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horse. A dog's mouth should 

 be tied shut with a stout 

 bandaje. 



In sewing up a wound the 

 stitches should be just cióse 

 enough together so that the 

 wound will not gape between 

 the stitches. It is best to take 

 one stitch and tie it, then cut 

 the silk and take another as 

 shown in Fig. 3. The needle 

 should be inserted far enough 

 back from the edge . of the 

 wound so that it will not tear 

 out easily and it is very impor- 

 tant that the two sides of the 

 wound be brought evenly to- 

 gether as near as possible as 

 they were before the wound 

 was made. In case of a trian- 

 gular wound it isa good plan 

 to take the first stitch at the Figure N * 



ailo -le as shown in Fig. 4. If the wound is deep 



the stitches 



Figure N' 4 



