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Cellars that have contained potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage or other 

 vegetables during the winter should be thoroughly disinfected early ev- 

 ery spring by sprinkling the floors, walls, and bins that held the 

 vegetables, with water that contained one-half pound of chloride of lime 

 to the gallon. 



Deodorisers are agents which destroy or neutralize the offensive 

 odors arising from decaying matter or in the sick room. They may or 

 may not have the power of destroying contagious matter, their use be- 

 ing to mask unpleasant odors. Those that have disinfectant properties 

 as well as deodorizing, are carbolic acid, chloride of lime and chloride of 

 zinc. The simple deodorizers are burning cotton, paper, or coffee. A 

 portion of chloride of lime placed on a plate on the mantel is a very 

 good constant deodorizer. 



How to use Deodorizers. Chloride of zinc, an ounce to a quart 

 of water, sprayed about the room occasionally is an effectual means of 

 destroying offensive odors. 



Chloride of I/ime used as above suggested. 



Use the disinfectanls as suggested for the discharges from the body 

 Burn paper; cotron, or coffee, and let the smoke pass in the room. 



Chlorine. This is a very powerful disinfectant. It is a green gas 

 and attacks chemically nearly all contagious matter. It is used in the 

 form of gas which is generated and allowed to pass into the rooms. If 

 this is generated in cellars where vegetables and other articles mold it 

 will destroy the fungus. It is very penetrating and has bleaching prop- 

 erties. Articles that would be injured by this gas should be removed 

 and disinfected by other means. 



Fragant Odor. A pleasant odor may be imparted to a sick cham- 

 ber by a small quantity of the oil of sandal wood upon a hot shovel or 

 on the top of a hot stove. 



ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. 



What to Do. If an artery is cut red blood spurts. Bandage it 

 above the wound. If a vein is cut, dark blood flows. Bandage it above 

 and below the wound. 



If choked get upon all fours and cough. A sharp blow between the 

 shoulders may help in expelling whatever is in the throat or cesphagus. 



For slight burns, dip the part into cold water; if the skin is destroyed 

 cover with linseed oil. Common baking soda is a good remedy for 

 burns. 



