The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-03

Pasteur treatment where expenSe does not figure too conspicuously. and where not too great in proportion to their relative value.
 Among the various substances em- pIoyed in the treatment for wounds may be mentioned corrosive sublimate. carbolic acid. creoline and the various other coal tar products. turpentine sc. all of which accomplish the desired end when properly used, but to be of service must possess antiseptic proner- ties Antiseptics are agents which prevent the growth and development ot the cro-organisms. occasioning for mentation, purifaction and disease more especially the micro-organisms producing suppuration. The old popu- lar idea that a profnse discharge of puss from a wound is an indication that healing ia progressing favorahly has been exploded. Fuss denotes the presence of puss forming organisms. these live and multiply on the repara- tive material which nature brings and deposits on the surface of wound for it's repair. converting it from repara- tive material into puss a substance. not only utterly devoid of healing prop critics. but injurious to that process Antiseptics then free the wound of these organisms and permit healing to progress: therefore antiseptics do not heal they simply destroy germs which, delay healing that nature may do it's work without interruption. Antisep- tics to be of service in the treatment of wounds must fall short of injurIng reparative material or the surrounding tissues. Much damage is freduentIy done by their improper use Corrosive sublimate, for instance. possesses an- tiseptic properties in the highest de- gree. yet if employed in too concentrat-
 nA .vtsAa Aaara Ia~ At.... material. hence do as much damage as bacteria Many others in like manner frequently destroy the very substance which they are intended to protect
 Corrosive sublimare may safely be employed in 1 to 1.206 or to 1,500 SO lution. No stronger. Carbolic acid and Creoline are exceedingly useful in from l per cent. to per cent strength the former requires a solvent such as glycerine as water only takes up part in 1.200; while the latter is freely soluble. forming a milky emulsion. Many cheaper products, though similar, are also to be had, among them might be mentioned chloro- ro-naptholeum, which gives excellent results. Turpentine. although an excellent antiseptic should never be employed on animals (espe- eially horses) in the pure state. While possessing antiseptic properties to q marked degree, the extent of Initiative fever produced Is not warranted by the good effects obtained, 1t may. how ever. be employed with satisfaction if dissolved with its own quantity or twice that amount of linseed or cot-
 tonseed oil
 Antiseptics give better results when ! employed warm. about the temperature of the body
 Many dry dressings are now on the
 market, some of which give excellent
 results. these too, must fall short of the undesirable features possessed by many substances in solution. which is ob- | tained. possess desirable qualities, be- 1 ing more stable and lasting than solu- l tions.
 Whatever the character of the | wound, prompt and thorough cleali- ness must be resorted to, and remem- Der sa-called healing lotions do not heal they simply protect the tissues from the invasion of germs which are | injurious so that nature has an op- portunity of doing it's work, and the most we can hope to accomplish is to l destroy those organisms already pres ent and prevent their further introduce | ton