The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-01-31
THE HOME DOCTOR.

4 REMErs FOR RHEUMATISM. -Four
ounces of saltpeter in one pint of alco-
| lol shake well, and battle the parts
Effected wetting red flannel with IL,
,ay it on. It does net cure, but takes
away the redness, reduces the swelling,
md relieves the torment and agony.
RED IODINE OINTMENT is the
most useful ointment for the cure Of
yplints, spavins, ringbones and hard
med tumors. It is made az follows :
Vim iodide of mercury, one drachm
hogs lard, one ounce; mix well and
apply once in five days. If used oftene,
t will cause the hair to fall of and moi
grow again.
TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. 1t is recon-
nendsd 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
nammation arising from wound. This
remedy Is certainly very simple, and
within the reach OF every one.
HoF SAND Coop BED-FEI1ow.-
The comfort which a hot-water bag, or
even hot brick, may afford person
on retiring, chilled, is very great, and,
beyond this, the use of some such
warmth-producing appliance is useful
as a health preservative and restora-
i've; but one of the most convenient
articles to be used as q bed-warmer anG
in sick-room is a sand-bag. Get some
clean, fine sand, dry it 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, 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
viii never again attempt to warm the
feet or hands of q 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. 1t is a
good plan to make two or three of the
Gags 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-do 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 perspiAtion 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 |
perspiration OF the body is generally |
slightly acid. That in the soles of the |
stockings and boots he found to be aka
line. In this there is rapid develop !
ment of class of bacteria (micro-
scopic vegetations) characterized by
fetid smell (bacteriatnl .foetidune). The |
fluid In the soles Of the 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 persplration as it
comes from the feet, but to its subse-
1uent putrefaction. The afflicted Will |
bs glad to learn that this door can be
wholly destroyed by boracic acid-the
acid Of boron. The stockings should
be changed twice day. When taken
Of, they should be placed for some hours
IN jar containing a solution of the
acid. They are again fit for use after
Trying. To prevent the odor from get
ing into the boots, cork Soles should
be- worn, and placed at night in the jar
md dried the next day. Washing tbs
lender and sore parts of the feet with the
acid will relieve the accompanying feel
ng Of heat and pain.