The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-27
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effect. One of these tablets should be dissolved III pint of warm water, and in this the wound should be thoroughly bathed, then the flesh dried and band aged, A thorough rinsing of the dish, followed by the usual dish-washing, will remove the last traces of poison. Bi- chloride of mercury is also extremely valuable for washing floors, nop-boards or any woodwork For this purpose two tablets to a gallon of warm water vii; make solution of sufficient strength
 Carbolic acid is most useful when en- ployed on infected cloths, such as sheets, towels and napkins, which should be soaked for half an hour in five per cent. solution of carbolic acid, then rinsed and boiled in clear water for half an hour. Cloths so treated will not re- tain a trace Of infection,
 Boiling water IS, actually, the best gerlnicide known. Dishes, bottles, knives, forks and spoons can all be sterilized i'll boiling water. When knives or other steel implements are to be sterilized, the addition of an ounce and quarter of waslling-rlot baking-soda to each gal lon of water will. prevent drawing the temper of the steel At any time when a knife-blade Is to be employed for la11cirg boil, the steel should first be sterllized by the boiling method.
 Disfnfecting Rooms
 For thorough disinfection of rooms nothing to-day, in the hands of the anna are on the market, and sold through the druggists, several makes of fornalde- hyde lamps. These are employed to convert wood alcohol into forrnaldehyde and directions come with each lamp. Neither grain nor denatured alcohol will answer the purpose; wood alcohol must be used Each lamp will disinfect thor oughly five hundred cubic feet, so room fifteen by twenty, and ten feet high three thousand cubic feet-would de- rnand the use of six lamps. Economy in the number of lamps must be paid for by decreased efficiency in germicidal power
 During the burning of the lamps the room should be sealed tightly At the end of a few hours the windows may be raised from the outside, after which the operator can enter the room and ex- tinguish the lamps. Formaldehyde Is a sharp, pungent gas, but does not inf1ict any lasting injury to the eyes or respira- tory passages. During the disinfection closet doors and bureau drawers should be left open, and garments spread. For nlaldehyde does not in the least injure paintings, gilt frames, metals or the most delicate fabrics. Colds are now recog- 1ized as being germ-diseases In home whose rooms are from time to time dis infected with formaldehyde, colds will be far less frequent
 For Sinks and Drains
 Two ounces of potassium permanga- nate, dissolved in gallon of water, makes the ideal germicide for sink pipes and drains. From a quart to a gallon of this fluid should be poured down a pipe or drain, according to its size. Crude commercial permanganate 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 disagreeable odor in room the best method is to volatilize nentl1o1. This can be simply done by resting tin plate across two small boxes on end. Place about teaspoon ful of nenthol on the plate and lighted lamp. beneath 1t. Then go out, closing the door behind you, and in two minutes or so all the menthol will have been volatilized, the room will smell de lciously sweet, and be ready for airing i Sunlight and outdoor air are two spler- did dsinfectants.