78 ANTISEPTIC TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. 
took part (army veterinarians very seldom have a pharmacy 
handy, and the medicine case which is carried along on the 
freight trucks, though it contains a good deal, does not suffice 
for the demands of antisepsis), I treated almost typically ali 
saddle galls, contused, lacerated and bruised wounds as fol- 
lows: After the wound has been dressed, and well washed 
with mild vinegar water, a thick layer of powdered sugar is 
applied. With this simple, easily administrable method, I al- 
ways succeeded in healing the wound, under the dry scab, so 
that I can especially recommend this method in case of 
necessity. 
EXAMPLES OF ANTISEPTICALLY TREATED CASES. 
In the following examples, which I discretionally select from 
among a number in my country practice, I shall endeavor to 
show the practical application of this treatment, as not every- 
body has an opportunity to visit various clinics to particu- 
larly study the procedure. 
OTHAEMATOMA IN THE HORSE. 
A heavy Belgian working horse possessed for some time 
on the inner surface of the left ear a haematoma of the size 
of a hen’s egg, connected with strongly inflamed swelling of 
the whole concha, as well as the vicinity of the ear. As the 
swelling already showed numerous erosions and the horse was 
shaking his head considerably, and permitted the touching of 
the latter by force only, a removal of the trouble became 
necessary. 
The following treatment was indicated: Removal of the 
swelling through the fissures of same, and as on account of 
suppuration the auricular cartilage, if not the whole ear could 
be easily destroyed, strict antiseptic treatment of the wound 
was imperative. 
After the hair on the swelling had been clipped off, the ex- 
ternal auditory canal was cleaned with soap and water, and 
rinsed out with sublimate water, and then stopped up with 
a cotton wool tampon saturated in glycerin. The rest of the 
ear was also washed with soap and disinfected, so that after a 
