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Punctured Injuries Involve Feet Most Frequently. OR?FICE IS USUALLY SMALL Produced by Penetration of Sharp Pointed Substance, Such as Thorn, Fork, Nail, Etc.-Symptoms and Treatment. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) ~* Punctured wounds of horses are much more common than, others. They are produced by the penetration of a sharp or blunt-pointed substance, such as a thorn, fork, nail, etc., and the orifice of these wounds is always small tn proportion to their depth. They involve the feet most frequently, next the legs, and often the head and face from uails protruding through the stalls and trough. They are also the most serious, owing to the difficulty of obtaining thorough disinfection aud the lack of attention that they at first receive. The external wound is so ? small that but little or no importance is attached to it, yet in a short time swelling, pain, and acute inflammation, often of a serious character, are mani fested. The most common of the punctured wounds are those of the feet. Horses worked in cities, about iron works, around building places, etc., are most liable to get "uails in the feet." The nuimal treads upon nails, pieces of iron, or screws, and forces them into the soles of the feet. If the nail, or whatever it is that has punctured the foot, is fast iu some large or heavy body, and is wiftdrawn as the horse lifts his foot, lameness may last j for only a few steps ; but unless prop erly uttended to at once he will be found in a day or two to be very lame iu the injured member. If the foreign body remuins iu the foot, he gradually grows worse from the time of punc t re until the cause is discovered and removed. If, wiieu shoeing, a nail is driven into the "quick" and allowed to remain, the horse gradually evinces iwrre paiu from day to day ; but if the nail hus at ouce been removed by the smith, lameness does not, as a rule, show itself for some days; or, if the nail is simply driven "too close," not actually pricking the horse, he may not show auy lameness for a week or even much longer. Considering how thin tile walls of some feet are, the un easiness of many horses while shoeing, the ease with which a nail Is diverted from its course by striking an old piece of nail left in the wall, or from the nail itself splitting, the wonder is not that so many horses are pricked or nails driven "too close," but rather that many more are not sp injured. It is not by any means always careless ness or ignorance on the part of the horseshoer that is to account for this accident. Productive of Lameness. From the construction of the horse's Coot (being incased in an imperme able, horny box), and from the elas ticity of the horn closing the oriQce, punctured wounds of the feet are al most always productive of lameness. Intlr mniution results, aud as there is uo relief afforded by swelling aud no escape for the product of inflammation, this matter must uud does* burrow be tweea the sole or wall aud the sensitive parts withiu it until it generally opens "between hair and hoof." It mr.y thus be seen why pain is so much more severe, why tetauus (lockjaw) more frequently follows wounds of the feet, and why, from the extensive, or lit times complete separation and "cast ing" of the hoof, these wouuds must nlways be regarded with grave appre hension. Symptoms and Treatment. '?' A practice which, if never deviated froai-that of picking up each foot, cleaning the soie,, add thoroughly ex iimiuiug the foot each aud every time the horse comes into the stable-will reduce to the minimum the serious consequences of puuetured wounds of the feet. If the wound has resulted from pricking, lameness follows soon after shoeing"; if from the nails being driven too close, it usually appears from four to five days or a week after wards. Always inquire as to the time of shoeing and examine the shoe care fully, and see whether it has been par tial'y pulled aud the horse stepped back upon some of the nails of the .clip. Shooting pain is caused by (these wounds; the horse is seen to raise and lower the limb or hold lt ' from the ground altogether; often he points the foot, flexes the leg and knuckles at the fetlock. Swelling of the fetlock -and back tendons also fre quently ls seen, and is liable to mislead The foot must be examined care fully, and this cannot be done prop erly -without removing the shoe. The inalla should be drawn separately and 'carefully examined. If there is no es ?cape of pus from the nail holes, or , if the nails themselves are not moist, ?continue examination ?f the foot by ?carefully pinching or tapping It at all I parts. With a little practice the spot 1 whore pain is greatest can be detect en or the delicate line or scar left at .?ii? point of entrance of the foreign body discovered. The entire sole is ; then to be thinned, after which care fully cut down upon the point where pain Is greatest upon pressure, and, tinnily, through the sole at this spot. Whee ".e matter has escaped, the sole, so >:!* >:s it was undermined by pus. is to ce removed. The foot must now be poulticed for one or two day afterwards dressed with a con of oakum saturated with carbolic I solution or other antiseptic dre i If a nail or other object ls fou ' the foot, the principal direction, having removed the offending bo* to cut away the sole, in a funnel s down to the sensitive parts ber This is imperative, and if a good opening has been made and is i fained for a few days, hot fom j tions and antiseptic dressings ap] I the cure generally is easy, si: Quick and permanent. The horse si be shod with a leather sole unde shoe, first of all applying tar oakum to prevent any dirt fron tering the wound. In some instf nails may puncture the flexor ten the coffin bone, or enter the < joint. Such injuries are always ous, their recovery slow and ted and the treatment so varied add cult that the services of a veterint j will be necessary. Punctured Wounds of Joints. These wounds are more or less r quent. They are always serious, I often result in stiffening of the ; j or the death of the animal. The jc i mostly punctured are the hock, fetl ? or knee, though other joints maj : course, suffer this injury. As the sj j toms and treatment are much the s j for all, only the accident as It oe ? in the hock joint will he descri Probably the most common modi injury is from the stab of a fork, it may result from the kick of anoi horse that is newly shod, or in m other ways. At first the horse evit but slight pain or lameness. The o I er discovers a small wound scan j larger than a pea, and pays but ll a*tentlon to it In a few days, h ever, the pain and lameness become cessive; the horse can no longer b any weight upon the injured leg; joint is very much swollen and p? ful upon pressure; there are w marked symptoms of constitutional i j turbance-quick pulse, hurried brea ing, high temperature, llKJ to IOC grees Fahrenheit, the appetite is 1< thirst is present the horse reeks w sweat, and his anxious countenai shows the pain he suffers. He may down, though mostly he persists standing, and the opposite limb comes greatly swollen from bear] the entire weight and strain for long a time. The wound, which first appeared so insignificant is n constantly discharging a thin, whit! or yellowish fluid-joint oil or wai which becomes coagulated about t mouth of the wound and adheres to t part in clot:;, like jelly, or resembli somewhat the white of an egg. Not : frequently the joint opens at diff?re places, discharging at first a th bloody fluid that soon assumes t character above described. Difficult of Treatment Treatment of these wounds is mc difficult and unsatisfactory. Mu can be done to prevent tills array symptoms if the case ls seen early within the first 24 or 48 hours after tl I injury ; but when inflammation of tl joint is once fairly established the ca! j becomes one of grave tendencie Whenever a punctured wound of I joint is noticed, even though appa f ently of but small moment, apply witl out the least delay a strong cai j tharides blister over the entire join being even careful to fill the orific of the wound with the blistering oin ment. This treatment may be e: fectual. It operates to perform a cur In two ways-first, the swelling of th skin and tissues underneath it con: pletely closes the wound and prevent the ingress of air; second, by the si: perficial inflammation established I acts to check or abate all deep-seate< Inflammation. In the great majority o instances, if pursued soon after the ac cident. this treatment performs a euri in about one week, but should th< changes described as occurring late] in the joint have already taken place then treat by cooling lotions and thc application to the wound of chloride of zinc, ten grains to the ounce of wa ter, or a paste made of flour and alum A bandage will hold these applications In place, which is only to be removed when swelling of the leg or increasing febrile symptoms demand lt. In the treatment of open joints the chief alni must be to close the orifice as soon as possible. The only probing of an open joint should be when first the wound is examined for foreign bodies or dirt, and after removing them the probe must not again be used. The medi cines used to coagulate the synovial discharge are best simply applied to the surface of the wound, or pledgets of tow, and held In place by bandages. Internal treatment is also indicated in those cases of open joints in which the suffering is great At first administer a light physic and follow this up with sedatives and anodynes, as directed for contused wounds. Later, however, give quinine or salicylic acid in one dram doses two or three times a day. Wounds of Tendon Sheaths. "Wounds of tendon sheaths are'sim ilar to open joints in that there ls an escape of synovial fluid, "sinew water." Where the tendons are punctured sim ply by a thorn, nail or fork, after a thorough exploration for any remain ing foreign substance, treat the wound with the flour-and-alum paste, ban dages, etc., as for opeiujolnt. Should the skin and tendons be divided, the case ls even more serious and Is often Incurable. There Is always a large bed of granulation?: (p-nnd flesh) at the seat of Injury, and a thickening more or less pronounced remains. When the back tendons of the leg are severed, apply at once a high-heel shoe (which Is to be gradually low ered ns healing advances) and bandage firmly with a compress moistened with a ten-grain chloride of zinc solution. KEEP FEED YARD DRY Cattle Cannot Thrive When Con fined in Muddy Lot. Where Farmer Keeps Stock Comfort able and Satisfied He Has Dorre Muwh To Secure Gains From Feed He Has Used. Not all soil becomes deep with mud during the winter season, but most clay soil does, and a larger section of the country is not sand. There is a saying that the best corn land is mud when wet. It naturally follows that the average feedlot Is rather muddy whenever there is moisture enough to make lt such. It ls also a safe bet that cattle are not doing their best when confined in a muddy lot. We are learning more and more that it pays to get away from the mud, both for our own comfort and for thc comfort of our stock, for if you will make stock com fortable and satisfied you have done much to secure the gains that should be secured from the feed thut is used. Keeping out of the mud means keep ing the stock comfortable and satis fied. Farmer and feodor living In one of the best sections of Illinois, four years ago, tried the-experiment oj! paving a portion of his feedlot. Ile.found the paved portion of his lot so satisfactory that he was getting the material on the ground to pave the rest of it. Ile keeps the manure cleaned up from his paved yard, hauling direct to the field each week if the field will Concrete Feed Yard. permit hauling upon it, but if not he cleans Into a pile in one corner of the lot. His sheds are also paved and are kept bedded with straw. He is still en thusiastic over his paved feedlot, claiming that he secures enough extra gain each feeding season to pay for the cost of paving. He usually feeds from two to five loads of cattle each winter. "My cattle do just as^^veil one week as another," he says, "while those feeding in dirt lots complain that it takas all the feed to keep even during the times when their lots are half knee deep in mud." As we pro gress we realize more and more that the mud tax is a heavy one, whether it be in the road, in our own dooryard or in our feedlot-Successful Farm ing. RIGHT TREATMENT FOR ROUP Use Good Sharp Ax and Then Bury Carcasses Deeply or Burn Them Several Forms of Ailment. The best way to cure roup among poultry Is to use a good sharp ax and then bury the carcasses deeply or burn them. Iioup may take several forms, appearing nt first like a severe cold. Use enough permanganate of potash in the drinking water to prive it a rich wine color. Disinfect the yards nud houses with a 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid. Individual trontraent should be the same as for colds or catarrh. Press the nostrils together with the thumb on,i forofinger and apply pressure be tween the nostrils and eyes to loosen ibo discharge. Then plunge the head into a two per cent solution of per manganate of potash for 20 to 30 sec onds. This treatment should be con tinued twice daily until all symptoms disappear. PLACE FOR ALL IMPLEMENTS Tools Should Be In Shed During Win ter-Exposure to Elements causes Rust and Decay. From now on till next spring most of the Implements of cultivation will not be used, nor will be planners. The place for them, and for all Implements not in use every day, is under the shed. Why? What does a man work for? Implements cost money. Exposure to the elements causes them to rust, warp and decay. When they are gone more work must be done to get more money to buy more implements, when Just a lit tle work and a little care at the right time would have made them last a year or two or three longer. STOCK INJURE CORNFIELDS Best to Take Stalks Off and Faed Them to Stock on Dry Land Do Harm \n Tramping. Cattle will do much more hann tramping around the cornfield when lt is wet in the fall of the year, earing the stalks that are left there, than all the good they will get from the stalks. Better take the stalks all ott ard feed them where this Injury will n^t he done to the soft earth. i Free Flower Seed Hastings' Catalogue YeBBs You About It No matter whether you farm on a large scale or only plant vegetables or flowers in u small way, you need Hastings' 1917 Seed Catalog. It's ready now and wo have a copy for you absolutely free, if you ask for it, mentioning the name of this paper. In addition to showing you about all the varieties of vegetables, farm grass, clover and flower seeds, this catalog tells how you can get free five splendid varieties of easily grown, yet beautiful flowers, with which to beau tify your home surroundings. Good seeds of almost every kind are scarce this season, and you can\ afford to take chances in your seed supply. Hastings' Soeds are depend able seeds, the kind you can always depend on having "good bu k" with. You are going to gardon or farm this spring. Why not insure success so far as possible by starting with the right seed? Don't tako chances that you do not have to. Write today for Hastings' 1917 Catalog. It's free and will both Inter est and help you to succeed in 1917. -H. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.-Advt Master's Sale. State of Sonth Carolina, County of Edgefield, Court of Common Pleas. The Bank of Edgefield- Plaintiff Against-W. D. Holland in his Own Riirht and as Executor of Last Will and Testament of B. S Holland Dec'd., et. al.,-Defen dants. Pursuant to a decree in the above entitled cause,' I shall offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bid der before the Court House, Town of Edgefield, County and State aforesaid, on salesday in February, 1917, the same being the 5th day of said month, between the letral hours of sale the following described realty, to wit: Tract No. 1, All that parcel or tract of land, situate, in the County and State aforesaid, containing eighty acres, more or less, bounded on the North by land of I. A. Webb and the Estate of li. W. Bettis; on the South by the estate of B. W. Bettie. Tract No. 2, All that tract or parcel of land known aB the Home Place of B. S. Holland, deceased, situate in the Town of Trenton, in said County and State containing Twelve and one-half acres, more or less, bounded on the North by Church Street; on the East by lot of J. C. Long and Mrs. Leila Ro per; on the South by Public Street! and ou the West by the Augusta Road. Thia tract formerly con tained 22? acres, 10 acres of which has been heretofore sold. Terms of Sale-One-half cash, balance on a credit of one year, with interest from date of said sale, or all cash at purchaser's option; the credit portion, if any, to be se cured by the bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Said bond and montrave to provide for interest from date, and ten per j cent, attorney's fees, in case same rthall be placed in hands of an at torney for collection. If purchaser at said sale shall fail to comply with the terms thereof, within one hour from the time of said sale, said premises, upon direc tion of plaintiff, or his attorney, will be resold on said day at the risk of the former^purchaser. Pur chaser to pay for papers. J. H. CANTELOU, -Master, E. C., S. (J Jan. 2, 1917. Notice of Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD, (In Probate Court.) Mrs. Mattie W. Denny, as Admin istratrix of the estate of Tillman R.Denny, deceased, and in her i own right-Plaintiff-against- | Mrs. Mary Louono Reese, Claud Wills Denny, Antoinette W. Denny and Mrs. M. E. Walker Defendants. Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the decree of the probate Court for Edgefield County in this cause, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House, at Edgefield, in the County of Edge t?eld; said State, on^ salesday in Feb* ruary next, being the 5th day of j Baid montb, the following described real estate belonging to thc estate of Tillman R. Denny, deceased, to wit: A certain lot of land in the Town of Johnston, Edgefield County, South Carolina, and the dwelling and improvements thereon, con taining one (i) acre, more or less, bounded on the North by lot of Mrs. Georgia Turner; East by J. L. Smith; South by Mims Avenue; and West by the Presbyterian Church lot. W. T. 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