Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20
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recent meeting ofthe Massachusetts Dental
Society in Salem, DR.. G. F. Waters, of Bos'
ton, gave detailed account of a discovery
which he has recently made of remedy for
burns and scalds. 1t was claimed that the
application of bicarbonate of soda, which is
the simple cooking soda to be found in all
households, or other alkalies in neutral form,
would afford instantaneous cessation OF pain
from the severest burns and scalds, and that
in all cases of mere superficial burning, the
treatment would effect cure in the course OF
few hours. .s..
At the meeting referred to, the practical
value of the remedy was demonstrated by
test requiring considerable nerve to put it into
operation, and still more faith in the efficacy
of the novel treatment which was to be H.
lustrated. The doctor dipped the sponge into
boiling water and squeezed it over his right
wrist, the water flowing almost completely
around the right arm, and nearly encircling
it with severe scald something like two inch
es in width. Not content with this, he dipped
the sponge, second time, and pressed it
closely on the under side of the wrist, for thir-
ty seconds. He then applied bicarbonate of
soda to the scalded surface, and laid over it a
wet cloth, and the intense pain was banished
as if by magic. On the next day after this
severe test, the scald, with the exception OF
the part purposely made most severe, was
practically healed, only slight discoloration
of the skin showing where the scalding water
had fowed-this, too, without second appli.
cation of the soda. The flesh on the side of
the wrist had been cooked down to the sweat
glands, and the scald was one which ordinari.
ly would have caused an open and painful
wound of long duration. The only treatment
of this, however, after the first application of
the soda, was to keep the part moist with
wet cloth, and no pain was experienced, and
it was but a few days before this severe wound
was seen to be rapidly healing.
SIMPLE CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. and
lime.water are now frequently prescribed by
physicians in cases of dyspepsia and weak
ness of the stomach, and in some cases are
said to prove beneficial. Many persons who
think good bread and milk a great luxury,
frequently hesitate to eat it for the reason
that the milk will not digest readily sourness
of the stomach will often follow. But expe
rience proves that lime.water and milk are
not only food and medicine at an early period
of life, but also at later, when, as in the
case of infants, the functions Of digestion and
assimilation have been seriously impaired. A
stomach taxed by gluttony, irritated by i'm
proper food, infsmed by alcohol, enfeebled
by disease, or otherwise untitled for its du
ties-as is shown by the various symptoms
attendant upon indigestion, diarrhea, dys-
pepsa, dysentery and fever-will resume its
work, and do it energetically, on an exclusive
diet of bread and milk and lime-water. A
goblet of cows milk may have four table
spoonfuls of lime.water added to it with good
effect. The way to make lime-water is sim
ply to procure few Jumps of unslaked lime,
put the lime in stone jar, add water until
the lime is slaked and of about the consisten
cy of thin cream the lime settles, leaving
the pure and clear lime.water at the top.
Great care should be taken not to get the
limewater too strong. Keep to the direction
as to the consistency, and when the water
rises, pour it off without obtaining any of the
lime. The lime-water is also very good to
apply to burns and scalds. In shaking the
lime, particular care should be taken that
none of the particles fly into the eyes.-New
York South.