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A still better, and often a more easily obtainable, applica- 

 tion is ordinary bicarbonate of soda — baking soda. This may- 

 be dredged directly on the part, or stirred up with water to 

 a thick paste and laid over the burn. The relief it causes is 

 immediate. 



In milder burns, a cheap and very excellent application is, 

 to paint the whole of the burned surface with several thick 

 coats of ordinary white lead paint. On the large surfaces of 

 horses and cattle, this is the most convenient of all dressings. 

 After being well covered, carded cotton should be laid over 

 the paint, and the whole covered by a moderately firm ban- 

 dage. No further dressing is needed, as the pain is at once 

 allayed, and the burned surface heals kindly under the im- 

 penetrable cover thus given it. 



No. 266. Alum, powdered, 2 oz. 



Water, 1 pint. 



An excellent application for fresh burns and scalds. The part 

 should be soaked with it, and cloths wet with it applied to the sur- 

 face. 



When the parts ulcerate, they should be well washed out 

 with warm water, with a little carbolic acid in it, or with tar 

 water, and the following dusted over the surface with a flour 

 dredger : — 



No. 267. Oxide of zinc, 1 oz. 



Starch (or rye flour), 2 oz. 



Whenever more moisture appears, this should be dredged 

 on again, so as to keep the parts covered with a thick, dry 

 crust. 



STINGS AND BITES. 



Hornets, wasps and bees often attack animals, and some- 

 times cause them serious injuries. 



Solution of ammonia, or a weak carbolic acid wash (1 oz. 

 to a quart of water), will promptly relieve the smarting. 



