inthosecasesinwhichanabscessisformed，wemustactinacontraryway.Whenourobjectistobringtogetherpartswhichhavebecomeexpanded，inotherrespectswemustproceedonthesameplain;andwemustcommencethebringingtogetherfromsomeconsiderabledistance;andaftertheirapproach，wemustapplycompression，atfirstslight，andafterwardsstronger，thelimitofitbeingtheactualcontactoftheparts.Inordertoseparatepartswhicharedrawntogether，whenattendedwithinflammation，wemustproceedontheoppositeplan;butwhenwithoutinflammation，wemustusethesamepreparations，butbandageintheoppositedirection.Inordertorectifydistortedparts，wemustproceedotherwiseonthesameprinciples;butthepartswhichareseparatedmustbebroughttogetherbyanunderbandage，byagglutinants，andbysuspendingit（thelimb？）initsnaturalposition.Andwhenthedeformitiesarethecontrary，thisistobedoneonthecontraryplan.