Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-13
FIRST AID no THE INJURED.
Sow to save the small hoy After the
Fourth Of July.


Fourth Of July.
Perhaps this may seem like seeking
trouble, but ii mothers would act upon
these hints they might save themselves
many unavaiIing tears and regrets, for
boys will burn hands and faces on the
glorious Fourth OF July And lockjaw
is but too apt to follow such burns.
This dread malady comes not so much
from the burns as from carelessly
dressed wounds.
1t is better not to dress a wound at
all than to touch it with unsterilized
hands. Do not permit a wound made
by frecracker or toy pistol to heal
until you have surgeons word that
1t is safe to do So Many lad ties up
his wounded hand himself, and 1t is
thought little Of, but SO long as bit
of the wadding is left in the wound
there is danger. If the germs Of lock-
jaw are present in the .blackened wad-
ding the danger Is too grave to disre-
gard. So it is wise precaution for
mothers to obtain proper antiseptic
washes and bandages. 1t Is not always
possible to find surgeon at once, and
SO wound may be made innoeuous If
properly dressed until doctor can be
found in case the wound Is dangerous
And all toy pistols with their poisonous
wadding are as deadly as bullets.
More SO, for boy will go to doctor
If wounded by a ball. but he counts
the wadding as nothing and dies of
lockjaw
Every mother should have porce-
lain pitcher and basin handy, some
safety pins. a package of absorbent
cotton and one of iodoforn gauze. a
solution of linseed oil and limewater.
solution of boric acid, fiaxseed for
poultices and surgeons probe. The
carbolic solution has one teaspoonful
Of carbolic acid to a pint of water. The
boric solution means a teaspoonful Of
the acid to a glass of warm water.
Burns are the most frequent injuries.
The pain is great Girls and boys
should on this day be dressed in wool
.en garments SO far as is possible. More
than half the burns are received be
cause of the filmy nature of the dresses
worn on this day. A spark sets them
afire. If any one is set on fire he or
she should be thrown to the ground
and shawl or rug or some other wool
en- article thrown about the victim.
This is to protect the pgfson from In
haling the fire. After the fire is out
dress the burns at once with the solu-
ton Of linseed oil and water, little at
a time, excluding the air. If the cloth
ing sticks to the burned spot wet 1t
with a little oil and cut it away from
the wound. Cover the burned place
with the solution of inseed oil and
limewater and swathe it in the anti
septic gauze. If the patient suffers
from the shock the body will grow cold,
pulse grow feeble and eyelids close,
and sometimes complete insensibility
supervenes. In that case apply hot
bottles around the body, rub the arms
and legs and apply mustard plasters to
the wrists and soles of the feet. If the
patient is conscious give milk or coffee,
but no liquor of any kind, and send for
the family doctor at once.
inside of the hand the danger is great
est and calls for drastic measures. The
mother must be firm in this moment.
Here she saves her boy from lockjaw.
The wound must not be touched by
anything but sterilized implements and
fabrics The basin is to be put over
flame and the probe in the water and
oil 10, Hail Tn f,n
meantime the hands are to be washed
in water as hot as can be borne with
antiseptic soap and touching nothing
that has not been sterilized. Remove
the wadding with the sterilized probe,
battle the wound with the sterfllzed
water, with carbolic In it. Use absorb
ent, antiseptie cotton to. cleanse the
wound and throw each piece aside aft
er using, but not In the water. After
the wound is cIeansed Of all substances
wrap it in iodoform gauze and leave
the rest to the surgeon. Linseed and
oil would calm the pain, but as they
are not entirely antiseptic it is better
to wait the arrival of the physician.
The prompt cleaning of the wound and
the use of germicides in the solutions
are far more important at this time
than relief from pain.
If these simple but necessary pre-
cautions are taken the long death list
of our children would be made very
much smaller.
How to Renovate Chiffon.
To renovate old chiffon make a lath-