Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-09
HEALTH NOTES.
h Common Delusion Which
Ls Mere Moonshine.

pnt Of Small Wounds-A Snuff for
Preparation Of Chill
rs Drinking water-The sick
Room-Infant Apparel.
cotemporary there recently APP
highly sensational item about
pions cat" ut sucks the breath
|&erly child with nearly fatal re-
Il i appears that a little girl was
ssleep with a cat lying on its
fifth its head close to her mouth,
" her breath. 1.-THE cat was
pff and the little one tainted
nd it was feared that she would
d all the delusions which pos
nkind-and there are almost as
there are grains of sand--this
n the most absurd. We are liv-
THAT is called the enlightened
such yarn as this, reported
air OF credulity, bellies the fact.
y absolutely no foundation for
sion; it is pure and simple noon
"a baby might sleep with era
pf cats without fear of losing its
& As far as the danger from them
<rned, cats are as harmless as
va every one knows that the
are common bedfellows of
A good, clean, healthy
rat would not, by sleeping with
&ten the health of child, any
nan would its little brother or
These animals are, of course,
~ diseases not easily detected by
|Rners; they are also often the
1xriers of infectious disease.
They throw off impurities in the
md through the skin. as do the
&Order of animals. The sleeping
the average child is too small,
u not hold pure air enough for
one: and SO another occupant,
|Ehild or a dog or cat, would
tunhealthy infiuence-one would
bad as either of the others. For
reasons it is not we'll to allow
|8ieep with children, and for none
The cat lay on the chest of the
4 child. The little ones breath
consequence of the pressure, be-
Iahorious. Beyond all doubt,
81 dreams were also induced.
Eof them the child is suddenly
ed. and in a state of terror very
~ did faint away; it would not
zen surprising had a CONFUSION
n. Assurediy there is nothing
|ous in this case, and the symp-
ere but tho natural result of the
pnly very little common sense
ed to plainly trace one to the
but superstition and common
are incompatible; and when
eur together superstition has the
I'll cut is often held to be too
Tor treatment, and SO is practi-
sglected. A small wound upon
lds, as one made by pin, some
royes very dangerous, as appears
be following case, the facts of
we're developed at coroner's in
London recently: 1t was shown
evidence that the deceased and
etheart were, as the latter said,
g. when she happened to scratch
NIB. He disregarded the scratch.
festered and resulted in blood
ng. He was admitted to the
!, became delirious, and died four
ter. Death was due to blood
ng following the wound in the
The jury returned verdict of
ntal death" Fortunately, such
this are very rare. The hands
i one come in contact with sub
which are more or less poison
n unbroken skin on any part of
y is a very decided barrier to alb
!, and that on the hands, thick
nd hardened, is especially i'm
BILE. Tho bodies of victims of
are in the most intense
and hence are danger
, touch unless care is used.
king autopsies on such, if
a hangnail on either of the
or the skin is otherwise broken,
ONE especial precaut,on is taken,
Disoning is very likely to result
equence of the absorption of the
But while the skin remains in
re is little or no danger of such
Physicians before making au-
and students before dissection,
ly paint any little scratches,
ills, etc, with collodion, and
I'd lubricate the hands we'll with
ill or some other oily agent,
loses the pores in the skin and
) the danger of absorption. If
or prick their hands while at
ey rush at once to the sink, has
III the parts, and then, unless the
$ bleeding freely, suck the same.
! is not handy for washing, a
ipe is all that is done before the
applied to the wound. Under
Oh litions the prick of a needle is
st dangerous, for by that means
soi. is carried in deeply, and the /
being very small, closes tightly
uts in the same. Ordinarily a
receiving scratch from a pin or
or other small wound from
sed instrument, viii do we'll to
thoroughly in very hot water,
erward, until it is healed, keep
simple ointment or salve, so as
tie any danger of poisonous alb
A while handling foods which /
come tainted, or other suspicious
ces. i