Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-02-17

class. Take care, to keep them in good
repair aud working order. and flush all
sewers and drains noE and then with
oceans Of water. In dry season pour
pailful or two of water. with about quar-
ter Of pint of carbolis acid (sold at all
chemists as disinfectanD in it. into all
your drsius, and cesspools, and middens.
every other day. at least. to take away
any bad smell. If yeu carnot get carbo-
lie acid, use chloride Of lime. Burnett's
disinfecting fluid, OF something of the
same sort. Any ways get rid of foul
smells in your house sotnehow. To puri-
fy room pour wine.glass or SO full Of
vinegar on a pan Of red. hot cinders. and
let the vapor from it Gil the room; then
open windows and door. As rule fill
your washhand- basin with water ouer
might, against next morning and do not
neglect at all times to5put half pint, or
so, of water into each chamber utensil. or
night stool in bedroom. You cannot
be too cleanly or airy in bedroom; ban
ish all carpets. and see that no dirty
clothes are left under the bed. and no slop
left unemptied. Keep all dirty clothes
bags anywhere you ike. only not in a
bedroom.
%. How to Wash Yourself in the
Morning Fill your basin over nigt. and.
unless you take plunge or shower
bath. as soon as you rise. commence by
putting your face deep into the basin;
open and shut your eyes two or three
times. looking at The bottom Of the basin.
Take your sponge full Of water and sponge
neck and back Of head thoroughly.
I advocate washing the whole head with
water Then turn the whole head on one
side, in turns, and Jn each ear Nth cold
aoater, shake the head aud the water will
run out.
Others, medical men Of great experience
in aurel surgery. say, do not pour aooter.
either cold or lukewarm. habitually into
the ears the hearing may be impaired by
the practice, as the tyinpanic membrane
is most delecate. The wet end Of towel
or, silk handkerchief is all that is suffi-
cient." For my own part. / prefer i'm
mersing the whole heA while washing
and letting water run infn both ears, while
the head is in the BASIN after wash
ing or spongipg the.2z =. Il The
BASIN Be not 61g asodgb a6d deeP enough
to admit the whole head beneath water.
then by turning the head 6rst on one side
and then on the other in the basin. to ad
init the water 10 the ears, which comes to
much the same thing: but it is not quite
so refreshing.
Then sponge the chest and small of the
back. and underneath the arm pits; this
is the least you ought 70 do. q advocate
sponging the whole body. and that night
and morning) The least you can do
with any attention to cleanliness or health.
is to sponge the face, chest and back with
water, and dry-rub the rest of the body,
every morning, if not evening. Eschew
the ridiculous practice of standing half
naked. soaking and washing your hands
for half an hour. the sole notion boy has
of washing bimself. II you use tooth
brush night and morning. as you should
do, it cannot be too soft. Hard brushes
make the gums fee from the teeth, and
produces premature decay, by causing the
soft bone of the tooth to be exposed to the
air. beyond the part Of the tooth protect
ed by the enamel.
For thorough wash of the hands. use
warm water; let it be rain, not hard or
spring water; and before you begin soap
ing them. steep them we'll in the water for
a minute or two. rubbing them the while,
till the water has penetrated we'll into the
pores then use soap and nail brush ad
li6ituns. And by holding your hands un-
der tap. if you have one, of cold water,
and "give them shower bath. /" SO to say,
it is very refreshing and strengthening to
the fingers. If you have no tap, just dip
them into cold water and rub them dry as
quick as you can. Miss Nightingale, in
her most useful Notes upon nursing"
recommends as even more effectual, hold,
ing them for few minutes over a jug of
hot water. SO as to let the steam thorough
ly penetrate the seams and pores of the
skin. before commencing to soap them
But this requires time. .s