The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

A glass -ntoppcred or rubber or com position cOrked bottle or tIne' ture Of iOdin is ono of tho indiBs penshbio Items In any medicine or emergency chest. An ounce ih enough.
 The universal indication for thlh ia ns n lirat ald dlslnfoctnnt for all wounds, cuts, scratches, abraBlons, bliHtcrH, bites, ntings. Tho pure tine- ture Of i0din should Do poured over or bwnbbed upon the raw or open Hurfaoe Just nee. This bites nnd Hmarts severely for m instant, but tho pain is quickly Ovor and Inc iOdin actually seems Co have soothing hfter.cffoct, At least l Ind it so, when l apply it Co n tender cnnker sDre--fOr which it iH good treatment, each sore being touched lightly with tho tincture on bit of cotton wound on q toothpick, once h day.
 As n countcr-irrltnnt for HprnlnB, lamonosa, tender swelllngs, painful Joints, buniOns, B0re "glands' or IymphnodcB ono painting or the dry skin with tIncturo or iodin is useful. The application of iodlp t0 the skin should not bo repeated within n week, as m rulc, for if too frequently applied it h ilkoly to blister.
 Recently many correspondence from widely separated places have assured me that 10 or ID drops of tInctufe of iodin in n half gihhsfui of water, and n tcaspOOnfui Of the solution taken internally every hour or two, is m excellent remedy for acute cri. oh, well. cold to you, idiot. 1 have no personal knoWI- edge of this. 1 do know that certain individuals with m idiosyncrasy or byperthyr0dlnm develop marked running at the nose and reduess Of the eyes and huskiness or honrso' neas when they get too much iodin or iodide, a condition we call iod- ism.
 A drop, no matter If it ia a little more or less, Of tinctiire of iodin in n drink Of water ig the right amount to take once fl week throughout the year daily for n month every fourth month or the year---sny January, April, July and OctOber---as a suitable lodln ration for men, women or children. To prevent g0Itre and to maintain h good genertl metab0liam; to pre- vent yOungsters in their teens from moplDg and going iifeIcss; to prevent mature adults from going stale. And while you're taking your nip Of iOdlD. don't forget to give nib also t0 the cat, dog. COW, horse, sheep, goldfish sh---cnch in proportion t0 It's weight.
 A drop Of tlnetpre Of iodiD on the wet toothbrush VIII remove green ntnlnH from the teeth, and then h drop or two or spirits or nnlouln on the vet toothbrush VIII beighten the bleaching effect. An uccnslonnI washing of the mouth and tho teeth and gums with 50. lutlon of a tcnspoOnful Of tiDcture of lodjn in fl pine Of water ls excel lent mouth hygiene where there is only chronic inflammation or infcc- tlon about the gums or teeth, and m iodln solution of the same strength 0easp0onful te pint of waterD is fl good Rnrgie in acute sore thr01t of my kind, but should moi be used Tn emergencies only, question able water may be made safe for drinking by adding one or i've drops Of flncture Of iodin to the quart Of water, shaking it ID and letting. it stand half an hour before drinkidR. So called "c0iorIess" tlneture Of lodlu aOmefimes offered as z sub- ntitute for the brown liquid that stains, is not i0diD at aII, and cam not serve the same purpose. Tincture of iodin in the United | Hiafes is stronger fbnD the tlnctnre of loain ln Canada. and the tine
 ture made according Co the British pharmacopuoela contains also pot
 sasiun iodId.
 Many correspondents have ifs Iauirnd anAiounly about the ''poinon' label they iind on a vial pf i0din.