Children who are kept clean seldom have sores. To prevent sores, slight wounds should be cleansed with soap and water or washed with a solution containing some kind of disinfectant.

Persistent sores should be cleansed with warm soapy water until the scabs can be removed. An ointment such as bacitracin should be applied. Healing will be greatly hastened if the sore is then covered with a piece of cotton cloth and bandaged. This holds the medicine on the sore and prevents the formation of scabs which may seal over an old sore and prevent healing.

For a large, open, raw sore, a good treatment-is to apply to the sore two or three layers of clean cloth wet in a solution that is made by adding a large spoonful of salt or Epsom salt to a cupful of water. Place a piece of oiled paper over this wet cloth and then apply a bandage over the oiled paper. Re-wet the cloth with the salty water every hour. This treatment is very effective.

Many of these ulcers are deeply infected and respond well to antibiotics. Sulphadiazine or one of the triple sulphas, four times a day will help to abort the infection. Penicillin or one of the broad-spectrum antibiotics will also be effective.