Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
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Hrequess Use of q Di.,n,....,.


&reqness Use of Disinfectant ON Hands
and Face.
~Aether in the CITY, where the 1vata,
Is brought to the washstand in Mines ~.
IN the country, where the pitcher and
~ater jug are the source of snpnlv-
there is need of careful MANAGEMENT ~
the washstand and its BELONGINGS.
1t is by many good authorities claimed
that no two persons should use ~.
same basin and towel. There Is a gre.t
deal of good sense in this. and as tha
world grows wiser we will learn that
individuality in all things has its .1-
vantages, not only in convenience. hut
in health.
Many of the minor ills of life are uoxv
KNOWN 10 be caused by germs that are
IeaouS transmitted from one person to
ano,he,. Almost all eruptions, espe-
claIly those upon the face, are OF this
class, and many an exouisite cor,,,1e~.
ion has been spoiled by using some
toilet article belonging to those who
are afflicted with these disfxrur;no
blemishes.
Where several members of q family
use the same washstand, it Els of great
Importance that the bowl or basin be
thoroughly washed and frequently
cieansed with boiling water. A fami-
~ towel Is an active agentHn spread
ing SKIN diseases. 1t may be aues-
tloned 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.
Asa measure of precaution, it is well
10 keep on hand.some.easily-pre
and simple disinfectant- Probably the
best, safest and most effective is that
made from the regular sdlphurous acid
OF commerce. A little care is neces.
;sary in handling it, assthe glass-stop-
pered bottles in which It comes must be
opened cautiously andln the open air
or with open doors and windows. The
vapor rising from the acid is very pun
gent and suffocating, and large guam
tity of it suddenly inhaled might pro-
'duce unpleasant if not fatal results.
Open the bottle, pour 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-stoEpered bottle on a
shelf above the reach of little hands,
Thirty drops of this, or half teaspoon
full, 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
a day, it would be decidedly beneficial
and would doubtless prove a very great
saving in doctors bills. Put a 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, mot forgetting the
hands and fnger-nails, where colonies
OF bacteria often find comfortable and
congenial quarters. Especially is this
the case with persons who GO great
deal without gloves. Personal tidiness
has nothing TO do with this state of
things, and re Erecaution seems to avail
in such cases.
Not long since a microscopic exam
ined the finger nails of a half-grown
schoolgirl, and found beneath them
hve distinct varieties 'ofmicrobeS and
bacteria And her hand were in much
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 divers
and sundry colonies of these michiev-
Gus organisms IN peaceful possession of
the crevices under the finger nails.
The free use of a sulphurous acid dis
infectant world 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 of
men scarcely undertake of their own
free will.--N. Y Ledger.