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wound should be irrigated and zinc sulphate, six ^rachms; lead 

 acetate, one ounce; acid carbolic, four drachms; water, one 

 quart, applied to the wound. Deodorizers are usefulj such as 

 charcoal dusted on the parts. 



In treating- burns and scalds the parts are to be dressed with 

 carron oil — namely, linseed oil and lime water, equal parts. 

 After dressing with the oil, flour should be applied over all, as it 

 assists the oil in excluding the air. Cotton or wool may be used 

 until the oil and flour can be got to exclude the air. Nitrate of 

 silver, five grains to the ounce of water, has been recommended, 

 and should be applied as often as it dries for several hours. A 

 purgative should be given and the animal supported by stimu- 

 lants, such as wine or whiskey. AVhen pus forms the wound is 

 to be treated like any suppurating wound. The zinc and lead 

 lotion is a splendid dressing to the parts. 



The treatment of the bite of poisonous insects consists in pre- 

 venting absorption into the circulation by tying a ligature 

 around the bitten limb upon the heart-side of the wound. The 

 parts should be immediately excised and the actual cautery ap- 

 plied. Stimulants, as brandy or whiskey, should be given in 

 large quantities. The injection of ammonia into the veins has 

 been recommended. Arsenic has also been recommended. The 

 following has been useful in human patients: Bromine, five 

 drachms; bichloride of mercury, two grains, and iodide of potas- 

 sium, four grains. The dose for the human being is ten drops. 

 In the horse, sixty minims should be used at one dose. 



RESULTS OF WOUNDS. 



Tetanus, or lockjaw, is a result of wounds, and usually fol- 

 lows punctured wounds. Lockjaw usually appears about the 

 eighth or ninth day, when the wound is beginning to heal. 



Erysipelas is a result of wounds. It consists of an inflam- 

 mation of the skin and subcutaneous areolar tissue, characterized 

 by diffused swelling of the parts affected, which has a remarkable 

 tendency to spread, and is dependent upon some alteration of 



