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Show SULUCTEI). LKAD I'OISONINU. Below we publish a communication from Dr. McMcaus, accompanied by o reuipo fur tho prevention of poisoning by lead. It. is a matter of interest to many in this portion of tho State, and tho Doctor de-serves tho tbauks of ali who work in furnaces or carbunatt mines, tor making this recipe pubc Editor J'eics: For tne i.umli persons engaged as laborers iu li;m mines of Nevada, I beg to pre. ui j wiihacopy of a receipt lor makn ''Sulphuno Lemonade," the i'ree u of which will most effectually prevent poisoning front lead in almost every instance. in-stance. As a medical man, I do not hesitato to advise the free use of it by men who work about furnaces and iu the carbonate lead mines: Recipe: Molasses, lb' lbs.; bruised ginger, lb.; water, 12 gallons; baker's-yeast, baker's-yeast, 1 quart; bicarbonate of soda, 1 oz.; sulphuric acid (by weight), 1J oz. lied the ginger in two gallons of water, and then aid the remainder of the water aud molasses, hot. When neatly cold, transfer the whole to a cak anu add tbe yeast, to cause fermentation. When this has nearly ceased, add the sulphurio acid, diluted with eight times its quantity of water. Close the cask, aud in threo or four days it will be ready for use. Careful ablutions in water, containing a small quantity ol sulphurio acid, will greatly add to the efficacy of the remedy, or rather preventive. pre-ventive. A general warm bath, iu which a little of the acid is incorpora ted, laken twice a week, will do much good. The cost of the experiment, when contrasted with the loss of time, health, aud sometimes life, caused by the pernicious consequences of expo sure to the fumes fruui a furnace; oi Just i'rom the carbonate mines, is com-pamtively com-pamtively nothing. Mc.Vl.EANS. White Jine JS'ews. |
