The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-07
TTNCTURE OF IODIN THE BEST FIRST
AID DISINFECTANT

The fashion in antiseptics changes almost
as often as does the fashion in millinery.
For many years Tony the Wirish Terror and
| I have relied on good old tincture OF iodin
iodine to you, old timers) to take care OF a..
| the wounds we have collected on our evening
prowls around the neighborhood. Not that we
| have been without liberal samples of all the
new tangled antiseptics. just had more
| faith in iodin.
A few years ago we ventured to express our
opinion about this publicly. But that benev-
olent effort only brought US grief First the GUS
toners besieged us with protests because they
discovered poison labol on the iodin vial ana
they wondered what we were trying to no.
lsThen the interests that seek to popularize new
err and, II you can believe 1t. better antisep-
tics. directed barrage Of SO called scientihc
at us 81
workers. You know, the kind that count the
germ SO many drops of the antiseptic Kills IN
a test tube in SO many seconds. These interests
were SO aggressive in their attitude that Tony
and fgurately pulled in our horns bit and
ally off the subject for quite while-but we
went right on treating our wounds with a dash
Of tincture of iodin and then forgetting them:
DR. J. s. Simmons, an officer In the United
States army medical corps as well as pac!e er,
school. has recently published a report OF his
actual tests of tincture Of iodine OTIS iodine
aid disinfectant. in simple skin abrasions. SUI
perhcial cuts and deep incisions which were
contaminated with cultures Of the common
and Streptococcus pyogenes. Applications Of
iodin to 210 such contaminated wounds ster.
ilized them (rendered them germ free) In ibS
of the cases. Mercurochromc failed to sterilizc
any of the 210 wounds.
from this actual test on wounds the expert
| concludes that mercurochrome 10 comparative
mated living tissue that 1t should not be con-
sdered as a substitute for iodin.
Mercurochrome has one virtue which might
make 1t preferable to iodn as a frs. aid disin-
fectant for raw wounds Of any extent-it
causes less smartng or burning when 1t Is ap-
piled. But the bite Is momentary and, in my
opinion, the after effect Is rather soothing. At
least 1t seems that way when touch a sensi-
ans IN ba aSS ha once
which think Is good treatment for these an
| noying canker sores. At any rate the burning
poured or swabbed or painted on raw sur
| face lasts only few moments
| Another reason Tony and are partial to
| the iodin vial Is that we each take nip or
iodin, about drop in good drink OF water
every week or so, to keep us from getting old
too young. SO the same vial that insures US
good first aid disinfection of our wounds. bites,
scratches and abrasions, also keeps us cheerful
| in spite of all the other dogs and docs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Baby Book Is Solid Meat
We have two or three fancy books on the
| care OF the baby, but we value the Brady Baby
Book above them all because IL is Just solid
many times in raising our three children. u.
| Answer--The Brady Baby Book goes on the
to begin with. All reverence for venerable ira
dition is omitted from the booklet. Send a dime
and a stamped envelope bearing your address
/ and ask for a copy.
II Exterior Decoration
II I'M Told U have a paint that removes corns
II Or. w. Pr
Il Answer-The best remedy. think. is salicyl.
ated collodion-30 grains Of salicylic acid dis
solved in half an ounce Of flexible collodion
Paint the corn or callus (never bunion) witt
a. coating of this once daily and after a weel
or 80 It will soften and you can easily wipe Il
away Be careful to keep the vial tightly stop
pered, and to keep the collodion or from thu
neck Of vial.
| Tularemia
Please advise whether there ID q fever that
person can get from eating rabbit meat. and 4
20. how to prevent Il. &c. p. o.
| Answer-Not IL the meat Is thorough,
cooked Tuiaremia Is a grave infection which
SINNERS. or persons who prepare or handle tn,
nuncture of fingers. Only wild rabbits no
domestic rabbits. are subject to the disease s..
cokton gloves and carefully wash and treat an.
slight wounds or scratches Immediately.
Copyright 1888. John ,. Ollie Coz