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infect the mouth of the bottle containing the antiseptic 

 solution by placing tow or cotton against it in order to 

 saturate them with the solution, but a glazed gallipot 

 or such like receptacle should be used for decanting as 

 much solution as may be required to dress just one 

 wound, after which any that remains should be thrown 

 away, and the receptacle thoroughly cleaned. Anything 

 which goes towards reducing the risk of infection is 

 also recommended ; therefore all wounds should be 

 covered up either by cotton wool and bandaging, or 

 what is often much better, gauze. Disinfectants 

 should be freely used in the stables, which must, 

 together with their surroundings, be kept clean, and 

 free from smell ; fly papers may also be used with 

 advantage when thought practical. 



10. Harness and saddlery used on infected cases 

 should be thoroughly disinfected with perchloride of 

 mercury solution 1-250, as far as it is practical, or else 

 they should be destroyed altogether, i.e.^ burnt with the 

 carcase together with the litter, grooming kit, and 

 clothing, all of which should invariably also be 

 destroyed. The clothing of attendants on infected 

 animals should be thoroughly disinfected, if not burnt. 



Periodical disinfection of all the other animals' 

 grooming kits, stable utensils, etc., is also recommended. 



11. The stables occupied by infected animals 

 should be thoroughly disinfected. The walls, wood- 

 work, and mangers first singed, then washed down and 

 scrubbed with perchloride of mercury solution, the 

 floorings being swilled out with it at the same time, 

 after which the walls are washed with quicklime, the 

 woodwork is painted, and the floorings sprinkled with 

 quicklime. Should the floors consist of mud, or other 

 permeable material, it is advisable to burn litter over it, 

 and then remove at least three to six inches off the 



