"He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in
plaster of Paris. "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
Against one wall was a
plaster of Paris plaque of an O'Callahan in a Roman helmet.
I saw iron ladles, pans full of white sand, files with white metal left glittering in their teeth, molds of
plaster of Paris, bags containing the same material in powder, a powerful machine with the name and use of which I was theoretically not unacquainted, white metal in a partially-fused state, bottles of aquafortis, dies scattered over a dresser, crucibles, sandpaper, bars of metal, and edged tools in plenty, of the strangest construction.
Of course it had not the least effect, except upon a few roaches which had the misfortune to drink water after eating it, and so got their inwards set in a coating of
plaster of Paris. The family, having no idea of this, and no more money to throw away, had nothing to do but give up and submit to one more misery for the rest of their days.
Here is my monograph upon the tracing of footsteps, with some remarks upon the uses of
plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses.
The cast was taken in two moulds from each side of the face, and then these two profiles of
plaster of Paris were joined together to make the complete bust.
Shortly afterward, a working-man had brought a bundle of laths, and some mortar and
plaster of Paris, which had been carefully placed together in a corner of the scullery.
But he is a close friend of ex-Mayor Shahid Hameed Chandida, and was illegally awarded contracts of providing of sand, rexine sheet, rope, pvc pipe, electric material, lime quick and
plaster of paris, and repairing of steel chairs.
The figures were made using
plaster of Paris moulds to produce the front and back of the figure.
Currently, usage of
plaster of paris have a very limited lifespan where it only can be used up to 40 casts only before it is totally saturated [3][4].
Plaster of Paris (POP) bandage cast is still the most common material used for immobilization of fractured limbs as it is inexpensive, commonly available and can be easily applied under remote field conditions to produce a smooth and contouring cast.