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Wounds that are more than skin deep 

 should be thoroughly washed and cleansed 

 from all foreign substances, taking especial 

 care to see that not a single hair Is left In 

 the wound, as this Is a very common 

 source of trouble. If the wound be serious, 

 it should be drawn together with stitches — 

 not too close together — and covered with 

 three or four thicknesses of old linen, and 

 kept constantly wet with water that is 

 moderately cool. In about four days. If 

 the animal Is In good health, the stitches 

 should be removed, and the wound dressed 

 with a little Iodoform in powder, by sprin- 

 kling It over the entire surface and again 

 covering with the wet linen. Of course, if 

 the wound is very serious you should at 

 once call in the services of a veterinarian 

 or physician. 



Broken bones and dislocations should 

 never be meddled with by any one not 

 qualified by education and experience to 

 properly attend to them. In case, how- 



