The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-13
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al once. Ascertain from a compar
ison OF the feet whether there has been a
or dislocatiOn. If 80 send for a
physician s. o a possible, and keep
perfectly quiet Until be comes II there
Is no fracture or displacement Of bones but
only an excessive swelling about the joint,
send for a pail of hot water. Battle the
foot in this for fifteen TO thirty MINUTES,
keeping the water as hot as It can be
borne, and applying it with a large
sponge or towel. Then wrap the foot
with strips OF taunel saturated with hot
water, aud cover this with dry cloths.
: 1t is better not 10 touch the injured
foot 10 the ground Every step taken
after a bad sprain adds a day to Its per-
manent recovery. Complete rest Is the
only cure for a spraln.
In case the clothes take tire, throw
yourself upon the floor and roll over ana
over as fast as possible. II the
accident should occur to another IN your
presence, lose no time IN getting HIM on
the floor in a horizontal position. II
there is a mat. shawl coat or blanket
handy throw them over the victim, taking
care to tuck the covering around the
neck SO that the flames and smoke will
not be inhaled. Now press the covering
over the body until you have smothered
the flame. then run quickly tor a PAL! OF
water. Dash this over the body and ex-
tinguish the smoulderIng embers before
they have had time to eat their way into
the flesh. As soon as the hre
has been put out, take the sufferer into a
warm room and place him on a table or
on the floor. With a pair OF
scissors cut the clothing up and down the
body ami limbs, SO that it will fall of Do
not ATTEMPT to pull it off or you will take
a part Of the skin with it. If any OF the
clothing clings to the flesh let it remain
and cut around it. If the blisters are
very large and seem likely to break,
puncture them with a needle and let the
fluid escape, but do not remove the outer
skin or you will expose the raw surface.
Tear up old linen or calico, dipping the
pieces into most any kind of oil which is
at hand, and place them over the exposed
parts. If there is any delay in getting
linen anoint the burnt surface with butter
lard or any kind of grease. If these are
not at hand powder it with flour or
| starch. Cream or oil mixed with lime
water may be used Do not use cotd wa
ter if warm water is to be had. After the
dressings are applied put your patient
into bed and cover with clothing enough
to keep him warm and comfortable, and
wait the arrival of the doctor.
In case of severe scalding by steam or
hot water, drench the person as soon as
possible with cold water, take him to a
warm room and proceed as in case OF ex-
tensive burning.
In case Of burns from acids or alkaiies,
use water freely, as every application will
tend to dilute them and render them less
likely to iniure the skin and soft parts
In case of severe frost bite, the person
afflicted must be treated Immediately. DO
not take him INTO a warm room out into a
i cold one. Remove the clothing carefully
to avoid breaking the limb, should it
happen to be frozen. If there is snow
on the ground rub the frozen part freely
with it. If there is no snow, use ice
water and wet cloths.
La case of bleeding from the nose, hold
a sponge saturated with cold water to the
n~ostrils, or, ii this does not succeed, dis
solve a little alum in a basin of water and
inject or sniff some OF this up the ~nostrils.
Hold the head back and do not attempt to
blow the nose.
In case of a wound where there is con-
siderable bleeding, use cold applications
freely. Small pieces of ice wrapped IN a
handkerchief are excellent. Before and
after such applications rely upon pressure
Immediately over the parts wounded.
Bleeding from a wound in the head OF
face may be arrested by pressure applied
over the artery at the front side and base
of the neck, just above the collar bone.
The best way to fight blood poisons is
with carbolic acid, bracic acid, chloride
of zipc and other substances termed anti
septics. A cedH solution (remember they
are poisons) of one these important agents
should be in every household. To cover
the wound with a cloth saturated with
one of these solutions will preserve the
parts from infection.
In case of bruises, the immediate ap-
plication of cold water. ice or s1me eva
porating lotion, such as water of ammonia
camphor, weak tincture Of %arnica, etc
is the best treatment for alternating pain
and hasten the absorption of blood.
The best materials for poultices for com
mon use are iaxseed. bread, charcoal,
yeast, etc. A poultice should
be applied to the infamed part as warm
as it can be comfortably borne If the
surface be very tender, however, care
should be taken to reduce the tempera.
ture of the p%oultice and to apply it gently
one part at a time. After the poultice is
applied the heat and moisture should be
maintained as long as possible. < A
t1axseed poultice is strongly recommended
when a soothing Influence is desired, and
heat and moisture are the great require
ments. 4 A bread poultice is
perhaps more easily made. though nCl
quite SO effective. \ = Yeast poultices
are often used where the parts are slow tc
heal and it seems desirable to stimulate
them. \ 4 Charcoal poultices arc
thought by some physicians to have q
disinfectine power, and are sometime.
used on old wounds and indolent ulcers
....Dwelliug houses are in great de.
mand at Greensboro.
....When is a plant like a soldier
When it begins to shoot.
1.-THE State medical society meetsir
Durham. Tuesday May 18th.