The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-16

In certain kinds of pains in the chest
iodine will give relief and it lessons mus
GUAR soreness unless it is due to in in
costal neuralgia when it gives no re-
net. 1t is an effective remedy to cure
TIngWorm (due by the way to a parasitic
sIoWtn on the skim and painted around
the edges of the infiamed spot in erysin-
elias it may check its extension. II also
mas good effect in reducing glandular
sNeen'ng especially in scrofulous people.
foo 1i Prsel,p people, however, apply iodine
w freely and constantly. Give one good
ccat at time and do not apply another
until the hrst fades out and the skin
states on Applied too soon after the
Iammat1on and agonizing pain which
can only be relieved by washing off tha
I ine with alcohol, whisky, gin or CO.
iegne but if the skin is broken these
liquids viii be unavailable owing tn fhe
auded pain caused by them Milk free
y applled may give some relief. but the
pest solution to remove the iodine Is one
oI lodlde of potash followed by a sooth-
lhg poultlce such as a faxseed poultice
81 OF; one OF bread or cracker crumbs,
n mlllGn soIten the skin and hasten the
Peehng on of the iodine-stained skin
put TINS need never happen il the rule
Is IolloWed, safe one at thar nevar
70 cause pain in applying iodine as the
urug acts Just as well and better II II i
dpplled without causing suffering
Inc seton, which was a piece or sIIx
- u Tape uIaWn through fold OF skin, usual
~
alton with the idea that it lesseaed SIM
puratlon IN other parts the issue which
MAS MAS pea introduced into an incision in
the arm. or some other part for tha
purpose OF keeping an open sore and
Ine moxa. which was a core of lint sat
uraIed with saltpeter or otherwise made
sni1 FL u = sloWly, Whlcn was put over the
ssplle 0r some other part and allowed ia
purn down and into the skin. are All
barDarous methods of counter irritatfa ~
now obsolete.
There are other ao.,r.+a,,
as the hot hammer, intense cold ana
similar methods that are ocrasia,,eII1-
use Used with benefit by physicians, but thew
are not good things In the hands ~ A.
domestic doctor. Even the cn1oven',
counter lrfitants, as has been shors- ~,
no. NO. Always safe, and in choosing ona
preference to the stronger S-'eu ~
NoOlens for example, is a counter -;
ldnl ana SO IS rubbing, and in manv
S $3.50 massage with soap Iniment and
wrapping up swollen and painful ioiT ms
II WOODEN will give relief. perhans NOT
20 quickly as more powerful irrifar,+S
put more permanently. The wearig. 81
nannel next the skin is in fact ! 9rrT+
OF counter irritant treatment altT1n1sorb
1t has other qualities, and If viii rfte1.
prevent colds and the like in those WIN
aae easny aHected il this precaution is
not taken But always remember that
Lnose WOODEN garments must be FREE
quently washed, for the saturafiar nf
the fabric with sweat and organic mat
.No 81 y NAMES II 4TT1IdL1TH. ana
thus excites undesirable conditions If t5aa
skin. which will Offset the good adj
vantages- And this is true of the more
powerful counter frritants, such al mus
tard and turpeTtine. 1t is better far
to limit their action than to allow fhe
irritation to go SO far as to set up such
marked inflammation as to amount to
an actual burn which may IN turn ~
transferred to the part from which ii il
desired to draw the Inflammation the ef-
feet of counter irritation depending upon
the quality OF sympathy which exists be-
tween various organs and tissues or the
Dody. Liam Meal.