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Show r HEALTH 1 BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. Health Questions Will Be An-wercd An-wercd if Sent to Information Bureau, U. S. Public Hsaith Service, Serv-ice, Washington, D. C. DISINFECTANTS A disinfectant Is an agent which' . destroys the germs or organisms with ; which it comes In contact An antiseptic anti-septic retards the growth of germs: but does not necessarily kill thorn. A deodorant neutralizes offensive odoro, but Is not necessarily destructive to bacteria. j There arc several dependable dls-! Infertants, such as carbolic acid and . orroslve sublimate, yet of all known ! agents of thl? kind, heat Is the most I valuable and certain in its action. I Heat In some form Is always available; I It Is safe and Its expense ia a negligible I factor. Steam and boiling water are the most practical methods of using heat for disinfecting purpose.'. Boiling: water Is best adapted for home use, while steam Is employed for pu.'le disinfection. In the latter case an j apparatus Is required which is more or lo?. complicated and expensive. It should be remembered that articles ar-ticles or material to be disinfected by boiling water must be kept In water which must be constantly boiling for at least li e minutes Simply placing the articles in the boiling water which' is allowed to cool does not always Insure In-sure disinfection K small amount of Umc placed In a receptacle will usually prevent any unpleasant odor during disinfection'! Q My Hps do not close entirely when held naturally, with an effort I can close them, but it Is impossible to hold them together for any length of time. It appears that the muscles (1 presume it is the muscles) on tho right side of my chin draw when I closo my lips and cause the trouble When 1 hold tho flesh of my chin' tightly between my fingers, my lips' close easily and w ithout strain, and If j I could have something done to those I ligaments to prevent tnelr drawing Ii bellev. my mouth would look all right ! As it Is, It is not a bad disfigure-! menti as my lips are only apart In iin center for about a quarter of an Inch, but it spoils my features and 1 would otherwise ho considered attractive. at-tractive. I have heard so much' sinco the war about facial surgery., particularly among the soldiers, and 1 would go to almost any length to I have this condition remedied If ou could give mc some helpful ad-' vice in regard to the foregoing, It would be greatly appreciated. A I do not believe you are on the rlghl track when you consider tho ad-j vlsablllty of having an operation performed per-formed on your face for the cosmetic) effect It is much more probable1 that your trouble Is the result of an untreated nasal obstruction In child-, hood This causes a narrowing of tho arch of the teeth, and pushes the teeth forward. The condition Is welh shown in one of our pamphlets entitled entitl-ed "Adenoids." which wc will be glad to send to you if you will forward your name and address. Experience has shown that the proper pro-per treatment for this, especially If treatment Is not too long delayed, con- slsta In forcibly flattening the arch or me teem inis work is done now-1 adays by sooalled orthodonitists. It is suggested that you discuss tho matter with vour family physician and perhaps per-haps with your dentist, and have them advise you. Q. Is It pnoslble for any one to havel ByvhlliS without knowing It" A Yes. |
