Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-18
DISEASE AND D1s1NrEcrANrs. The follow.


ing is the second portion of Dr.. Harris clrcu
Jar respecting disease and disinfectants, during
the current Summer.
DISINFEcTANTs AND HOW TO USE THEM.
l. Qrlcllme-To absorb moisture and pu-
trId fiulds-usc fresh stone lime finely broken;
sprinkle 1t on the place to be dried, and IN
camp rooms place number Of plates or pans
filled with the lime powder. Whitewash with
pure lime, and not with kasomine.
2. Charcoal Powders absorb putrld
gases-the coal must be dry and fresh, and should
be combined with lime This compound Is
the 'calx powder, as sold in the shops.
3. Chloride Of lme-To give off chlorine, to
absorb putrid cfanvia and to stop putretac
tion-use it as lime is used, and, if in eel
lars or close rooms the chlorine gas is want
ed, pour strong vinegar or diluted sulphurc
acid upon your plates Of chloride Of lime 0c-
casonaly, and add more of the chloride
4. Sulplate Of Iron (Copperaa) and Car
bolc Acid--To disnfect the discharges from
cholera patients and to purity pllyles and
drains-Dissolve eight or ten pounds OF the
copperas in common pallful OF water and
pour this strong solution into the prly,
water closet or drain every hour, II cno'tra
discharges have been thrown III those places;
But for ordinary use, to keep pIiVleS ana
water closets from becoming offensive, pour
a pint OF this solution into every water
closet Ian or prlVy seat every nlght anu
morning. If there is cholera IN the mousse
or the district let carbOnic acld be added TO
This iron s0luti0n-haIf pint OF the llulu
acid to five gallons Of the solution. BED
pans and chamber vessels are best dlslnlect'
ed with this mixed solution, using gill at
time.
in dsinlecting clothing and towels from cholera
and fever patients, during the night, or Whcn
such articles cannot be instantly boiled. Throw
the soied articles Immediately into tub OF
water, in which there has been dissolved an
ounce Of the Permanganatc Salt to every three
gallons Of water. Boil the clothing as soon as
il is removed from this colorcd solution.
6. Carbolic Acid (huid May he diluted al
the rate Of from 40 to 100 parts OF water to
one of the fluid acid Use this solution tor
the same purposes as coppcras is used, also to
sprinkle upon any kind of garbage or decaylne
matter and on foul surfaces or in drains.
When used TO disinfect clothing, carbollc
acid of good quality should be thoroughly mix
cd with its own quantity Of strong vinegar, and
next be dissolved in two hundred times its own
nuantity Of wafer, before the clothing Is IN
mcrsnd in it. This mixture with vinegar IN
surcs such complete solution OF the carbollc
acid that the clothing will not be burned
by undissolved drops Of acid when disnfrctcd
in the carbolic water. This weak solution !
part TO 2O0) will not injurc common clothing.
Bat to destroy clothing as we'll as injection
! instantly, use the acid diutcd oOy 10 TO 80
times its quantity OF water.
| The disintecting and anti*cptic power Of good
carboIic acid is 50 great that part to 80 or lOl
part, of water is sufficient for ordinary purpo=es
For drains sewers, foul heaps, stables, and
privies The cheap dead ol'' CT coal Tar, OF
| the crude carbolic acid, answers every purpose:
when freely applied. Coal tar itself is avaa
BILE rs a disinlo2tant to paint upon the walls Of
stables, privy vaults. and drains. By mixing
with sawdust OF dry iire, coal lar Or crude ACID
may be used Oh foul grounds Or heaps OF refuse
7. Boiling CT high steam heat.-W Whenever
foul clothing and infected things can be boiled
Or have boiling heat steadily applied ano
kept up ior an hour, this is one Of the simplest
and best modes Of disinIccton. But until such
high heat is actually applied TO the injected
| things some one Of the disinisctinG solutions
| must be used. 4 common steam tub LIN Il
laundry II elsewhere with a tight covor is a
good dis!nfecting vat.
NorE-Those methods Of diainteotion are
| preferred simply because they are eitectnal,
safe. easily applied, and not expensive