should be left off for a time.
If the wounded artery begins to bleed, one should resort to local
pressure upon it with the finger for five or ten minutes, after
which the bandage may again be applied.

As soon as all bleeding has ceased, the wound should be thoroughly washed
out by means of water that has been boiled and allowed to cool; the
operation may be greatly assisted by using a rag or a piece of cotton
that was boiled in the water. If there be grease or other dirt that does
not readily come away soap may be freely used.

After the wound has been thoroughly cleansed, some sort of antiseptic had
better be applied. Unquestionably the best of all of these is tincture of
iodine, a small amount of which should be poured directly into the wound.
A saturated solution of carbolic acid in water is also a fairly good
disinfectant, and may be employed where the tincture of iodine cannot be
obtained. A solution of corrosive sublimate in water--one part of the
former to one thousand parts of the latter--is much used as an antiseptic
by surgeons, but when placed directly in wounds has a tendency to cause
much irritation, and is by no means so efficient as either of the
disinfectants just referred to. In the country it is an old custom to use
turpentine, or resins from several different species of pines; these are
fairly efficient antiseptics, and should be employed where it is
impossible to obtain those that are better. It should always be
remembered that thorough washing out with boiled water and soap is in
itself a procedure that will remove a considerable proportion of any
germs that may have got into the wound, and that if carefully done, it
is almost as efficient as the best antiseptic.

After the wound has been thoroughly cleansed by water and antiseptics, it
should then be bandaged with a cloth that has been previously boiled and
dried, if no regular surgical dressing is at hand. Every precaution
should then be taken to prevent it being reopened. Collodion is sometimes
used over small wounds, and is quite efficient in that it forms a coating
over any surface upon which it is placed that is impermeable to both air
and water. Small wounds that have been thoroughly cleansed and
disinfected with tincture of iodine may be safely and satisfactorily
closed by means of the substance just mentioned, but it should never be
forgotten that the germ of lockjaw--which is the one, ordinarily, most to
be dreaded in su