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When dried lymph or a crust is to be sent by mail or other conveyance, it should be wrapped in some impermeably envelope, for which purpose gutta-percha tissue is very convenient.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various