area should be lightly brushed with a 

 stiff, dry brush, in order to remove 

 dandruff and scurf. 



The second — and the most important 

 — point is that the surface that is to 

 be painted with the tincture of iodine 

 be perfectly dry. In the event that the 

 area to be painted should contain a de- 

 posit of filth, oily or greasy in nature, 

 this should first be removed by swab- 

 bing and wiping with gauze or cotton 

 saturated with gasoline, benzine or 

 ether; these remove oily, greasy or 

 fatty filth and evaporate quickly, leav- 

 ing the area perfectly dry and clean. 

 Washing with watery solutions, previ- 

 ous to the iodine application, is not re- 

 commended under any conditions. 



When the area has been clipped, 

 shaved, freed from grease or other 

 filth, and then allowed to become per- 

 fectly dry, the tincture of iodine is 

 applied liberally with a soft brush, or 

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