Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
Poisons-some Don'ts and Dos.

Don't endanger the lives of the little
ones whose bright eyes spy out in dark
corners just the articles they shouldn't
touch, by leaving cans of lye or cleans
ing fluid where tiny, busy hands can
possibly reach them. Many hOusekeep-
ers use concentrated I've when scrub
bling an implanted kitchen floor, and
are careful to keep it safely hidden in
closet, or upon a high shelf. yet, acct
dents do happen and frequently. To-
day, beautiful child now eleven, is
sadly disfigured by a horribly burned
mouth, who fortunately swallowed no
I've, though pouring the contents of the
can over face and throat which caused
intense pain to the creeping baby. The
mother was not a careless, ignorant
one; little Pauline was carefully guard
ed, and before the scrubbing was done,
snugly tucked in her crib, for a long
afternoon nap. First, the poplar kitch-
en- table and moulding board were Wig
orously scrubbed; little I've in the
hard water rendering the work easier.
Baby didn't sleep soundly and creeping
softly into the kitchen behind mamma,
in a twinkling managed to get posses
sion of the I've can, which went first
thing to baby's mouth.
Alone in farm house. no one to send
for help, and uncertain whether any of
the I've had been swallowed, Mrs.
Haines only knew one thing to do, and
that was to run to the cellar, skim the
cream from the pans, and apply it lib
orally, which soon soothed the little
sufferer, who in one time recovered,
though the beautiful mouth will always
be scared. and look as if crooked
Do keep poisonous medicines sepa-
rate and carefully labeled A lady suf-
fering from an indisposition, sent after
dark, for a bottle of drops she had
loaned her neighbor, who sent back
bottle looking like the one desired,
which proved to contain croton oil, and
almost caused death before relief was
obtained. Don't tamper with Rough on
Rats, or other poison, but do substitute
traps and good cats, mousers, which
will work industriously to rid the house
of rats and mice. Ill results so often fol-
low the use of poison; children, chick
ems and pet animals are sure to ferret
out the ''doctored" cheese or bread,
and if the cunning rodents are caught
they are apt to die in the walls and
create disagreeable odors.
DO remember if you must keep arse
mic, morphine and other poisons re-
sembling baking-powder, to keep them
carefully wrapped and labeled, and far
away from the pantry, kitchen and din
ing-room. All white powders look
alike to those unused drug Mistakes,
fatal, and many of them have been
made, and the grave claimed the victim.
DO, please pause before, becoming
enslaved to the 'iquinine" or ''mor-
phine" habit A delicate, refined wife
and mother was ordered by her
medical attendant to take small cap
sules filled with quinine. The doses
were increased in size and taken often
er, until sixty capsules had been swal-
lowed, and then she could not do with
out it. Years have slipped by and to-
day thin and frail, with shaking hands.
she daily measures out teaspoon filled
with quinine, declaring ''she is fit for
nothing until she takes her tonic"
Lastly, don't tamper with drugs or
allow poisons in your hohse. unless you
are Uery, geru careful. and know, just
what you are doing. Ellen Guernsey,
IN Good Housekeeping.