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event the mouth is raw, and you desire to aid nature, use 
the following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Meid bannic. .". . . ..%, ..one half ounce. 
Acid Acetic Dilute. . . . . one ounce. 
Water, add sufficient quantity, one pint. 
Mix and apply 3 times a day as a lotion to mouth. 
In case the bone is injured or exposed cleanse it well 3 
or 4 times a day with carbolized water. 
Tongue Laceration. 
Though of uncommon occurrence, it is well that we 
understand how to treat such a condition to the best 
advantage. 
Cause—Iin falling an animal sometimes has his tongue 
between his teeth, and by this means it is bitten; again he 
strikes his mouth against something and the tongue is 
| injured. The bits ora sharp molar tooth are in some in- 
stances the cause of laceration. 
A sight of the tongue will readily convey to the mind of 
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| HOW TO KNOW IT. 
| any one what the trouble is. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Ie Wounds of the tongue heal very quickly and satisfac- 
|| torily, but they do not always heal as evenly and smoothly 
|| as we would like. In severe cases where a portion of the 
tongue is torn or cut more than half off, it is advisable to 
cut severed portion entirely away and use the following: 
Leow _' 
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