Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-18
THE WAsHsTAND.
Frequent Use of a Disinfectant on Hands
 and Face.

Frequent Use of Disinfeetant on Hands
 and Face.
 Whether in the city, where the water is brought to the washstand in pipes, or in the country. where the pitcher and water jug are the source of supply, there is.need of careful management of the washstand and it's belongings.
 It is by many good authorities claimed that no two persons should use the same basin and towel. There Is great deal of good sense in this, and as the world grows wiser we will learn that Individuality in all things has it's ad- vantages not only in convenience, but in health.
 Many of the minor ills of life are now known to be caused by germs that are readily transmitted from one person to another. Almost all eruptions, espe- cially those upon the face, are of this class. and many an exquisite complex ion has been spoiled by using some toilet article belonging to those who are afflicted with these disfguring blemishes.
 Where several members of family
 
 importance that the bowl or basin be thoroughly washed and frequently cleansed with boiling water. A fami- ly towel is an active agent in spread ing skin diseases. It may be ques- toned whether this article, either in the home. the office or in public places, is not responsible for great many of the lesser miseries that help to make up the sum total of the discomforts of the human family
 As measure of preeaution, it is well to keep on handsome easily prepared and simple disinfeetant. Probably the best, safest and most effective is that made from the regular sulphurous acid of commerce. A little care is neces- sary in handling it, as the glass-stop- pered bottles in which it comes must be opened cautiously and in the open air or with open doors and windows. The vapor rising from the acid is very pun gent and suffoeating, and large quan- tity of it suddenly inhaled might pro- duce unpleasant if not fatal results.
 Open the bottle, pour a quantity into another bottle and add part glycerine to one part of the acid, which is col orless liquid, resembling water. Keep this in glass-stoppered bottle on a shelf above the reach of little hands. Thirty drops of this, or a half teaspoon ful, in half cup of water will destroy almost any disease-germ that it touches. Ten or twenty drops in glass of water is an admirable wash for the mouth and teeth as well as an excellent gar gle for the throat and, with the ever present threatening of epidemic, might be used with great advantage every morning and night. Indeed, as gar gle and mouth wash half dozen times day, it would be decidedly beneficial and would doubtless prove a very great saving in doctors bills Put few drops of the compound into wash bowl, with a very little water, and rinse the dish thoroughly, wash the l brush-dishes, wash-cloths and the brushes themselves, not forgetting the hands and fnger-nails, where colonies 1 of bacteria often find comfortable and eongenial quarters. Especially is this 1 the case with persons who go great deal without gloves. Personal tidiness has nothing to do with this state Q. 1 things, and no precautien seems to avail l in such cases.
 Not long since mieroscopist exam 1 ined the finger nails of a half-growr schoolgirl, and found beneath then five distinct varieties of microbes ant bacteria And her hand were in mucl better condition than those of the ma jority of her fellow pupils. Every person who has occasion to handle any number of articles that have passed through many hands would no doubt find upon careful examination diver and sundry colonies of these michiev ous organisms in peaceful possession O the crevices under the finger nails. l The free use of q sulphurous acid dis infectant would remove a source o great danger to health, especially il times when contagious maladies pre- vail when one's morning paper ma, bring disease germs as well as news and the bills and loose change we talk .l in street cars may purchase for Il journeys that sons and daughters 2 men scarcely undertake of their ow <. N " T.adyas