Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

Don't you love to read the maXlms
which some wise man writes for the
newspapers-usetul rules which are
intended to save human life and alle-
viate human suffering? There is al.
ways so much practical common
sense in them. Here is batch of
them:
''For dust in tie eyes, avoid rub
bing, and dash water in them.
This is especially useful when you
are on the cars, and there isn't drop
of water in the country nearer than
the engine, or the next lake, forty
three miles behind you.
t'Remove cinders with the point of
a pencil"
We never saw that operation tried
but once, and then it was successful.
The man got out the cinder. He
also put out his eye.
"Remove insects from the ear by
tepid water; never put hard instru-
ment into the ear.''
Yes, that is pretty advice now,
isn't it? Suppose an Indian Peace
Commissioner gets an insect in his
ear when he is out in Colorado! Il
that man to suffer until he can reach
the Mississippi river in order to get
enough water to fill his ear?
''For light burns, dip the part in
cold water if the skin is destroyed,
cover with varnish.''
A beautiful spectacle q man would
present who had gone up in a boiler
excursion in steamboat race, and
had come down scalded just enough
to make two coats of furnlture-var'
nish necessity according to this ad
mirable rule.
"Before passing through smoke
take full breath and stoop low"
Just imagine, now, what q circus {
smoking-car would present if every
man who entered it kept that rul'
pasted in his hat.
'Smother a fire with carpets watel
will often spread burning oil and in
crease danger"
That's all well enough but, whel
a mans house is on fire and burning
faster than three steam-engines car
throw water, he hasn't the time, ant
frequently he hasn't the money, t,
throw over the confagration. Ant
we don't suppose anything less thai
tapestry Brussels would do an,
good.
"For fainting, lay the body fiat.
Now that is good rule; there j
some sense in that; because, if 70,
are careful to lay your body fat be
fore you faint, it may save you a ter
rife thump when you fall. Let m
add to this rule the advice, neve
t faint on ladder, or in a balloon, c
\ on the top OF church-steeple, or i
front OF runaway team. 1t ism
safe.
"Suek poisonous wounds, unlea
your mouth is sore; enlarge th
/ wound, Or, better, cut the wound GU
: without delay"
: If that isn't lively piece of adviC
b for sane man to give to health
t people! Listen here-don't you d
0 anything of the kind. And, if 20
I get a scratch on the throat, don
v enlarge it or cut it out. And, if yo
s get a wound on the back Of the noel
\ don't you try to reach it with yo,
: mouth. Somebody will try that SON
: day, and there'u be a broken nee
j. in the family.
n in the wafer, float on the bacl
}. with the mouth and nose projecting
o Now this is the best of the 10
e I hat is the cap-sheaf. You cut tn
it out and paste it on your cuff, whe
e you can always see 1t. Just folio
Ie that rule, and you will never drow
If No matter if you stay in the wat
r twenty years, if you will just float {
A your back, with the nose and mou
n projecting above the water, you wou
d drown. We don't know what wi
sr man wrote these rules, but the Ia
ct one is worth all the rest.