The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-13
1853
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House and Home.

course, the beating process de-
scribed and recommended below
is not recommended for clean
cuts, as with a knife and the
like. In these cases the best
treatment is that Of healing by
"frst Intention" as some of the
old surgeons designated it, or
doing the wound up in the
blood, first removing any dirt
or foreign substance by washing
with clean cold water, if it can
not be removed without, and
closing the lips of the wound by
stitches, with a clean thread and
needle, if necessary. The sew
ernd end Of a finger or a toe,
may reunite and become as
good as new" again, if prompt
ly and carefully replaced and
done up in the blood, with or
without %splinters to aid in keep
ing in place, and not so tightly
bandaged as to stop the circula-
ton of the blood or cause addi-
tional pain. This has been many
times done, especially where the
member remained attached by
a filament Of skin.
For punctured wounds, which
are SO common, painful and,
sometimes, fatal, the recommen-
dation of the Scientific Ameri-
can is: AS soon as the wound is
inflicted, get a little stick-a
knife or file handle will do-and
commence to tap gently on the
wound. Do not stop for the
hurt, but continue until it bleeds
freely and becomes perfectly
numb. When this point is reach
ed you are sate-all that is nee
essary is to protect it from the
dirt. DO not stop short Of the
bleeding and the numbness, and
do not, on any account, close the
opening with plaster. Nothing
more than a little simple cerate
or ointment on a clean cloth is
necessary. We have used and
eel this used on all kinds of
simple p%unctures for thirty years,
and never knew of a single in
stance of a wound becoming in
famed or sore after treatment
as above. Among other cases,
a coal-rake tooth going entirely
into the foot, a bad bite by a
pig, several instances of file
shank through the hands, and
numberless cases of rusty nails,
avis, etc, but never knew a fail
ure of this treatment.
In neither cuts or punctures
should the wound be entirely
closed with plaster, or anything
else, so as to prevent the escape
OF the purulent matter, or pus,
which comes from all healthy
wounds.
OUT Door PAlNT.-Any guam
tity of charcoal powdered; a suf-
ficient quantity Of litharge for
dryer; to be we'll levigated with
linseed oil. This forms a good
black paint and by adding yell
low ochre an excellent green is
produced, preferable to the bright
green used by the painters for
all garden work, and which does
not fade in the sun. DR.. Parry,
of Bath, England, first used this
composition on some spouts, and
after fourteen years they were
found 'as perfect as when first
put up"
CEMENT For LAMP Tops, ETC.
A cement for attaching brass
work to bottle necks, lamps, ETC..
is made by boiling three parts
OF rosin with one part of caustic
soda and five of water. The
composition is then mixed with
halt It's weight of plaster of
Paris. 1t sets firmly, is said 70
be OF great adhesive power, not
permeable by petroleum, a low
conductor OF heat and but su.
perhclally attacked by hot water
A simple and sufficient CO.
ment for ordinary purpose is live
plaster of Paris, /. e., that w,,i h
mas not been used before, with
water alone. Or, bettar tbon