Show care of lise ears 1 never put anything into the oar for the relief of tooth acho 2 never wear cotton in the ears if they are discharging pus 3 never attempt to apply a poultice to the inside canal of the ear 4 never drop anything into the ear unless it has been previously warmed 5 never use anthina bat a syringe and warm water for cleaning the ears from pus G never strike or box a childs ears this has been known to rupture the drum and cause incurable deafness 7 never wet the hair if you have any tendency to deafness wear an oiled silk cap when bathing and refrain from diving 8 never scratch the ears with anything but the finger if they itch do not use the head of pin hairpins hair pins pencil tips or anything of that na ture 8 never let the feet become cold and damp or sic with the back toward the window as these things tend to aggravate any existing hardness of hearing 10 never put milk fat or any oily substance into the oar for the relief of pain for they soon become rancid and tend to incite tho inflammation simple warm water will answer the purpose better than anything else 11 never be alarmed if a living insect enters the ear pouring warm water into the canal will drown it when it will generally come to the surface and can be easily removed by the fingers A few puffs of smoke blown into the ear will stupefy the insect 12 never meddle with the ear ii a foreign body such as a bead button or seed enters it leave it absolutely alone but have a physician attend to it mora damage has been done by injudicious attempts at the extraction 0 a foreign body than could ever come from its presence in the oar |