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white lotion. It was first recommended by the late Pro- 

 fessor Dick, who had a very high opinion of its excellence. 

 It may be reduced or increased in strength as desired or 

 thought proper. Another very good lotion is as follows : 

 Phenol, pars i., aquae pars xl — c. Oleaginous preparations 

 are of little use in veterinary practice. A usefuL applica- 

 tion in punctures of the coronet is as follows : Tr. ben- 

 zoin., ol. picis, ol. lini., pars equale. Ointments of lead, 

 zinc, etc., are also sometimes useful : but, as a rule, it is 

 not advisable to use ointments on wounds of animals. If 

 exuberant granulations spring up, argenta nitras grs. v.-x., 

 aquae ^i., may be used to touch the parts with. In case 

 the wound is indolent, and needs stimulation, the same 

 may be used, or iodine may be used ; black oil, sulphuric 

 acid, and similar applications should never be used, as they 

 will almost invariably set up a violent and serious inflam- 

 mation in the parts. As a rule wounds, unless injudiciously 

 treated, do well in our patients. 



Results of Wounds.- — One result of wounds is tetanus ; 

 and it is very generally claimed that it more frequently 

 occurs as a result of punctured, than of any other kind of 

 wound. Tetanus usually appears about the eighth or 

 ninth day — about the time the wound is beginning to heal 

 nicely. 



Erysipelas, or inflammation of the superficial and areolar 

 structures, also occurs as a result of wounds, and is very 

 serious when it occurs in the phlegmonous form, causing 

 sloughing and gangrene of the tissues. Phlegmonous 

 erysipelas usually occurs as a result of wounds in the region 

 of the shoulder and groin : it usually manifests itself in 

 about twenty-four hours after the reception of the wound, 

 by swelling, etc., the pulse being weak, and running from 

 seventy to eighty beats per minute. In such a case the 

 prognosis is, to say the least, very unfavourable. If sup- 



