The Penn's Grove record., 1882-04-01
Sanitary.
Flowers in Sleeping Rooms.


the use of flowers in sleeping apart
ments, and wonderful stories are told
of the ~delecterious effecJs which have
followed their presence in a limited
atmosphere respired by invalids,
Curious enough, these appalling Gin
stances of the evil influence of plants
do not for the most part apply to flow
ers. Nevertheless we agree that 1t is
safe to Danish growing plants and
flowers from bed rooms. They can do
no good, and they may do some hahn.
London Lancet.
A Disinfsctant.
Probably the most effective, and
assuredly the cheapest disinfectant,
costing less than one farthing a gallon,
Ia the solution of chloride of lead, so
strongly recommended by the late DR..
Golden. of st. Thomas Hospital, as
the most simple, the most powerful
and economical agent for eliminating
sulphide of hydrogen from the atmos-
phere, as we'll as from all organic mat
ter in a state of decomposition or
putridity. 1t is prepared thus: Half
a drachm of nitrate of lead, dissolved
in a pint or so of boiling water in
which two drachms of common salt
has been dissolved. A cloth dipped
in the solution and hung up in any
place where bad odors prevail will
sweeten the foetid atmosphere instan-
taneously, or thrown down a sink,
water closet or drain, or a heap of
refuse, will produce a like result.
The Eyes.
Many persons injure their eyes very
seriously by using them too soon after
a severe illness. Diphthefia, mea-
sizes, and ~scarlatina, especially weaken
the eye, and in some instances destroy
its power of adapting itself to see OBJ
jects at different distances. AT such
times the eyes should not be used, but
the patient should wait till the muscles
gain tone and strength. Every care
should be taken to avoid prostration
of the nervous system, and the eyes
must be sparingly used until they
regain the ability to work without
fatiguing effort. Whatever wearies
the eye unduly, Injuries it, is a maxim
which, If regarded, would do as much
to preserve the eyesight as physicians,
care. This would Danish all reading
at twilight, all reading of fine print,
all extra exertion of the eyes after ILL
1t would, in short, save the eye
sight of thousands.
Frost Bites and Chilblains.
Probably no other form of accident
or injury come upon US so unexpect-
eddy as those due to excessive cold.
AS a general thing we are not aware
that a part is being frozen until the
mischief is already done. The old
fashioned skates, held on by numerous
tight straps across the feet are danger
GUS on this account, as to keep them
in place the straps are drawn so tightly
to impede the circulation in the
feet, and frost-bitten feet are often the
consequence. Though the operation
of freezing is painless, a sudden thaw-
ing is attended with Inflammation and
great pain. The thawing should be
very slow in order that the circulation
of the parts may be restored gradually.
For this reason it is advised to rub the
frozen parts with snow, o II in the alb
sence of that, with water made a, cold
possible with ice. 1t is said that in
Russia when one observes that an
others nose or face is frozen, it is an
act of common politeness to catch up
an handful of snow and apply it to the
face of the unfortunate, even if he is a
perfect stranger. In cases of severe
freezing, besides gradually thawing
by the use Of snow or ice, a physician
should be called, as it may be that
proper precautions are needed to pre-
vent modification of the parts. 1t is
not necessary for the feet to be actu-
ally frozen to produce chilblains. The
term frost. bitten is usually applied to
such cases. Children often suffer
greatly from getting their feet very
cold and then going to the fire to
warm them. The circulation is dis
turbed and the parts remain exceed
ingly sensitive to future :hanges of
cold and heat. Chilblains vary from
q slight inflammation to severe cases
where the skin breaks and even ulcers
are formed. OF course such cases re-
quire special treatment. To allay the
intense itching and pain of ordinary
chilblains $ great number of applica-
tions have been used. An of
sulphate of sine white vitriol), in a
pint of water, or an ounce of sal am
moniac dissolved in half a pint each of
win egar and alcohol are among the
washes often used. 1t is stated on
good authority, though we have not
had occasion to try it, that the appli-
cation of ordinary kerosine oil is very
~eficacious in allaying the itching and
pain.-Aoricutturist.
Telegrahic Communication with
Moving Trains.