120 WOUNDS AND BRUISES. 



wateij and support the testicles with an improvised suspensory 

 bandage, adjusted over his croup. The injured testicle or testicles 

 can be smeared over every day with an ointment composed of 

 equal parts of glycerine and extract of belladonna, or painted over 

 with iodine liniment. If an abscess forms, it should be opened 

 with a knife, and treated antiseptically (p. 67). If serum accu- 

 mulates, it should be let out, by puncturing the skin, previous to 

 doing which, the testicle should be lifted up, so that it may not 

 be wounded. In severe cases, give a ^oz. iodide of potassium daily 

 in the drinking water. 



