The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-13
8arm, &aroen ;ann Sonsseo'o.
Disinfcctants.

In view OF the probable rotn IN of cholera
in warm weather, and the present bad san
itary condition of this city, we publish the
following interesting information on disln-
fecting agents, derived from recent report
to tho New York board OF health:
,Quicklime may he used to absorb m"is-
ture and putrid fluids. Sprinkle it freely,
I'M powdered form, in all places to be putri-
fed. - .
Gypsum can beused for the same purpose.
Neither should be used in closed drains,
catch basins or sewers, as they decompose
soapwater and form 4 new compound which
| obstructs the flow of fluids in those places
Charcoal powder should be used /" absorb
putrid gasses. The coal should be fresh,
| and recently heated, and mixed with lime
or gypsum. Peat charcoal is equally good,
! and cheaper.
| Chloride of lime is good to absorb putrid
| eflluvia and to stop putrciaction Use as
| lime is used.
Black oxide manganese may be used for
| purifying cellars and rooms, without dis
conmoding patients. 1t may be made OF
| forty parts black oxide of manganese and
sixty parts ofcommon salt, and may be dis
tributed on plates.
Copperas may be used to disinfect the dis
| charges from patients affected with danger
Gus diseases. Ten pounds of coppcras in q
pailful of water, and quart or two poured
into places needing puritcation, will be
encctual.
| Chloride of zinc, chloride Of manganese,
or proto-chloridc of iron, may be used i'll
place of copperas.
! Pcrmagnate ofpotasll may be used III dis
injecting clothing and towels. Throw the
articles into Il tub of water with an ounce
| Of tho drug, to every three gallons of water
Tho pcrmagnatc of potash should be used
i'll sufficient quantities to Sivc II purple
tinge to the water. "Laba,aque's sol,ltion'
may be used for the same purpose. Neither
of these should be. used for the llisintrction
of colored fabrics as they will bleach thom.
Chloride of zinc is equally good, and if pure
and neutral will neither bleach nor stain.
| Carbolic and the coal tar diSin infcctanlS are
the most efficient and permanent antisep-
ties, but are generally too offensive for in
door use. A gill of carbonic acid i'll IA pail
of water is one Of the best disinfcctantS for
sewers, drains, catch basins, watcr'closets,
urinals, privieS otc. II should bo used III
the Same manner rs copperas. Carbolic ACID
! is often mixed with lime, forming carb"late
of lime, to DO used for the same purposes.
a mixture of ten parts of quicl>linic and
one part of the cheap refuse oils from the
d distillation of coal tar, is one OF the most
efficient preparations for deoderiZing foul
places in the open air.
Brominc, either alone or in solution, or
absorbed by uuicklinc gypsum, is the
most prompt and efficient disnfrrtant for
unoccupicd ;lnd Infected apartments. The
solution should be made in the proportion
of one drachm to Il pint of wafer, and should
be shaken until The brominc is dissolved.
Then distribute il in carthcn plates, or by
| suspe.ding sheets saturated with tho Solu-
| ton. In fOrty-eight hours, at most, the
| most in Infectious rooms arc disinfectcd. For
use in occupied rooms one drachIn of bro
mine to quart of water, placed ON plate
beneath the bed, may hc used. Neither
brouine, chloride or the pcrnragnaic of po-
tassn should DO used in connection will.
| carbolic acid, as these substances mutually
ncutralize each others disinfcctin%u qualities
Closets and bedrooms should be aired
every day, in dry weather, by opening tn"
windows; in damp, by means of fire in Il
CRATE or hall stove. Beds and bedding should
frequently he exposed to the direct rays OF
tho sun. Fresh air and sunshine should bC
freely admitted to eVCry place they can
reach about 4 house. Water closets :iu,
drains should be flushed daily il possible,
and thoroughly lis:infactcd.
Inany ydcp,rtnontcapablc of fhcin"r "rl"&od,
which has been infected by discharges or
| enanatlOn from tho sick. after thorough
cleansing and whitcwasl,inm II fumiwai ION
by burning Il few ounces of sulphur, or by
nitrous acid from two or three ounces oi
nitric acid poured upon an ounce of copper
filings will be cflrct,,al in ,liSinircting hem.
Or the rooms may hr uisiufrctcd with bro
mine. Before the funiG:,tion all rhimneNS
and openings should be closed and rcnrain
so fort twcnty y-tour hours. After this. open
| all doors aDd windows, and keep them open
| for several days and nights. Personal clean
| illness and ventilation should in all cases be
attended to.
| Where lal<C water cannot he uSCl rain
water or boiled water should I've used. Wcll
water, in many localities. is dangerous to
life and detrimental to health. The yc..ct-
able matter cont aimed in we'll w:ltc NAV be
to some extent removed Ivy the use of per
maGnatc OF p"taSsa. Eight grains to an
| ounce of distilled or boiled water will do
for tho preparation. Put into halfa pint of
the impure water ono drop of tho red Sulll-
ton, il tho rod tint disappears III halr an
| hour add more.
| F"rcvcry drop that loses its color IN the
| half pint there will be found from one half
| to two grains of putrid organic tuuttrr.
Tho committee recommended that Il de