Show TREATING CUTS AND INJURIES ON STOCK important that farmer should know how to handle and dress wounds on animals by I 1 L S BACKUS first aid Is most important quick healing leaves smaller scare dont use dust or lime to stop bleeding bleeding that can be stopped with powders will mill soon stop itself anyhow frequent washing irritates wounds prevents prompt healing and may cause proud flesh small concealed stab wounds such as those from nails are the most likely to cause death find them and nd keep them clean and well dis infected swab out deep cuts with pure tincture of lodan as soon as it can be se cured and they will take care of themselves then if the normal pus discharge Is removed A long continued discharge from a wound indicates an abscess pocket bone injury or the presence of a snag or something else that should not be ba la in the wound call a veterinarian As soon as bleeding has been stop stopped ped wash the wound with a pint of warm water to which two teaspoonfuls of cr colln irsol lysol car carbolic bolle add acid or yome ome similar disinfectant has been added A wound should be healed in about three weeks if it Is doing well the swelling will gradually go down and the discharge will be odorless thin and bloody at first arid and thicker and whiter later antitoxin will prevent lockjaw after nail or other puncture wounds if not so prevented very few of the lockjaw cases ever recover the hard crust lime diroe forms over the surface of 0 a wound favors lockjaw by shutting out the air bleeding from a leg can always be stopped by tying a small rope loosely about the wound then twisting jt lt with a stick or small rod tighten till bleeding stops apply bandages and remove the cord it if possible if band ages aiges cannot be applied prevent serious bleeding by pressing the fingers against the cut blood vessels until a veterinarian can be called |