The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-30
DOMESTIC.

aro not essentially ullterent IN their ma
turo, tho difference being simply that
one Is caused by moist heat and the
other by. dry. They arc often so slight
as to be Of little moment, but OCCASION
ally they are so severe az to require the
most prompt and energetic treatment
When y burn does not break the skin, i,
it's OF ltttlo consequence, and should
be treated like any ordinary inilamma-
tlon. Keeping cold water upon the
part until tho smarting ceases, and
then the application Of glycerine, Or,
If this Is not tolerated, common lard
rubbed upon the burned surface, is all
tho treatnent necessary. If blisters
arc formed, they should be pricked to
let out the water, ana. then a poultice
OF slippery elm bark and water, or
a mixture of beeswax and lard melted
together and spread upon cloth, may
bo applied with great comfort to tho
patient. But If tho Injury is more OK
tensive, covering over q large surface,
and especially If tho tissues beneath
the skin arc destroyed, the difficulty Is
necessarily distressing and often dam
gerous. In such cases tho nervous
system may become affected, so that
tho patient will have severe chills, the
pulse may be small, frequent and tee
bic, tho breathing become oppressed,
thero Is tendency to dolirium, and
death may occur as result of the
! shock to the nervous system. In gem
eral, If ono limb is entirely involved,
or Il greater part Of the trunk, the
prospect Of recovery Is small, The
treatment In the severest casos should
be both constitutional and local, The
shock to the nervous system is best re-
licvcd by prolonged hot full bath.
The patient should be immersed in wa
| a
part, and tho temperature of the wa
ter should be increased until it cannot
be tolerated any hotter. Tho bath
should be continued until the nervous
prostratior Is relieved, or from thirty
to forty minutes. If the burns are
deep, a good application is thick SOL
ution Of gum arabic, which may be
prepared in a few minutes by dissolv-
ing tho gum In hot water. After it is
applied, 1t may be busted over with
dry powder, and so the tissues UNDER
meath will be complctly protected. An
other good remedy Is cOllOuion and
sweet oil, in the proportion of one part
OF the oil TO two parts Of collodion.
| This may be kept in an air-tight bottle
for any length Oftime, and may be ap-
piled by Il camcl's hair brush. 1t inn
mcdlately forms u firm covering to the
exposed surfaces, and so takes the place
of tho destroyed cutlclc. If these sub
stances are not at hand, common dry
flour may be busted upon tho injured
part to the depth Of half an inch or so.
All liniments to ''draw out the fire"
are worse than useless, for there Is no
fire to draw out. Itshould be borne in
mind that these, as we'll as all other in
jurics, are healed by the action of the
vital forces alone, and all that can be
done from without Is to protect tho cX-
| posed surfaces from the irritating in
uucnce OF the atmosphere, and to BAL
ance the general circulation. should it
become disturbed, People in general
trust too much to external agencies, and
too little to the only true source Of
healing, the vitality within.
SEA WATER GARGLE IN CHRONIC CA
TARRH.-Profcssor Mosler of Grefs-
wald says, in the Berlin Klinischc
| Wochcnschrift, that he has for some
| years most successfully treated pa
| tients with chronic catarrh Of the
throat by gargling with sca-water.
Special rooms for gargling have been
erected on the seasEorc in some water
| ing places, according to his directions.
1t is, however, essential that the pa
ticnts should be given special dircc-
tions how to garglc. AS the affection
| Is generally located in the naso-phar-
yngeal space, it is necessary that part
OF the water should come in contact
| with the nasal cavity. In order to at
| tain this. the gargling movements
| must be combined with movements of
| deglutition. A marked Improvement
| In the state of the patient follows rs
soon as the latter has required this
particular art of gargling.
|
ECONOMICAL FUEL. .-Prcparation {:
Mix coal, charcoal, or sawdust, one
part; sand, Of any kind, two parts; :;
mari, or clay, one part, III quantity as
thought proper. Make the mass up
wet INTO balls of a convenient size.
and when the fire is sufficiently strong
place these balls acc ording TO It's size a
little above the top bar, and they will
| produce heat considerably more in
| tense than common fuel, and ensure a
| saving ofone-half the quantity of Goals.
| a fire thus. made up will require no
stirring, nor fresh fuel for ten hours.
10 STRENGTHEN VINEGAR.-It Is said
wea k vinegar may be improved by al
| lowing 1t to freeze, then removing the
cake OF ice from the top, which will
be wholly water, as the vinegar itself
Will not freeze. If your vinegar has
been really good, and has lost its fla
vor, probably the "mother" is dead,
In which case it should be removed by
straining, after which the vinegar
should be mixed with good cider vim
egar and allowed to stand in a moIer-
aatcly warm place until it sours. If
there is large quantity 1t would be
better to use only part Of 1t at first
and add the balance as the stock Will
bear weakening.
10 strengthen and tighten the
gums, wash the mouth three or four
times week with a little tinct re of
myrrh In cold water. About one part
of the former to three parts Of che lat
! tor.
| FAMILY VINEaAR.-A cheap vinegar
consists of twenty-five gallons Of warm
rain water with four gallons Of treacle
and one gallon Of yeast. Let this fer
ment freely and 1T is then fit for use.
HARD Pomatum is made by melting
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