The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-03
THE HOME DOCTON.

a REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsM.-Four
ounces OF saltpeter in one pint Of alco-
hol; shake well, and battle the parts
affected; wetting red flannel with il,
lay 1t on. 1t does not cure, but takes
away the redness, reduces the swelling,
and relieves the torment and agony.
Red IODINE OINTMENT This is the
most useful ointment for the cure Of
spints, spavins, ringbones and hard
ened juniors. It is made as follows !:
YIN lodlde Of mercury, one drachm !;
hogs lard, one ounce; mix we'll and
apply once in five days. IF used oftener
it will cause the hair to fall off and not
grow again.
TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. is recon-
mended to treat infamed wounds by
smoking them with burning wooden
cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke of
wool, it is said, will take the pain out Of
the worst wound, and if repeated once
or twice will allay the worst case of in
fiammation arising from wound. This
remedy is certainly very simple, and
within the reach Of every one.
Hot SAND A Coop BED-FEnnow.-
The comfort which hot-water bag. or
even a hot brick, may afford a person
on retiring, chilled. is very great, and.
beyond this, the use Of some such
warmth-producing appliance is useful
as health preservative and restora-
tive; but one of the most convenient
articles to be used as bed-warmer and
in sick-room is q sand-bag. Get some
clean, fine sand, dry it thoroughly in a
kettle on the stove, make bag about
eight inches square of flannel, fill it
with the dry sand, sew the opening care
fully together, and cover the BAG with
cotton or linen cloth. This will pre-
vent the sand from sitting out, and will
also enable you to heat the bag quickly
by placing it in the oven or on the top
Of the stove. After once using this YOU
will never again attempt to warm the
feet or hands of sick person with
bottle of hot water or a brick. The
sand holds the heat long time, and
the bag can be tucked up to the back
without hurting the invalid. It is a
good plan to make two or three of the
bags and keep them ready for use.
TIE FEET.-The odor of pure per
spiration is not unpleasant, as may be
proved in clean and healthy babes.
When, however, the other eliminating
organs those that strain the waste mat
ter from the blood not duly perform
their functions, their work is attempted
by the skin. Then disagreeable odor
is generally given to the perspiration.
Even in these cases, the odor is pro-
duced mainly after the perspiration has
been absorbed by the clothing. This
last fact is generally true of the bad
odor which is associated with the ex-
cessive perspiration of the feet of some
people. DR.. George Thin, of England,
has been ivestigating the matter, and
has communicated the results OF his
experiments to the Royal Society. The
perspiratlon Of the body is generally
slightly acid. That III the soles of the
stockings and boots he found to be aka
lire. In this there is rapid develop
ment Of q class Of bacteria (micro-
scopic yagetations) characterized by
fetid smell (6acter5e1ne .fostidasna). The
fluid in the soles OF Che stockings and of
the boots examined by the doctor was
found to TEEN with them. Thus the
odor is supposed in some cases to be due,
not directly to the perspiration as it
Comes from the feet, but to its subse.
sqaent putrefaction. The afflicted will
be glad to learn that this odor con be
wholly destroyed by boracic acid the
acid Of boron. The stockings should
be changed twice a day. When taken
off, they should be placed for some hours
in a jar containing a solution Of the
acid. They are again fit for use after
drying. To prevent the odor from get
ting into the boots, cork soles should
be worn, and placed at nightin the jar
and dried the next day. Washing the
tender and sore parts of the feet with the
acid will relieve the accompanying feel
ING of heat and pain.