Flesh Wounds may be classified as _Contused Wounds_, when there is an injury inflicted on the surface of the body by mechanical violence without rending the skin; _Incised Wounds_, when such an injury is inflicted by a clean cutting instrument; _Lacerated_ or _Jagged Wounds_, when the parts are torn and the lips of the wound are irregular; and _Punctured Wounds_, when the injury is deep rather than broad, and the effect of piercing as by a stab. Contused Wounds DEFINITION.—Wounds are said to be “contused” when the skin, although bruised, is not cut through or broken; they are followed by the usual symptoms of inflammation, namely, redness, swelling, heat and pain. CAUSES.—These can be best understood by one or two illustrative examples. A horse gets the collar chain around his heels at night when he becomes fast, and, in struggling to free himself, he bruises and excoriates the hollow of the pastern. Next morning he is found very lame, with swelling and great tenderness of the parts, but there is no rent in the skin. He has what is called “Contused Wound.” Or, another cause of injury commonly occurs in cavalry stables, where the horses are separated from each other by an iron bar, over which one of them manages to get one of his hind legs. In struggling to get back, he bruises the inside of his thighs, and probably his belly as well. Next day we find him with his leg considerably swollen, lame, and tender on pressure, from “Contused Wounds.” Other causes are kicks from horses, blows from bad-tempered grooms, and falling on hard ground. TREATMENT.—Apply the VETERINARY OIL to the part two or three times per day, and give the first day or two, the A.A., three times per day, after which, an occasional dose of I.I. Incised Wounds DEFINITION.—Incised wounds are those in which a clean cut is made through the integuments or parts underneath, merely dividing textures without lacerating them, and are generally caused by some sharp instrument.