Under 3. Chronic pathological con- 

 ditions, in which one or 

 more of various iodine 

 preparations, locally ap- 

 plied, constitutes the en- 

 tire treatment. 

 This classification and sub-classifica- 

 tion is important and essential when we 

 endeavor to make our use of iodine con- 

 form to ethical standards; it is also 

 very essential to the attainment of cer- 

 tain therapeutic ends in actual practice. 



I. The Local Application of Prep- 

 arations OF Iodine in the Sense 

 OF Prophylactic Aim in Surgery. 



The exhaustive pre-operative wash- 

 ing and scrubbing of the integument, 

 that veterinary practitioners applied to 

 their surgical patients in years past, has 

 given way almost entirely ~v iodine 

 painting. Even those surge r,ns who 

 still adhere to the scrubbing and wash- 

 ing of the parts about to be incised, 

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