St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15

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BLOOD POISONING
Al cases OF refractnrv ,,loo..... :.
nrnno scome quite the fad nowadays to
cansas ~ the general disturbance SO
$50 $3.50 blood poison Only a small
49, o. the cases so called arc
~ poison, however. Tho disease
WV eally present, is indeed a verv
81. Gus a;fliction; but is, as a rule cas-.
~ -, osercome II properly handled
rue blood poison is. in most oaee.
caused by the toxic matter froro =, -,
cerated condition, or from anv wo,,nd
ns taken up by the circulation and
:. throughout the entire system
:. may occur as the result Of careless
less, uneleanliness, or the imnroner
dressing Of wound, o'sA
senuine case can be determined nv
.ne 1oiiowing symptoms, /. e.. in the
uesinnlng, there is a decided chin or
elsnt snivering; this NAV become of
frequent occurrence. while nrofuso NOV
epIation marks the intervening inter
s sais' the pulse is very rapid. some
ZINES reaching even as high as $50
as per minute; the breathing is
qulcKened, and the countenance as
cumes an apprehensive expression. the
glands swell; the sore or wound and
us immediate vicinity become red and
angry IN appearance. In prolonged
cases, there is probably hectic fever
nequent chllls, sleeplessness, loss of
appetite, and resulting emaciation. The
sAln becomes yellow and spotted: the
!olnts swollen; the tongue furred.
tnere IS great thirst; a cough produc-
tive OF much pain in the chest, togeth-
er with prostration, mental and nhys-
zeal. When these symptoms present
themselves, there is undoubtedly
case of genuine blood poisoning to deal
win. and It is serious affair
But, first, it is better to take up those
cases which are blood poison in name
only. small pimple or red blotch
appears on the back of the hand of a
certain person, for instance. AS is in
varlaply the case, the fingers of the
other hand are called into service. and
ne pimple is given severe squeeze.
hoping thus to remove the pus. In
stead OF producing the desired effect,
the patient is surprised and chagrined
70 md that the place afflicted has
only become enlarged and more angry
looking. This is shown to knowing
friend, with a recital of the facts, and
u IS emphatically pronounced blood
poison. which is a great mistake.
The cause OF the difficulty is inactiv-
ity Of the skin. The blood comes to
the hand with its burden Of vitalizing
particles, distributing them where
needed, to find that a certain minute
portion OF the skin is not performing
It's duty OF eliminating noxious sub
stances, but is allowing them to accu-
mulate. Thus, portion of all the
blood that touches this particular spot
Is itself polluted by contact So, you
see, the skin only is at fault.
When case is reported as blood
poisoning the first thing to be done
is to seek proof that this is the trou-
BILE. So the case is examined. The |
tongue is found to be clean, smooth,
and perfectly natural; the eyes are all |
right; the pulse is normal. So where. |
pray, is evidence of the disease that !
has been SO readily charged to the
blood? Assuming that the pimple was
first given squeeze, and the noxious
matter thereby spread, the blood which
now reaches this point is corrupted in
larger quantities; and the case rapidly
assumes an alarming aspect But this
Is not yet blood poisoning, though the
case is in q fair way to develop into
such.
What is to be done? Upon exam
ination, it is found that the whole
trouble lies in a portion Of the skin
failing to perform its duty Of eliminat
ing noxiOus or worn-out substance. So,
II this ii the cause, the way to bring
about the result desired is to remove
that cause. Therefore means of ex-
polling this corrupt and corrupting
substance must be discovered, and the
particle OF skin restored to working
order.
For this purpose few better results
can be secured than the following
method: Brush the afflicted part
well with soft camel's hair brush,
dipped in about half cupful OF d.
1uted acetic acid or good strong vine
gar. After having thoroughly cleansed
the part in this manner, apply directly
to the sore poultice OF either boiled
turnips or potatoes, mixed with
very small quantity OF the acid. BY
This application for night or two, the
sore Is thoroughly cleansed. Each time
the poultice is removed the spot should
he again treated to a gentle brushing
with the diluted acid. In the course
~ ! very few days, the case will yield
rapidly to the treatment.
By this method of treatment the pol
sonous acid which has been playing
the whole Of the havoc is removed,
and replaced by one which cleanses
and restores everything to q healtny
condition, and is Of q healing nature
itself. Many physicians prefer car
holic Is acetic acid, but cannot I'M
derstand why this Is SO. STRONG car
bolic acid has tendency 70 ca.
away the sides Of sore, Wnlle acet'c
acid il healing in Its properties.
There is many aud many poor SUI
fever who reputed to be afflicted with
blood poison reluctantly accepts the
he1;sf and at last submits to amputa-
tion If the diseased member Bear IN
mind that all stubborn cases q ul-
ceration do not necessarily produce
BIZ. casaa poison. :
II seems that the world to-day Is
,,nt sasi56ed with an ordinary ailment'
s MA shso,,,te,v must have some dread