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9. Wounds do better with a dry dressing than with 

 liquid applications. 



10. Bandages as a rule are a hindrance rather than 

 a help toward rapid recovery. 



11. The use of slings is very beneficial in the treat- 

 ment of open joints of all kinds. 



12. Ointments of all kinds are filth gatherers. 



13. The common barn sponge has no place in the 

 modern wound treatment. 



14. And lastly, the teats in cows are practically the 

 only part of their anatomy that becomes injured from 

 barbed wire, and beware, young man, when treating 

 them. F. H. Burt, M.D.C. 



Chenoa, III. 



