The Meeker herald., 1893-07-01
Mary A. p. stansbury.
IHE PRICE of PAIRloIlsM
a Few Hints for Parents Apropos OF
Independence Day.

The first twenty-seven doctors upon
whom ! called to get a word of advice
for parents who expect to have their
precious Youngsters blown TO pieces TO.
morrow, made, Without exception, this
tcrsc reply:
Tell them to take the injured child
and run for the nearest physic an"
The twcnty-cighth NJ. ID. was east in
u more generous mould, and reelod Oft
some valuable hints, which might,
with propriety, be pasted on every box
Of firecrackers and every flask of pow
der in the land.
"Of course" said he, mo layman can
attempt to dress an eye which has been
filed with powder, nor the stump of
blown off finger. But they can do u
great deal toward allaying pain and
Avoiding serious consequences until
proper help arrives.
1.-The very best thing to do with
wound is to wet it at once and keep /.
wet with linen soaked in cracked ice.
Tne colder you keep the eye the less
chance there is for swelling and in.
flammation, and the task of picking
the powder grains out of the eyeball
will be much easier both for surgeon
and patient.
Now as to deep decorations or blown
away toes or fingers he went on.
"The first thing to do is to stop the
flow of blood, and that is best done
by making n tourniquet out of n lead
pencil and Il piece of stout twine.
Twist the string tightly above the cut,
no matter how much it hurts the
youngster, until the blood ceases to
gush out. Cold cloths are invaluable
here also in keeping down intlamma
ton.
REMEDIES FOR BURNS.
"If young America is lucky enough
to get off with painful s.orching
there are several simple and etiicacious
remedies that any one can apply. The
first is that old English remedy, Carron
oil, which is composed of equal parts of
lime water and linseed oil. Shake il
into an emulsion and apply literally
with soft cloths.
Another excellent remedy is "A mix
ture of acetate of lead and tincture OF
opium, and carbolizcd vaselnc is still
handler and quite as good.
But" said the good natured doctor
as rose to go, TN tell you the very
best course to pursue in any kind OF
case"
What is that, please" | asked.
Take the injured child and run for
the nearest physician
Significance of Other National Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, on the I'D
Of February, is not alone Il remem-
brance of the greatest citizen of his
time-a sovereign whose birthday is
honored while he lives, but who will
be displaced by his successor in public
station,-bu the greatest citizen in
American history. Through him the
nation celebrates the personal cha -ac-
ter and civic virtues whose recognition
made the foundation of our govern
ment possible, as it assures to-day the
governments continued existence and
welfare.
Decoration Day, on the 3Oth of May
is memorial to another and equally
important element in our peoples his
tory. 1t commemorates the bravery of
the citizens who died in the gr at
struggle which threatened 10 rsnd the
Union, but which has left it stronger
than ever.
Thanksgiving Day mai ks peculiarly
the religious faith which. from the
foundation of the government. has in
spired the people to rccognit on of
that divine mercy and FRO, iden C
which has watched over and guided
this greatest of all political expert
nants-