The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-30
SIMPLE BALMS
FOR JULY FOURTH
First Aid to LaCerdted Young
America For Mothers.
HOME LOTIONS OFFSET PAIN.

Soda, Linseed Oil and Alum Good For
Burns, but Antiseptics Are Needed
When Explosives Cause Open and
Serious Wounds-summon Doctor IT
Lookiaw Is Possible.
As in times of peace we are admon-
ished to prepare for war, It is as well
for the mothers of young America to
get their medicine chests ready to do
battle with burns of all kinds.
Some simple remedies which each
household should have are given here
with the hope that they will not be
found necessary, but If they are that
they relieve the pain of the small suf-
| ferer.
A strong solution of common baking
soda gives almost instant relief to an
ordinary burn. Pour enough water
over the soda to dissolve 1t and apply
on a piece of clean linen. or the burn,
IL 1t becomes very much infiamed, can
be painted with eollodion. This is re-
newed whenever necessary and will
subdue the swelling.
For burns covering large surface
equal parts of linseed OIL and lime
water are recommended, or four parts
Of limewater to one part of oil. Sat
urate cloth with the mixture and
apply to the parts affected
Alum Lotion Comforting.
Where child has burnt himself and
the pain causes great nervousness, put
a teaspoonful of alum in pint of
water and battle the parts frequently.
Keep the burn wet with the solution,
which extracts the heat In remark
able manner, and put the small patient
In bed The lotion should soothe into
calm and refreshing sleep. Where
none of the above remedies is at hand,
kerosene or crude oil can be applied to
the wound, provided it is not an open
one.
For the first application to burn
nothing is really more soothing than a
lotion of equal parts of lime water
and linseed oil, and this mixture should
always be handy in the medicine closet.
When the skin is broken 1t should be
applied on lint, as ordinary cloth will
adhere to the surface and cause much
pain and suppuration.
In cases where the skin Is unbroken
this lotion may be continued until re-
eovery. But when the surface is raw
and the skin nearly or quite destroyed.
the lotion should be dispensed with
after from eighteen to thirty hours and
the following healing ointment used
instead.
Oxide zinc. finely powdered .....,. ounce
Balsam of Peru .......... -. 80. 10 drops
Vaseline observation-disclosures. ounces
Heat the yaseline and stir in the
powdered oxide of zinc, being sure to
mix well; add also the balsam and let
stand until cool Apply on lint. using
the same precaution as specified above.
Locl<jaw Must Be Watched.
It should not be necessary to warn
parents against permitting their chill
dren to play with the more dangerous
explosives, such as toy eannons and
giant crackers. nor for them to over
look the slightest open wound or
scratched skin which might give the
terrible germ of lockjaw an opening.
When such an abrasion has occurred
apply some strong antiseptic, such as
hydrozone, and then send for medical
attendance. Sometimes a powder
wound viii iniure the deepest tissues
of the skin, producing an effusion Of
blood into the skin. This is made Wis
ible by livid, deep blue or black
patch. A lotion Of an ounce of tine
ture Of arnica to a pint of water win
remove the pain and hasten an absorb
ton of blood.
Another remedy demands a sufficient
quantity of fiaxseed meal to form a
layer from three-quarters to an inch
thick. Spread a cloth the size of the
wound. Upon this place small pieces
of ice sprinkled with meal. Cover
with another cloth, turning in the
edges SO the mass will not escape, and
apply to the burn.