Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1917 — To Cleanse a Wound. [ARTICLE]

To Cleanse a Wound.

If a wound is greasy, cleanse with a pledget of the absorbent cotton moistened in benzine, or the antiseptic soapsuds. Cover the wound with several thicknesses of iodoform gauze if you have it —as you should have —In your first-aid kit; pad with a little more absorbent cotton, and bandage In place. Unless necessary to stop bleeding, do not bandage too tightly.