Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-27
THE HOME DOCTOR.

Il hEMEDI TUX lsIEb AA1Ais teAa
ounces Of saltpeter in one pint OF alco-
hol shake we'll, and battle the parts
affected wetting red flannel with il,
lay it on. 1t does not cure, but takes
away the reiness, reduces the swelling,
and relieves the torment and agony.
RED IODINE OINTMENT This is the
most useful ointment for the cure OF
splints. spayins. ringbones and hard
ened tumors. IL is made as follows
Vim iodide of mercury, one drachm
hogs lard, one ounce; mix well and
apply once in five days. III used oftene
it will cause the hair to fall off and not
grow again.
TREAgMrNr or WOUNDS. 1T is recon-
menaed to trent inhafned 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, md il repeated once
or twice will aliay the worst case Of IN
fiammation arising from a wound. Thus
remedy is certainly very simple, and
within the reach OF every one,
Hor SAND Coop BEp-F GLLow. =
The comfors which hot-water bag, or
even hot brick, may afford person
on retiring, chilled, is very great, and,
beyond this, the use OF some such
neutrality-suspicious. appliance is useful
as d health preseryative and restora-
tive but one of the most convenient
articles to be used as bed-warmer aud
in a sick-room is sand-bag. Get some
clean, fine sand, dry 1t thoroughly in .
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. ana 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 q
bottle Of hot water or brick. The
sand holds the heat q long time, and
the bag can be tucked up to the back
without hurting the invalid. 1t Is n
good plan to make two or three Of the
bags and keep them ready for use.
TEE FEHT.--The odor OF pure per-
SEPARATION 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---do not duly perform
their functions. their work is attempted
by the skin. Then disagreeable odor
is generally given to the preparation.
Even in these cases, the odor is pro-
duced mainiv after the Precipitation has
been absorbed by the clothing. This
last fact is generally true CT the bad
odor which is ASSOC lated with the ex-
cessiye perspiration Of the feet Of some
people. DIR. George Thin, Of England,
has been Investigating the matter. and
has communicated the resu is OF his
experiments to the Royal Society. The
perspiration OF the body is generally
slightly acid That iii the soles Of the
stockings ai,i boots he found to be aka
line. In this there is rapid develop
ment OF class CT bacteria (micro-
scopic vegetations) characterized by
fetld smell (baeteraatDa .foettdttla). The
fluid in the soles of the stockings and Of
the boots examined by the doctor was
found to TEEN with them. lhns 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-
quent putrefaction. The afflicted Will
be glad to learn that this odor can be
wholly destroyed by boracic acid-the
acid OF boron. The stockings should
be change twice day. When taken
of, they Should be placed for some hours
in a jar containing solution OF the
acid. They are again fit for use after
drying. 10 prevent the odor from get
ting into the boots, cork soles should
be worn, and placed at night IN 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.