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Show Used Ink as a Paln-Klller. Whon an ambulunco surgeon in responding re-sponding to a hurry call finds his patient pa-tient to bo suffering from burns or scalds ho Is apt to uso anything, from molasses to flour, to cover tho wounds and prevent tho air from roachlng them. This practice was followod by a woman In a railway station tho other oth-er day whon n small child who was playing around tho waiting room accidentally acci-dentally sat down on a hot steam plpo. Tho llttlo ono wns so frightened that In trying to stnnd up sho slippod and fell bnck again, this tlmo becoming wedged botweon tho wnll and tho hot pipe. Tho child's screams brought tho mother to the sceno at onco. Picking Pick-ing tho little- girl up, Bho turned her across her lap, loosened her clothes, and thon, taking u bottlo of writing fluid from her satchel, c nipt led It over tho scorched flesh. In a moment tho child stopped screaming and soon was playing around ns lively as ever. Tho writing fluid In Itsolf wns not a curative. It simply provented tho air from getting at tho burns. Tho whole thing was interesting ns an illustration of tho woman's presonco of mind. 'New York Press. |