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...seance nor hard massage. In these cases one must begin the treatment gently and with a short seance, gradually increasing the strength of the massage and its duration. For local massage generally a quarter of an hour is suitable. General massage (which is usually done by some one other than a doctor) takes at least half an hour, often more. In certain acute cases, and especially when used as an anti- phlogistic (by means of effleurage), as, for example, in a recent sprain of the ankle, massage should be performed several times a day ; in other cases at least twice, never less than once a day. The masseur should from the beginning accustom himself to use both hands and divide the work fairly equally between them. While he is still new to the work, like other mechanical workers, he squanders his strength and becomes easily tired, but he quickly learns to obtain the greatest possible effect, and can do much more work than seemed at first possible. The masseur should never make use of...