Show u lot In Case of Bad Bleeding I worn I know one thing said John u mil it you cut an artery the blood is red at hf 1 he spurts and If you cut a vein ttj which blood Is bluer and flows mil u Thats right but In real accident t of he you generally have both and so tier Is a mixture of blue and red bloc if the bleeding is very bad tie a tart handkerchief around the Injured an or leg with a knot over the arter about an Inch above the cut Slip stick through the place where tb handkerchief Is tied and twist It ant tho knot Is pressed deeply against th artery It would bo well to tie string around the arm over the olhf end of the stick to prevent Its unwinding unwind-ing In this way you compress an < < close the walls of the artery betweci the cut end and tho henr and thus you stop the bleeding Cold or heaj In any form also helps to stop bleeding bleed-Ing for they both help to clot UK blood and of course when the blood Th clots It acts like a stopper In a bottle and so tho blood ceases to flow From Dr E E Walkers First Aid to the Injured in St Nicholas I |