The first thing to be done is to stop the bleeding, which can generally be done by simple pressure with the fingers, or by a few folds of lint pressed firmly against the cut. Unless a considerable artery has been severed, these means are generally successful, but if such is the case, a ligature will be the cure. After bleeding is partially or entirely stopped, remove all foreign bodies, such as glass, dirt, thorns or splinters, but avoid using very cold or hot water in doing so, having it about blood warm. If the cut or wound is superficial, the cleansing, pressing of the parts together and dressing it with friars balsam or tincture of myrrh, applied with a small brush or feather, will be all that is required, the using of these tinctures leaving on the wound a protective covering of gum. If the lips of the wound will not meet, draw them together with a few stitches, using a slightly curved suture needle and a silk thread which should be waxed with beeswax to prevent absorption and its acting as a seaton. Sewing up wounds is easy. Pass needle through the skin on one side of the wound from the outside inward and then through the part of the opposite lip from the inside outward, drawing the lips gentlv together, tie the thread in a double knot and cut ends off close. Do each stitch separately. If the cut is a long one, use a. pair of light cross-forceps to hold the lips together ahead of where you are sewing, as a neater job can be made in so doing. The stitches should be about a half an inch apart as a rule. It is advisable to muzzle the dog afterwards or keep on a light bandage to keep the dog from biting off the threads and undoing the stitches with his mouth and. tongue. The wound heals by adhesion or granulation matter forming and great attention must now be paid to keeping it clean so as to prevent purification of exuding matter. Constantly wash away all discharge, sponging fr-eely with

Pure carbolic acid ............................1/4 ounce.

Glycerine .................................... 2 ounces.

With water to make a quart. Or the antiseptic prescription referred to below.

In slight cuts in the legs or feet, all that is necessary is to wash well and apply friars balsam. If severe and requiring bandaging, apply a piece of lint under the bandage saturated with a mixture of friars balsam and camphorated oil.

The above is Dalziel's idea.

Lately I have in such cases used Peroxyde of Hydrogen, or, better yet, applied tincture of iodine and then to heal it up, used the "Uugucntine" salve, as advised in Bites, instead of the above, and with best of results Either Dalziel's or my own will, however, do. In applying the Peroxyde of Hydrogen, just tip the bottle up against the wound for a second, when you will see a white foaming or bubbling discharge come from the sore. This should not be wiped off or allowed to remain on for over a minute or so, but removed then by a little water squeezed on it from a sponge or cloth. In using the tincture of iodine, apply it with a small brush, and after it has dried, then rub the "Unguentine" on, once or twice daily. A good idea is , to always keep on hand a small vial of tincture of iodine, kept tightly corked. Judgment must be exercised as to length of time the wound is to be kept open and dischorging, the Peroxyde tending to close it up, as will the tincture of iodine, but use the latter on wound as long as there is any bleeding, once a day generally is often enough for this.