Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-06
NHE MAShS HAND.
Frequent Use of Disiufectant on Hands
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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 I 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 ! use the same washstand, it sis of great 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 mp the sum total of the disedmforts of the human family.
 As measure of preeaution, it is we'll to keep on hand, some easily prepared and simple disinfectant. Probably the best, safest and most effective is that made from the regular sulphurous acid of commerce. X little care is neces. ssry in handling it. as the glass-stop- pered bottles in which 1t 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 suffocating. and large quan- tity of it suddenly inhaled might pro- duce unpleasant if not fatal results.
 Open the bottle. pour quantity into another bottle and add part glycerins to one part of the acid. which is a col orless liquid, resembling water. Keep this in a glass-stoppered bottle on a shelf above the reach of little hands. Thirty drops of this. ora half teaspoon. 1 ful, in half cup of water will destroy almost any disease-germ that it touches. Ten or twenty drops in glass of water l is an admirabl wash for the mouth and teeth. as well as an excellent gar- l gle for the throat and, with the ever present threatening of epidemic, might 1 ha xxytfL morning and night Indeed, as a gar. gle and mouth-wash half dozen times day. 1t would be decidedly beneficial and would doubtless prove very great saving in doctors bills. Put few drops of the compound into a wash. bowl with a very little water, and rinse the dish thoroughly wash the brush-dishes. wash-cloths and the brushes themselves, not forgetting the hands and finger-nails, where colonies of bacteria often find comfortable and songenial quarters. Especially is this She case with persons who go great deal without gloves Personal tidiness has nothing to do with this state ef things. and no precaution seems to avail Gn such cases.
 l Not long since mierOScOplSt exam lned the finger nails of a half-grown schoolgirl, and found beneath them
 five distinct varieties of microbes and bacteria. And her hand were in much better condition than those of the ma- jority of her fellow pupils. Every person whe has occasion to handle any number of articles that have passed through many hands would no doubt And upon careful examination divers and sundry colonies of these michiev- ous organisms in peaceful possession of the crevices under the finger nails.
 The free use of a sulphurous acid dis infectant would remove a source of great danger to health, especially in times when contagious maladies pre- vail, when ones morning paper may bring disease germs as well as news, and the bills and loose change we take in street cars may purchase for us journeys that sons and daughters os men scarcely undertake of their owm free will.-N. Y. Ledger.