. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, August 8, 1908. THE FARM 1 HEALING ANIMAL WOUNDS. Animals on the farm arc continually being injured by accidents that happen ill a thousand different ways. Barb wire cuts are most frequent and a word or two of advice as to the proper treatment in the bands of farmers will not be amiss. The first thing to gain a correct understanding of a sane and effective method of treating wounds is to remem- ber that nature does the healing and that remedies applied are simply for the purpose of assisting nature. The right mental attit
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, August 8, 1908. THE FARM 1 HEALING ANIMAL WOUNDS. Animals on the farm arc continually being injured by accidents that happen ill a thousand different ways. Barb wire cuts are most frequent and a word or two of advice as to the proper treatment in the bands of farmers will not be amiss. The first thing to gain a correct understanding of a sane and effective method of treating wounds is to remem- ber that nature does the healing and that remedies applied are simply for the purpose of assisting nature. The right mental attitude in this respect will tend to eliminate a thousand and one nos- trums which are tried in rapid succes- sion in the belief that there is some- where, if it could only be found, a spe- cific remedy with magical influence to bring about the desired recovery in a marvelous way. Mankind has been dil- igently seeking such remedies for thou- sands of years and is still keeping up the search. It is time that such a view of the situation, which is based purely upon superstition, should be eliminated ami that we get down to principles based upon scientific research, and instead of groping blindly in the dark seeking the "where," let us always be ready to in- quire "; The ordinary wound will heal of itself if not interefered with. This interfer- ence may be from germ infection, para- sites or too much meddling with various applications on the part of man. Now, let us suppose a case. A horse has a badly lacerated leg from contact with a barb wire. The first thing to do, of course, would be to stop the bleeding. This can be accomplished by a tight bandage of clean, white muslin, tied di- rectly over the wound or above it. Often the bleeding artery will protrude, and a thread can be run under it with a needle and the artery tied. Do not use flour, dirt or cobwebs or anything of that sort on the wound; they are unnecessary and may produce a dangerous infection. Havi
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