How To Treat A Wound

Three useful things to have in a farmer's house as a provisión in case of wouuds not sufficiently serious to necesBitato the ealliug in of the medical attendant are a spool of adhesive piaster, Borne iodoform gauze and a package of carbolated absorbent cotton. Cleanse and dry as nearly as may be the eut snrface with a wad of the cotton, using moderate pressure and elevating the part if necessary to check the flow of blood. Do uot apply any water. Bring the cut surface together is a xurate as possible and retain them there with as few and as narrow strips of the piaster as will snffice, cutting them of a good length. Then cover the vround with a dozen or so thicknesses of the iodoform gau which should extend au inch beyond wound. Over the gauze apijly a lib laycr of the absorben t cotton, allowii it to extend beyond the gauze. The cotton may be kept in place by a bandage of cheesecloth, or a part of a leg of a stocking may be drawu over it. Moderate pressure, if evenly distributed, is helpfnl. The pressure of a string is hurtful Keep the part moderately elevated and take care tliat there is no constriction of the limb above the wound by a garter. -