FRACTURES AND WOUNDS 



silk cord, metallic wire, cat-gut, boiled string, 

 horse-hair, or any other suitable material. The 

 wound should be well washed with either hot 

 or cold water, or alternately with both, which 

 will help to arrest the bleeding, and also re- 

 duce the swelling. Each stitch must be taken 

 separately, and then tied off, but before sewing 

 up the wound, clip the hair away, as this only 

 serves to aggravate the injury. One precaution 

 is necessary — that is, not to draw the stitches 

 too tightly, otherwise subsequent swelling will 

 probably tear them out. There are various 

 surgical methods of treating wounds, but they 

 are all based upon one common principle, which 

 is that of saving as much of the injured tissue 

 as possible, and to maintain the wound in a 

 vigorous and healthy condition from start to 

 finish. As a simple dusting powder, having 

 antiseptic properties, there is nothing more 

 useful than the following : 



