The Arizona sentinel., 1885-08-15
THE HONE DOCTOR.

A RRhEri FOR RHEUMATISM --Fom
 ounces of saltpeter in one pint of alco-
 hol {: shake well, and bathe the parts
 affected; wetting red flannel with ii,
 lay it on. It 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
 spiints, spavins, ringbones and hard
 ened tumors. It is made as follows
 Yin iodide of mercury, one drachm /:
 hogs lard, one ounce; mix well and
 apply once in five days. If used oftenel
 it will cause the hair to fall of and not
 grow again.
 TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. Tt is recom-
 mended to treat inhamed wounds by
 smoking them with burning woolen
 cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke of wool, 1t is said, will take the pain out of the worst wound, and if repeated once or twice will allay the worst case of in- hammation arising from @ wound. This remedy IS certainly very simple, and within the reach of every one.
 Hor SAND Coop BRD-FR11ow.- The comfort which hot-water bag, or even a hot brick, may afford 0 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 an6 in sick-room is a sand-bag. Get some oIo drx1 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 1t in the oven or on the top of the stove. After once using this you VIII never again attempt to warm the feet or hands of sick person with a bottle of hot water or a brick. The sand holds the heat a 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.
 TEE 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-do not duly perform their functions, their work is attempted by the skin. Then disagreeable odor is generally given to the precipitation. Even in these cases, the odor is pro- duced mainly after the precipitation 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 precipitation of the body is generally slightly acid. That in the soles of the md boots he found to be aka line. In this there IS rapid develop ment of a class of bacteria (micro- seopic vegetations) characterized by a fetld smell (bocteriun1 .fetidatnl). The | fluid in the soles of the stockings and of | the boots examined by the doctor was found to teem with them. Thus the | odor is supposed in some cases to be due, not directly to the precipitation as it comes f. om the feet, but to its subse- quent rutrefacdon. The afflicted will | be glad to learn that this odor can be wholly destroyed by boracic acid-the acid of boron. The stockings should l be changed twice 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 ling 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.