Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-06-17

Terms: 81, in advance g.
extensively sold for deodorizing purposes,
These pastiles when ignited burn slowly
and volatilize certain perfumes that are
mixed With them, but they are far inferior
to rags. brown paper, or coffee:a We
have often thought that the best srticls
for mere deodorizing purposes wouldbbs1
rags or paper saturated With some volatile
perfume. yeese,.,3 stt ug8q g,;
We now arrive at q consideration Of,
those substances that actually remove OK;
destroy the offending matter. and of these
We 6nd two grand classes-fxed and volaer
tile. 1t is important that this 9classifca-
tion be kept in view, for the following,
reasons: It is obvious that in order to,
remove or destroy any noxious matter. ths.
agent employed must be brought in con.,
tact with it. II. this agent be fixed. iite'
earth or charcoal. its sphere of action IS ii
a great measure limited to the precise spot
in which it is placed, while if it be voia-
tile. like chlorine or carbolic acid, it Will
seek out the offending matter and destroy
it. OF the non-volatile agents that have
been employed, the most important ara
charcoal. dry earth. sulphate. nitrate, and
chloride of zinc, nitrate Of lead. alum, per-
nanganate of potassa. lime, sulphate of
copper, sulphate Of iron. common salt, and
perhaps a few Others: The volatile disins
fectants most commonly used are carbolic
acid. creosote, nitrous acid, ,sulphurous
acid, and chlorine. -.
The non-volatile disinfectants possess
great value under certain circumstances
Dry earth and charcoal are perhaps our
most efficient deodorizers and disinfectantS
when they can be brought into contact
With the offending matter, but AS this can
scarcely be accomplished with air. eve are
compelled to have recourse to agents which
will seek out the matter to be removed Or
destroyed. and will not wait for that mat
ter to come to them. Such agents must
Of necessity be volatile, and at the present
time the most prominent member of this
class is carbolic acid. This compound'ss
found in market is usually dark, oily
looking liquid. which is, however. per-
fectly miscible with water. Pure carbolic
lacid forms long. colorless,. prismsfic,
needle shaped crystals that melt at95e
Fahr. to an oily liquid Baving very pen-
etrating odor. and burning tasts. ~itis
geaerally believed that cafbolic fatid Owes
its CREST autissptic sna -disinfsstisapow.
lers to its property Of coagulasine aibsmeo.
Most animal and vegetable substances. il
exposed to the action Of any agent that
will coagulate albumen, Garden the eivhite
of an egg. have their power Of growth
and their tendency to, putrefy materially
lchecked. Thus corrosive sublimate Is
known to coagulate albumen powerfully,
and it is also known to be most efficient
prcservative agent. Heat. coaguiates al
bumen. and by those7 having experieocs
in the matter, it is considered a most DOW
erful disinfectant.n or 1thes disinfeeting
powers Of carboiic acid there remains no
doubt 10 the minds Of those who have hsd
experience on the subject. i It was Iessa
used successfully by Mr., Crookesi for de-
stroying the infection of the cattle plague.
But whatever may be the mode in7wbish
carbolic acid acts, it is certain that in or
der to do any good it must be brought 10
contact with the matter to be destroyed.
and this may be accomplished BY using
the substance either as liquid, q solid,
or vapor. In all ordinary cases of dis
injection. it is in the latter form that car.
bolic acid is used, and consequently, the
best mode of causing'it to ,vaporize is in
general the most efficient method of using
It as disinfectant. Carbolic acid readi-
ly passes off in vapor at ordinary temper
atures. and this is particularly the case
when it is largely mixed with water. a
weak solution of carbolic acid copiousiy
spriukled over the vicinity Of cess.poois
soon destroys all odor. A quantity Of tho
same solution poured over, the surface of
a putrefying heap renders, it innocuous,
though II the same amount Of acid in ,
concentrated form had been used, it would
have come in contact with but one or two
spots. and would not have been nearly SO
effective. aa'' . ~ % sf,aTeida
Our plau;' then, is to mix the crude
carbolic acid with large quantity of wa
ter, and spriakle this liquid wherever it
is needed. In sick rooms we use cloth
dipped in the solution. and suspended so
as to expose large surface. IL, priyies
We adopt the same plan. "A cloth tackled
to the under side of the plank forming ths
seat may have little of the solution DASH
ed against it every day. The carbolie
acid will evaporate and do it's work effec-
tuslly. To some persons the odor of ths
acid is very offensive. Little is to be
gained in this respect by using the pure
acid. Attempts have been made to des-
troy the odor of the carbolic acid BY mix.
ing it with camphor. chalk. and the Ike.
but We never could perceive any benefit
from such processes. We use the crude
acid altogether for outdoor purposcs1-
The refined article is more suitable for It'd
sick room. m.-4echnologist. I7asI .gsai7oa
%"Do you believe in second love,
Mr.. McQuade ?"a t''Do Iabelieve in sec-
ond love? Humph!ss II q man buys .
pound Of sugar; isn't it kwate? and vhan
it's gone don't he want, another; pound.
and isn't that swate. too2 ,Troth, Mul,
ply. I DO believe 10 second love- aa
~A very valuable esesncs fof family
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