The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-15
Tae Proper Treatrnent Of slight wounds
and scrzsfcllas-

OOSZHOLD ACfLlEEN T :.
Tlao Proper 1,reatraent st slight wounds
and Scratches.
a slight cut or abrasion Of the hand
1r SLIGHT burn, may become % serious
matter ST it IS totally neglected Where
the skin IS torn or cut. it is desirable
in the first place that the wound should
bleed freely. Cases of loclzjaw are OF
rare occurrence where this is the case.
and q very slight wound Of the hand
on foot has been known to produce
this dangerous ma1ady where bleeding
did not follow.
One Of the greatest dangers lies in a
wound of d kitchen knife, which may
have held impure matter. and even
from the scra tch OF 3 pin, and fatal
cases of blood-poisoring have FREE
quently resulted from SO simple q
cause. Absolute cleanliness. therefore,
is necessary Sill the treatment of such
a wound After che wound has bled a
little it should be washed with per-
fectly clean water That which has
been boiled IS best for the purpose,
and there IS no harm in using little
carbolic acid ia the proportion of
drop or two &c quart OF water
do NOT attempt to stanch bleeding by
the use 0f cobwebs. which are natural
lv dirty and FUN of impure germs but
use y little lint and q clean cotton Or
linen cloth These should be always
kept in the houses for use in case Of
such accidents. A trustworthy drug
gist VIII always supply some prepare
tion of carboie acid. properly weak
ened for household use Even house
hold ammonia. though IL is painful at
first, is recommended as a mild way of
cauterizing q Simple wound. A thick
paste Of equal parts of common baking
soda and -four. wet to paste with cold
water is the bes6 remedy for a burn
1t IS better than Underwater because
1ine-watcr IS liable to become incrust-
ed while the paste of soda and flour is
cooling to tae surface and can easily be
removed The object ST treating
burn IS To cover the e1tremities of the
nerves which have been injured and
give Them opportunity 10 heal. While
SUCH paste Is being prepared. cover
the wound for the moment with COM
mon flour and wrap it up in clean cot
tom
A simple healing plaster which may
be prepared in the household calls for
half pound of resin, an ounce each
uf mutton talow. camph0r-gum and
oeesvax- half an ounce each of British
PHI cedar oii- gum m5a-rh and linseed
oil. Melt the resin, mutton tallow,
together and add che oils. This plaster
should Sc spread on cotton when need
sd and applied to the wound--N. T.
Tribune.
THOUGH CARRYING 4 TITLE.
1sissArdiy eiffs From TITLED Americans
10 Adele Grant
The presents to the new countess of
Essex who was MISS Adele Grant. GA
the occasion of her wedding are curl
cualv instructive Among the noble
relatives and friends 81 the earl Of
Esscx who contributed gifts 1 notice
THAT the coun tess Cairns sent silver
photograph frame; the duchess of
Manchester. an American woman an
eagle feather fans Lady Randolp h
Churchill. who was Leonard Jerome's
daughter. ieweled match boss and
The duchess of Mar borough. who used
to be Miss lilly Post Of Troy, a dia-
mond and tortoise shell hairpin
American women certainly have the
quality of assinilation strongly devel-
uped, anG it's very very funny to see
how quickly those American born la
dies Of the English ar1stocracv have
fallen into the habit Of wasting As lit
Tie money as posi- Bile on wedding
gifts lt may ia interesting to point
ont that the gifts from the unpretend-
ing and untitled American friends of
the countess of Essex exceed ill al
most every case ia value the sum total
of those contributed by her expatri-
Rted country women.