Middletown transcript., 1915-04-17
A WONDERFUL REMEDY

City Council, was summoned to the
bedside of his father, the Rev.
John White, at Laurel this morn
ing. The Rev. Mr.. Whit it was
reported, was in a serious condition
from blood poisoning, he having
injured his hand some time ago.
The wound has become infectedA
Evening J0,Wnd.
The above sort of item is one of the
commonest pieces of news in the daily
and weekly newspapers-deaths from
tetanus or lockjaw, and from blood
poisoning caused by the introduction
into some trivial wound of the deadly
germs which are sometimes found in
dirt or in the splinter or iron barb that
| inflicted the wound.
The fact of the trfling character Of
injury makes it all the more dangerous,
because of the consequent neglect to
sterlize it, and keep it covered till the
skin has healed
Any injury, even the most triff1ing,
that breaks the skin may be dangerous
because of possible infection and
should therefore, be suspected, ami
simple, preventive measures taken at
once, and followed, if need be, by
remedies later,
Thus, the wound, if small one on
the hand, etc, should at once be
thoroly cleaned and sucked, and free
bleeding induced to wash out any dead
ly germs from the soil or the object
causing the injury, thus preventing
these germs from being carried into
the general circulation. If the wound
be not deep, but so open that the air
and light can come at it freely, and if
profuse bleeding follows, it is less
dangerous so far as infection is con-
cerned.
Some persons have blood of so
strongly germicidal a character that it
of itself commonly destroys all these
foreign poison germs, but this is not
the case with everyone, and persons
should not think they can with impunity
neglect these remedial precautions be-
cause now and then they see some one
do so safely,
All such wounds Tor more serious
ones in a first add way) can be
successfully treated by simple house
hold remedy, Phenol Sodique, that not
only prevents this deadly germ infec-
tion but also the introduction of those
germs from the air which cause sup
puration. The prompt use of this home
remedy thus prevents inflammation and
effects that quick uniting of the cut or
broken skin edges that surgeons call
healing by first intention. This
treatment consists in wetting the
thoroly cleansed wound with this
Phenol Sodique, and then doing the
wound up in cotton thus saturated.
The writer is totally without fear of
any disease under the sun perhaps the
fearfully infectious buhonic plague
execepted-an habitually takes health
risks other folks dare not, yet he has
made it an invariahle habit whenever
such triAing injury that breaks the
skin occurs, at once to knead the flesh
around the wound thoroly, and then
suck it well, and finally to treat as
above with Phenol Sodique.
To keep the liquid from evaporating,
he takes piece of the thin sheet
rubber such as dentists use, and after
applying to the wound the cotton wet
with the Phenol Sodique, enfolds it in
such way as to prevent it drying out.
As result, in few hours all the
germs are killed, including those which
would have caused the inflammation
and pus, and the W ,und, which NAV
now be covered with court pl lster.
makes prompt recovery without any
of that soreness, and inflammation
which often annoys one for days, if
nothing worse.
This Phenol Sodique is a happy
mixture of soda and pheno, or carboic
acid, and acts like magic, cleansing,
soothing and healing. The phenel as a
germicide kills the germs that in these
various ways generally infect the
wound. This formula. over a half
century ago, received a prize of $1,000
offered in France for the best house
hold remedy for burns, wounds, etc.
No home should be without a bottle of
this invaluable remedy. since it is as
cheap as it is useful, and can be had at
any drug store. Its early use certainly
will save deal of pein and annoyance,
and may save life.
THE THUMB NAIL MAN.