Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-16

from the loss of teeth! Analogles might
easily be adduced from several operations
of nature, which 60 forward in the animal
economy, which render this suppositon
highly probable.
10. | have not observed badness, or
gray hairs, occurring in carly or middle
life, to prevent old age. In one of the histo-
rics furnished me by DR.. Sayrc, find an
account of man Of 81, whose hair began
to assume a silver color when he was but
one and twenty years of age.
IL. More women live to be old than men,
but more men live to be very old than wo-
men.
shall conclude this head by the follow
ing remark.
Notwithstanding there appears in the hu;
man body certain capacity Of long lie'
which seems to dispose it to preserve its ex-
istence in every situation; yet this capacity
does uot always protect it from premature
destruction; for among the old people whom
| examined, / scarcely met with one who
had no. lost brothers or sisters in early and
middle life, and who were born under cir
cumstances equally favorable to longevity
with themselves.
On the Employment Of Chloride Of Lime in the
Treatment IF Psora. (Iteh.l Takent from a
French Medical Journal.
Professor Fantonctti, Of the University OF
Pavia, has lately published statement OF
the happy results obtained by himself, both
in private and public practice, from the ap-
plication of the chloride Of lime in the treat
mcnt of psora. The Professor has treated
eight cases ofitch, all ofwhich were received
into the Hospital of Pavia, about the same
period with this remedy. Out of this num-
ber, five were cured in from six to eight days
from the commencement of the treatment,
and the rest in a few days more.
The manner ofusing it, is to prepare To-
ton, composed in adult cases of from ono
ounce to an ounce and half of the chloride,
to pint of common water, and in children,
Of one ounce Of the chloride to the same
quantity of water, with which the parts at
fectcd arc to be washed three or four times
a dav. Every third day the patient should
take a warm bath, for the double purpose OF
cleansing the surface of the body, and wash
inc off the crust of lime, which may adhere
to it. The warm bath moreover, tends to
sooth the irritation, which this remedy some
times occasions, as when the quantity OF the
chloride has been too great in proportion to
the water, or its application too frequently
repeated, or when the skin itself was orlSl'
nally in state of irritation.
['rhc Chloride of lime may be had for not
more than 25 cents per pound from any
druggist: It will keep for years in a vel
stopped bottle. 1.-THE wash is found to irri.
tate the skin, it may be weakened by adding
water
A discovery was made by a chemist Of
this city few days ago, which IS worth
recording. He had been stung by wasp
in the hand, and while suffering extreme
pain, had occasion, in the course of his bu'
siness to put his hand into jar of potash
when the pain instantly left him. Surprised
at this effect he determined to try an expert
ment to prove the efficacy Of the remedy
and accordingly on the following day he
caught bee, which he irritated until it stune
him. He applied drop of liquor potassa
to the wound, and the pain he had previously
felt was instantly removed.-Bah. Il. Ga=.
If the liquor potassn should not be al
hand, a strong solution Of potash, or pearl
ash, or little strong fresh ley might pei
haps answer. The only difference between
the "Liquor Potassn" and the ley, is, that
the former is stronger and purer.
Cher. Gaz.