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leaving E in charge of his animals. Among them 

 was an old pony that H loved dearly. She was to 

 be . cherished and, if her present ailment should 

 prove incurable, she was to be shot with all refine- 

 ments known to humanity. The poor old lady 

 could not be cured, and E determined to shoot her 

 himself, so anxious was he to carry out H's behest. 

 He sallied to the task with a 12 -bore and No. 4 

 shot cartridges. The mare moved, and E made a 

 mess of her. The poor beast fled at a high rate of 

 speed, pursued by E, who had lost his head, firing 

 volleys of No. 4 at her as she passed. 



H, if he reads this book, will hear of this episode 

 for the first time now. 



Now I quote the expert, Captain Macdonald : 



Wounds Generally. The main object should be to keep 

 wounds as clean as possible and covered from flies and other 

 insects. 



Thin muslin tied lightly above and below the wound is 

 the best material to use. Wounds should not be bandaged 

 except in exceptional cases when the tissues are badly 

 lacerated and require support. 



The best and handiest application for an ordinary 

 wound in the jungle is tincture of iodine. Hair should 

 be clipped round the wound for a couple of inches and the 

 iodine painted round that area and on the wound itself. 



The wound should not be washed, and the iodine can be 

 applied daily for a few days. This ought to be sufficient 

 treatment for all ordinary wounds. 



It is, however, sometimes difficult to treat large lacerated 

 wounds with iodine ; the next best dressing to be applied 

 is perchloride of mercury, 1 in 1000. 



It is convenient to have a bottle of perchloride pellets, 

 one of which in a pint of water makes a solution of 1 in 1000. 

 The wound should be washed thoroughly clean with this, 

 and a pad of cotton-wool soaked in the same solution 

 applied to the wound and lightly bandaged. In a few days 



