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until you have the whole wound sewed up. Just draw the stitch^* 

 moderately ti^ht, they will stay in longer than if they were drawn 

 too tig-ht. In case it is a wild animal, throw him down the same 

 as if you were going- to castrate him, then sew it up. ^fter 

 stitching up the wound, bathe well with luke warm water twice a 

 day until the stitches come out ; after bathing each time apply the 

 white lotion, this is to keep down the inflammation and swelling. 

 Allow the stitches to gradually rot out of their own accord, then 

 the wound will open up again ; still continue to bathe and apply 

 the white lotion. After applying the white lotion each time after 

 the stitches come out and the wound is opened up some, paint the 

 wound with compound tincture of benzoin or Friar's balsam ; this 

 will keep any proud flesh from growing in the wound. When the 

 wound is just about healed up, and is hard, then change the 

 treatment. Quit bathing and apply the lotion and benzoin. 

 After this, use the green salve twice a day, every night and 

 morning. The best way to apply this salve is to melt a little of 

 it in a spoon by holding it over the lantern blaze until it is thin 

 enough, and then apply it with a feather all over the wound. 

 The idea of using this salve is that it not only heals, but it keeps 

 the skin soft around the wound, and allows the edges to draw 

 well together, and makes the wound look nicer when it is healed. 

 If the wound is deep, and there is not a very large hole in the 

 skin, do not sew it up, but treat it just the same way as you 

 would after the stitches have come out of a wound you have 

 sewed up, only work the medicine up into the wound by using a 

 feather or a syringe. The main thing in this kind of a wound is 

 to get it to heal from the inside first. If you have a wound 

 where the skin is not much torn, mostly bruised, give it lots of 

 bathing with luke warm water two or three times a day. Alter 

 bathing each time, wipe dry and apply the white lotion to take 

 down the swelling. If you have a case where the wound is of 

 long standing and does not seem to heal, burn it a little with 

 caustic potash, and then treat it the same as an ordinary wound. 

 Sometimes, in treating a wound, the matter forms a pocket and 

 does not run out la this case you must cut a hole at the bottom 

 of the pocket or sack, where the matter is lodged, and allow it to 

 run oul; after this treat, and you will find it will heal up all right. 

 The above treatment will do for wounds on any part of the body 

 except around the eyes or feet. You will find separate treatment 



