Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-25
WHEN YOU HAVE A WOUND

| q. AHNiH ~ ehNlr tuftHrt ADVICE ni
the treatment af wounds, supnle
mentlhs Information supplied yes,
The information is drawn from ar
sfliel le hy Dr. II, H. owen,
infected wounds should he washed
out with chlorinaIed oil, or with
bakln's fluld, or some modification
illereof, chloflnated oil is oil in
winch diehloraminesf has heen dis,
solved, Dlehloramina-f oil should
not he Eept IN a home cabinet he.
cause u becomes rancid too easily.
II is spoiled II even a little moisture
gets into u, or II il Is exposed %
light.
\ mora stable chiorInated oil
would he highly advantageous,
There arc modified Dakin's salu-
tionN on The market which are az
satisfactory, Some are stable solu-
tlons, Some arc preparations In
tablet form from which fresh solu-
tons can he made.
W a wound develops proud flesh
the fault may lie with tho constitu-
iional condition or IL may lie locally.
Patients with anemia. Brights
disease. diabetes and active syphilis
are liable to develop proud flesh in
wound which would otherwise
have healed promptly.
Therefore. in such chronic ulcers.
II is well 10 investigate the nossihii-
ity that some one Of these chronic
conditions Is nj fault.
or tho cause may he local. Maybe
there are yaricose veins. II so. tho
wound may not heal until tho men,
bcr-usually leg-ls raised 10 the
lcvoi OF tho body.
Old scabs may cause proud flesh.
In such cases these should ho clean
cd away as often as they form.
Many such wounds get well IL irri-
gated with Dakin's fluid treated
with chlorinated oil. Some are hest
treated with La Porte's aluminium
nitrate solution.
Many of these old ulcer, heal like
magic when exposed to sunlight or
other light.
The treatment Of old ulcers con-
tanning proud flesh is often carried
on better at home than otherwise.
The average physician is not anxious
10 treat old, chronic ulcers. and he
avoids them when he can, and when
he cannot avoid the unpleasant
TASK ne may SllsHl H.
DR.. owen says that burns and |
scslds should not be treated with |
carron oil or any other ordinary |
grease. because these are always in
fectcd.
II the first-aid cabinet has a
grease or carron oil which Is known |
absolutely to be germ free, 1T is all |
right to use II.
r
snts to apply mentholatum TO their |
oaby's scalded arm. OF course, the |
irug increased the pain greatly. A
pitcher Of cream washed off much
of the drug and brought ease.
The first aid to burn must be
to shut the air out" but
t should he something sterile. or as
near sterile as possible. This Is
slapped on instantly. Nothing kept
n a cabinet for this purpose is
to picric acid solution.
The next step is to clean the
if necessary. and then cover
t with paraffin gauze mesh or
gauze steriliZed.
For the final treatment. Dakin's
olution or chlorinated oil is used.
Spare Not the Enemy.
Mrs. A. D. p. writes: "Wiil you
iindly write what the scabies are,
where the yoriginate, and also the
luration Of the disease. II it Is con-
agious, and if there is a cure for
anne.
REPLY.
Scabies is common Itch It is
.aused by an insect, can be cured,
md, proverbially, may last seven
ears. -.
The cure is sulphur ointment, but
must be used with a vengeance.
20 guilty bug must be allowed to
scape. Nor should those that hide
n clothing be spared. Nor the
wicked that abide on the bodies Of
by neighbors.
Have You Cracked Fingers?
n. B. writes: II have seen in
uiries for help for cracked fingers
nd send you the following. This
vas given me by friend who posi-
lively got it in the first place from
physician:
Zone ounce each glycerin, olive
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