The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-11-29
Some Important Suggestions
. :. - About Sores go Z ~ ~

Sores arc. accidental or spontaneous.
They sometimes heal readily at others,
they resist, all known remedies; and
last for. mouths years, and even to tho
close OF life.:a Many persons appear in
perfect health, and ycs;;: ON inquiry,it
will be found that they have had run.
aing sores on some;parts Of the body for
many years. Ifa person is in good
health, and a'sorc is made by q bpuisc, !,
scratch, splinter, or otherwise, it will
heal Of, itself rapidly; but if aa Invalid !,
or Of feeble constitution, tho sorc.will
be- a long time in healing, and snny
prove very troublesome: Persons who
drink alcoholic liquors have very little
healing power, and a slight ,bruisc' or
'abrasiop of the skin will bc weeks and
months in getting we'll. The men who
work about tho London breweries drink
large quantities Of ale and beer every
day, and when they get to be forty or
fifty years old, tho scratch of q ,pio
sometimes becomes fatal; and very slight
bruises or cuts are healed with the great
est difficulty. .s...
An abrasion Of the skin, where there
| is but little flesh, as on the "shin," very
often becomes q running sore for life,
because there is little vitality in the
part. 4 gentleman Of wealth, in get
ting into his carriage, had slip Of the
foot, and the forcpart of tho leg scrapcd
against the iron doorstep; it inaamcd
spread, liberated; modification took
place, and he died. He drank liquor
habitually. The hcalthicst persons
should protect any soro on the forepart
of the leg from being rubbed by the
clothing. Never allow the scab to be
picked of; let it fall off Of itself.
Sores sometimes como without appa-
rent cause. 1t is because the blood is
"bad," is in a diseased condition, and
nature is making an effort to throw it
out Of the system. The person is appa'
rcntly we'll, has good appetite, tries
this thing, that and the other, but moth.
ing seems to do any good. And nothing
will do any good, besides keeping il
clean and moist, until nature has re-
!lievcd herself, until the blood has "run
itself" pure; and then the sore heals
without any agency. Very often al
this turning point a person happens
on advice, to smear on o little goose
grease, or other inert material, and th'
soro gets wcll-not as consequence
but as q coincidcncc-and thereafter
until lifc's close, goose grease with tina
individual becomes famous remedy
is "good" for sores, and everything else
The sores 10 such cases have prevente,
an attack of fever or other sickness
On the appearance Of any sore, it j:
wiso to begin at once, and eat !nothin;
but fruits and coarse bread keep tn
body clean, aud exercise moro freely ii
the open dir, and thus. aid nature il
working off the offending matters
Life is often lost by healing up run
ming sore rapidly. It should never b
done, unless at the same time tho sys
tcm is kcptfree by the use of laxatiy
food for medicine. Under such condi
tions, the most incorrigiblo scrofulou
!. sores may he soon and safely healed
? thus, first wash tho sore we'll, then ap
ply with brush or soft rag twice I
day, tho folloWing: put zone ounce o
aquafortis into a bowl or saucer; drop il
two copper cents !; when effervescenct
ceases, add two ounce, Of strong vinegar
If it smarts too severely; add a little
water.-HaHs Journal of HralM.>