Show ro T TREAT REAT INJURIES INCIDENT TO DAY wounds aund should de washed hed thorough ly while waltina for doctor to come and inject the th anti toxin that can save the children amase amass their W noisy note tokens of patriot tain and m wheedle their fathers into the parc Laso of deadly fire spitting de aces mothers bet set their teeth to en duro dure lont long hours of torture for the earett ot of their little once writes dr L 4 K hirshberg in rain larn and fireside little by little the delights of the sato and eano sano fourth aro are being recognized but in the meantime while the crackers bang and blaze it la Is a cot contort efort to know that doctors haie learned to dea den ao so effectually with one of the bangert ut Rt upon the fourth of july lockjaw that there Is to no need for or tho the disease to result la in adeata through lack of information more than a thou sand people la in tho the united states die fron from it each year gnout of them tar f r mers and country bred tra tre the reason lockjaw Is eo so often associated soc socia ted ith fourth of july accidents lies in the fact that made by firecrackers and blank car aro are commo commonly rily ragged and con can aused and eo aca afford a favorable soil sell for he the germs it Is known knon also that wounds where trie arc e nir and nd olgea oxe gen cannot enter asa ie is the case with those made by rusty balls tails or those accompanied by deep tearing and those in which dirt has been ground into the flesh and powder burns bums are most likely to bo be followed by the dis tits ease the first symptom symptoms of lockjaw usually appear from three day days to three week weeks after the injury home leme remedies altes and slabs of bacon hasten IL 11 the earlier they appear the more serious the attack fortunately it Is always possible to prevent lockjaw provided no delay follows the injury the method Is in to have a IL doctor inject poison antidote into the patient a flesh thia this kill kills the poisons as an fast as to they u am liven given off by the lockjaw amr girup which are veritable min of poisons at the site lie ot of the tore it treatment treat nent Lent is in delayed until lockjaw symptoms appear there is little hope of c cure it la Is then too late in the interval which may elapse before a doctor can arrive it Is advisable 1181 disable bil to baah the wound thoroughly with soap and water and to flood it before binding it up with common per oxide of ot hydrogen after this has ha been done the tho wound should b bo cov erel but on an ao no account use a baud harad kerch jf or an old rag rig but get a trip strip of antiseptic bandage A package ot of antiseptic bandage should always be b in readiness nese in every household A clean open wound which bleeds freely Is little likely to harbor the germs of 0 lockjaw the light and air and oxygen ing into irto it kill them and the flowing blood bambes them out in to all uch such cafes caes the flow of blood Is to excessive ces sive I 1 ii is I 1 well to make DO to effort to stop it it it will cease of itself in a few moments the pee use of such homely remedies aa as b bacon and sad spider webs to atop stop tha bow 11 w ie Is foolhardy and frequently fatal T the avera web va particularly if it it comes cola es from f rom ocellar Rc cellar ellar or ft X table stable ie to alive allys with germs but no matter bow how mail the wound may WAY be it ie 18 well wall to have a doctor dress it lie ITS alone to Is capable of washing it as it should be washed and of estimating the likelihood of infection hie his fee la to money well invested it may buy only lir in aurance against a long and terrible illness but thin again it may way buy insurance against death |