Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-29 | Page 6 | Advice on Your Health

Advice on Your Health By Morris Fishbein Editor Journal American Medical Associate There are many kinds of f infectious infectious germs fungi and other parasites Into the human b body dy and cause trouble All AU of ofus ofus ofus us should know how to make certain that there are no germs in our clothing in the materials that we use around the body or In the instruments that may be used for various purposes As solutions used to kill germs may also damage materials special special special cial have been worked out for making certain that various va va- rious materials are germ Surgical instruments knives scissors and needles can be sterilized sterl- sterl to make them free tree from germs by boiling them a while Insoda Insoda in insoda soda solution The instruments can be rinsed in sterilized water The soda allows the steam to penetrate oily parts of hinged instruments Soda in the water also prevents corrosion of the Instrument Instruments that are heavily oiled cannot be sterilized under pressure in a steam sterilizer because because because be be- cause moisture cannot penetrate an oily layer It is moist heat that kills germs To sterilize such instruments place them in hot air ovens at a temperature of from to degrees F. F for forone forone forone one hour Most chemical methods of sterilizing ster ster- sharp instruments are not fully effective This applies for Instance to the use of alcohol Sharp Instruments may be sterl- sterl by being left In certain mer curial antiseptics for a considerable ble length of time of or mercury however will attack met metal l. l Surgeons clean cleal scrubbing brushes by rinsing them Jc to remo remove e all dl log ing them and placing the th metal container The con conuS is wrapped in a double i of muslin and is placed 1 steam sterilizer for 15 minot at a temperature of to toi degrees F. F at 15 pounds press J JIt It is important not to level devel levela devela a vacuum because this wild with the future of t I bristles In the brushes 1 J Most difficult is the sterile tion of ot material made of rubE rubi or leather Steam tends to tod d vitalize rubber and harden Je lest tl tJ er Formaldehyde makes make er brittle sulphur attacks me met parts The glues used In Ia leath goods and rubber goods are a tacked and dissolved by mar ma different liquids Gas Gu does not penetrate deeply 1 j Ultraviolet rays are useful R bi bido Rdo t do not penetrate deeply into t tt materials Exposure to su for a considerable period of ol tilt tat will destroy many organ organism One has to be careful a l wearing rubber and leather Jeather jt w after they have been it Itt lined with chemicals able time should elapse sterilization and the wearing the materials in order to prever secondary symptoms pre ler 1 I Fortunately for human some of the most dangers germs die easily with dry airing and sunlight The ft IU flip that cause athletes athlete's foot h hever ho ever are persistent and it fl D rot be exceedingly difficult to e enate elliS elte nate such fungi from leath goods and clothing without r i t boiling 11