The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-03-10
5 NO. 28.
LIFE SAVING RULES.
SOME HEALTHY MAxIMs TO BE PASTED
IN THE HAT FOR USE IN
EMERGENCIES.

Don't you love to read the maxims
which some wise man writes for the
newspapers, useful rules which are
intended to save human life and allie.
viete human suferings? There is al
ways so much practical common
sense in them. Here is batch, for
instance:
"For dust in the eyes, avoid rub
bling 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.
Remove cinders with the point
of pencil"
We never saw that operation tried
but once, and then it was successful.
The man got out the cinder. He al
so put out his eye.
"Remoye insects from the ear by
tepid water; never put q hard instru-
ment into the ear"
| Yes. that is pretty advice now,
isn't it2 Suppose an Indian peace
commissioner gets an insect in his
ear when he is out in Colorado? Is
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 man would
present who had gone up on q boiler
Excursion in steamboat race, and
had come down scalded just enough
to make two coats of furniture var
nish necessity according to this
admirable RULE.
Before passing through smoke
take long breath and stoop low"
just imagine now what circus q
smoking car would present If every
: man who entered it kept that rule
pasted in his hat.
Smother fire with carpets; wa
ter will often spread burning oil and
increase the danger"
That's all we'll enough. but when
man's house is on FIRE and burning
!, faster than three steam engines can
throw water, he hasn't the time, and
frequently hasn't the money, to buy
a whole carpet store to throw over
!. the condagration. And VIC don't
suppose anything less than tapes.
: try Brussels would do any good.
'.For fainting, lay the body aat. y
;. Now, that is good rule; there IL
some sense in that. Because, If you
. are careful to lay your body fat be
= fore yon faint it may save you ter
: rible thump when you fall. Let y,
>, add to this rule the advice, ncvel
faint on a ladder, or in balloon, O.
! on the top Of a church teeple, or il
), !. front Of runaway team. 1t ism
safe.
: "Suck poisonous wounds, unles
! your mouth is sore; enlarge th
:. wound, or better, cut the wound on
:, without delay"
II that isn't lively piece Of ad
:, vice for sane man to give to hea
- thy people. Listen hcre-don't 20
=, Go anything of the kind. Aud
you get scratch on the throat don
= enlarge it or cut it out. And if 70
get a wound on the back Of yot
:: neck don't you try to reach it wi,
" your mouth. Somebody will ii
that some day and thero'll be a br
ken neck in the family.
,ed "Ifin the water, float on the bac
with the mouth and nose projectin
Now, this is the best rule of Il
nm lot. That is the cap sheaf. 7,
cot cut that out and paste it on 20
cuff, where you can always see it.
70 Just follow that rule and you "
never drown. No matter If you st
inc in the water twenty years, If y
10 will just float on your back, with
rds nose and mouth projecting above
water, you won't drown. We do
law. know what wise man wrote th,
rules, but this last one is worth
fool the rest Burlington Hawkeyc.