WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT 461 
of which may cause trouble. <A tiny bit of alum powder 
will be found effective and not painful. 
4. Cleansing the wound.—After the flow of blood has 
been stopped, cleansing the wound is next in order. All 
dirt should be carefully removed, the injured flesh 
cleansed, the torn tissues brought together, and stitched 
if need be, and an antiseptic applied. The water used in 
bathing the wounded flesh should contain an antiseptic, 
that the germs present may be destroyed and no live ones 
admitted by water in cleansing the wound. Any good 
commercial antiseptic will do; or the old common ones, 
such as corrosive sublimate, one part in a thousand parts 
of water; carbolic acid, a teaspoonful in a quart of water; 
or salt water. A powdered antiseptic, such as iodoform, 
is very desirable for dusting into the 
wound. . 
5. Making the bandage.—Unless 
the wound is of little consequence 
it should be covered and bandaged, 
that no foreign elements may be ad- 
mitted and that some pressure may 
be secured to keep the broken parts 
together. To secure this effect ab- 
sorbent cotton, slightly moistened 
with the antiseptic, should be laid 
on the wound, and firmly fastened 
by strips of clean cotton cloth. By a 
winding this bandage around and Lec BANDAGE 
about the wound, dressed in this Showing how to place and 
careful way, the wound will be pro- 
tected, germs will be kept out, and nature thus reinforced 
will be enabled to make a rapid recovery. Unless the 
bandage is disturbed, there is no need of changing under 
