The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-05

effect One OF these tablets should be
d;ssoIved IN A pint of wanm water, and
in This the wound should be thoroughly
bathcd then the flesh dried and band
7gcd a thorough rinsins OF the dish,
followed by the usual dish.washing. will
remove the last traces of poison. BIZ
chloride of mercury is also extremely
valuable for washing floori. mop-boardS
Tor any woodwork For this purpose
two tablets to a gallon of warm water
will make solution of sufficient
strength
Carbolic acid is most usdul when en-
nloycd on infected cloths. sIch as sheets,
towels and napkins, whi,h should be
soaked for half an hour III hve per
cent solution of carbolc acid. then
rinscd and boiled in clear water for hall
an hour Cloths so treated will not re-
tam trace of infection.
Boiling water is, actuilly. the best
permicidc known. Dishes, bottles. knives,
forks and spoons can all We stcrilized in
boiling water. When krives or other
steel implements arc to be stcrilized, the
addition OF an ounce ano quarter of
washing-not baking-soh 10 each gal
lon of water will prevent drawing the
temper Of the steel. At my time when
knife-bladc is to be employed for
lancing boil the steel lhould first be
stcrilizcd by the boiling method
Disinfecting Rooms
For thorough dlsinfccfon OF rooms
nothing to-day, in the hanls of the anna
tcur equals formaldehy6 gas. There
are on the market, and sdd through the
druggists. several makes OF formalde-
hyde lamps. These arc employed to
convert wood alcohol into fornaldehydc
and directions come with each lamp.
Neither gram nor denatuied alcohol will
answer the purpose; wood alcohol mast
be used Each lamp will disinfcct thor
oughly five hundred cubic feet, so a room
fifteen BY twenty, and icn feet high
three thousand cubic frct-would de-
mand the use of six lamps Economy
in the number OF lamps must be paid
for by decreased efficiency in gcrmicidal
power,
During the burning Of the lamps the
room should be scaled tightly. At the
end of few hours the windows may
be raised from the outside, after which
the operator can enter the room and ex-
tlnguish tie lamps Formaldchydc is 4
sharp, pungent gas, but does not iniiIct
any lasting injury to the eyes or reSpira-
tory passages During the disinfcction
closet doors and bureau drawers should
be LETT open, and garments spread. For
maldehyde docs not in the least injurc
paintings. gilt frames, metals or the most
delicate fabrics. Colds arc now recog-
rizcd as being germ-diSeascs. In home
whose rooms are from lime 10 time dis
infected with forInaldchydc, colds will be
lar less frequent
For Sinks and Drains
Two ounces of potassium pcrmanga-
nate. dissolved in a gallon of water,
makes the ideal germicidc for sink pipes
and drains. From 4 quart to gallon
OF this fluid should be poured down 4
pipe or drain, according TO its size,
Crude commercial permanganatc will an
swer.
The bites of domestic animals, of
parrots. etc, should be Immediately
washed in warm water. then wrapped
with absorbent cotton. which should be
kept saturated with alcohol until the
arrival OF the physician, who should al
ways be called in the case of bites.
For destroying disagrecablc odor in
a room the best method is to volatilizc
menthol This can be simply done BY
resting tin plate across two small
boxes on end. Place about a teaspoon
full of rncnthol on the plate and lighted
lamp beneath it Then go out, closing
the door behind you. and in two minutes
or so all the mcnthol will have been
yolatlizcd the room will smell de-
liciously sweet, and be ready for airing.
Sunlight and outdoor air are two splen-
did dsinfectants.