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[November, 1912 



Altogether Mr. Dupont's report of 56 pages (foolscap) makes an 

 interesting record of hard travelling and close observation, and the large 

 collection ot plants he has introduced into the Seychelles as well as the 

 useful information he has gathered should prove of great value to the 

 Colony with which he is connected. 



THE TREATMENT OF COMMON WOUNDS 

 OF LIVE STOCK. 



The following extracts are culled from a paper by Mr. W. Kennedy, 

 printed in the Agricultural Journal of British East Africa for June, 1912. 

 There are five kinds of wounds which may be classified as follows: — 



1. Incised wounds caused by a knife or sharp instrument. 



2. Punctured wounds caused by thorns, etc. 



3. Lacerated woucds caused by barbed wire, etc.; wounds caused by 

 horning in cattle are generally contused and lacerated. 



4. Poisoned wounds caused by an infected instrument, such as a 

 poisoned arrow or spear, also bee stings, snake-bite, etc. 



5. Bullet or shot gun wounds. 



Treatment. 



If the wound is bleeding profusely when seen, the first thing to do is 

 to stop haemorrhage. If large blood vessels are injured they should be 

 ligatured if possible, using aseptic silk or gut for this purpose. Wheie 

 the bleeding is from small vessels the application of perchloride cf iron 

 (Liquor Ferri pechloridi) on a plug of tow is usually effective, The actual 

 cautery may be used in some cases and another method is to pack the 

 woirnd with aseptic cotton wool or tow and bandage it tightly in position. 



If the animal is weak from loss of blood it is advisable to administer a 

 stimulant such as whisky, i pint in a pint of milk or sweet spirit of nitre 

 and sal volatile , one ounce of each in a quart of water. (These doses are 

 suitable for a horse or ox.) 



As soon as the hemorrhage has been stopped the next thing to do is 

 to clip the hair off the adjacent parts and to thoroughly cleanse and dis- 

 infect the wound and surrounding parts. If a rifle bullet is lodged in a 

 wound or under skin, it should be removed if possible, but where it is 

 deeply situated it is often advisable to leave it alone as important struc- 

 tures maybe injured in attempting to remove it. The same applies to 

 small shot in a wound. 



Disinfectant. 



The following may be regarded as good disinfectant solutions for 

 wounds:— 



1. Carbolic Acid, 1 part; Boiled "Water 20 parts. 



2. Corrosive sublimate , 1 part ; Common salt, 8 pa rts ; Water 1,000 parts. 



3. Jeye's Fluid, 1 part ; Water 50 parts. 

 £, Zinc Chloride, 1 part. Water 40 parts, 



