EXAMPLES OF ANTISEPTICALLY TREATED CASES. 79 
disinfection of the hands and instruments, the opening of the 
swelling with an endeuxtemps oval amputation could follow. 
A large tablespoonful of a turbid grayish-red fluid, contain- 
ing numerous pieces of cartilage, was evacuated. The cavity 
of the wound was then irrigated with sublimate water, and 
after dusting with iodoform, was tamponed with gauze 
moistened with sublimate water. Over the wound and the 
whole ear, wadding was put, then a pair of linen protective 
hoods, such as are used to ward off flies, was pulled over the 
ears, and on the lateral portions the halter was fastened. The 
whole bandage was saturated once a day with sublimate water 
and was changed every four days, while at the same time the 
wound was rinsed out with sublimate water and a little iodo- 
form was strewn into it. Within the three weeks which passed 
until the wound completely healed, a few pieces of cartilage 
came off, but there was hardly any exudation from the wound, 
proving the wound’s course to be typically aseptic. 
CONTUSED WOUNDS ON THE THORACIC WALL. 
A well-bred carriage horse from some unknown reason re- 
ceived a contused wound on the left thoracic wall. The 
wound: was 20 cm. in length, gaped 3 cm. and showed at the 
bottom the ribs still covered with periosteum. It extended 
horizontally to the olecranon. Otherwise the wound had the 
aspect of any fresh wound. 
As the horse was used for pleasure, it was desired that he 
should have no disfiguring scar, not even a harness scar, so I 
had to endeavor to heal the wound per priman intentionem. 
Treatment—Cutting off of the hair in the vicinity of the 
wound, disinfection of the wound and vicinity with soap and a 
I per cent. sublimate solution, after scraping with sharp scoop, 
disinfection .of the hands, and suturing the wound. ‘The sin- 
gle stitches of the interrupted suture were put very close, and 
in the center of the wound a space 3 cm. long was left without 
suture, so as to allow the cavity of the wound to be treated 
antiseptically. The latter was rinsed out daily with a I per 
cent. sublimate solution, also the wound itself externally, then 
