5519. Remedy for Scalded Mouth

5519.     Remedy for Scalded Mouth. In cases of scalding the mouth with hot liquids, gargle with a solution of borax, and then hold in the mouth a mucilage of slippery elm, swallowing it slowly, if the throat also has been scalded; the slippery elm bark may be mixed with olive oil. Some recommend soap liniment, but the latter must not be swallowed.

5520. To Cure Slight Burns

5520.    To Cure Slight Burns. When a burn is only trifling, and causes no blister, it is sufficient to apply a compress of several folds of soft linen upon it, dipped in cold water in which has been dissolved a little carbonate of soda; to be renewed every 15 minutes until the pain is removed. Dr. Tissot says, in cases of blisters, beat up an egg with 2 table-spoonfuls olive oil or linseed oil, spread it on soft linen, and apply it to the affected part. For very slight burns or scalds, the black salve alone is sufficient to remove the pain and inflammation. (See No. 4971 (Black, or Healing: Salve).) If the skn is not broken, cover the part with a layer of flour or starch, place cotton wool over it, or a linen rag, and bind it over lightly. If a blister has been burst or cut, use a cerate.

5521. Carbolic Acid for Burns or Scalds

5521.      Carbolic Acid for Burns or Scalds. The best application in cases of bums or scalds is a mixture of 1 part of carbolic acid to 8 of olive oil. Lint or linen rags are to be saturated in the lotion, and spread smoothly over the burned part, which should then be covered with oiled silk or gutta-percha tissue, to exclude the air. The dressing may be left on from 2 to 3 days, and should then be reapplied, exposing the burn as short a time as possible to the air.

5522. Oil of Brown Paper

5522.     Oil of Brown Paper. Dip a piece of thick brown paper into the best salad oil. Set the paper on fire upon a plate, and the oil that drops from it is a good remedy for burns.

5523. Treatment of Burns and Dis-colorations Caused by Gunpowder

5523.    Treatment of Burns and Dis-colorations Caused by Gunpowder. Dr. Davies, in a recent number of the London Lancet, states that he has found the following treatment most successful: Smear the scorched surface with glycerine, by means of a feather, then apply cotton wadding; lastly, cover with oil silk. In one case the discoloration was very great, the patient looking more like a mummy than a living being. It entirely subsided in a month by the above treatment.

5524. Nature of Rheumatism

5524.    Nature of Rheumatism. Rheu-matism is a diseased condition of the fibrous and muscular tissues, chiefly affecting the larger joints; the heart and diaphragm are also liable to be affected by it. It is a promoting cause of heart disease. The principal forms of rheumatism are these: When the joints about the back and loins arc affected the complaint is known as lumbago; pains in the hip joints are designated sciatica.