The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
YO-HA-HO AND A BOTTLE OF
 IODINE

At long last l have come to real ize that have lost the battle waged for years to drop the final e from iodine. find the U SIP. the British F., Webster, Dorland and everybody are combined against me. So, as gracefully as possible, which isn't too gracefully, I hereby surrender. It shall be iodine from now on. But it was fun while 1t lasted. I still hold out for the long i in vitamin and no final e, and in this, am happy to learn, l now have the support, of WebsteT-who, only a few years ago, hardly mem toned vitamin at all, and then only with a short i.
 The ounce vial of Mild Tincture of Iodine (U.S.P.e or BP0 in the family medicine cupboard is the weaker tincture, 2.5 per cent iodine, intended for popular use as first aid disinfectant for wounds. No great harm would be done if the older Strong Tincture of Iodine (75 per cent iodine) were used for the purpose, but the Mild Tine ture is efficient and whatever may say here or elsewhere about tinc- | ture of iodine always refers to this milder tincture. The strong tinc- ture should be left exclusively to physicians use.
 Druggists generally dispense tincture of iodine in special vial fitted with a glass or composition rod attached to the cap or cork or stopper. This is convenient for dropping a drop or two of the liq- uid upon the cut or abrasion and it should be dropped on the surface without actually touching the surface with the rod. If no such applicator comes with the vial, do not use @ brush or other swab unless you intend to discard it after the single use. Bet ter twist a wisp of absorbent cot ton on a clean toothpick, and dip it in the iodine to paint or swab the wound or abrasion and then discard the swab.
 A single application of iodine S- a single coat of it on the skin will rarely cause more than momentary smarting. It is rather repeated ap- plications that sometimes burn or blister. The momentary bite of @ drop of iodine upon canker sore in the mouth, for instance, seems to be followed by prolonged relief of the soreness attending canker. Daily application of Mild Tincture of Iodine and Glycerine, half and half, is the most satisfactory treat ment for canker sores in the mouth usually they clear up in two or three days.
 So-called "colorless" iodine is not iodine at all, but relatively inert solution of iodides, of little or no value as an antiseptic or disinfec- tant, though perhaps suitable for in- ternal use were the effect of iodide is desired.
 On long standing tincture of iodine may become stronger in- stead of weaker, because the alco- hol evaporates faster than the io- dine does.
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 Motorcycles
 Please give me your opinion of young ladies riding motorcycles. Some doctors say it is injurious to female organs. Mrs. L. w. L.
 Answer-In my opinion 1t is In no way harmful to the health of men, women or children. Gamers Beware
 If many housewives try to fill glass jars brimful before sealing and cooking, lot of them will be after your scalp, for the jars are certain to burst when heated if a little air is not sealed in to serve as a cushion to allow for expansion under heat. c. M., chemist.
 Answer-Yet Mrs. L. H. P. wrote that she had 175 cans of fruit in her closet, all glass and every can was sealed air tight, before cooking Perhaps she left little cushion of air in the cans, although she says she fills the can until 1t will hold no more before she seals 1t, then cooks in large boiler for not over 20 min utes. | Copyright 1888, John F. Dille Co.)