Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1883 — REMEDY FOR ERYSIPELAS. [ARTICLE]

REMEDY FOR ERYSIPELAS.

At the recent congress of German surgeons, Dr. Fisher, of Strasburg, drew attention to the value of naph - thaline as an antiseptic. For some skin diseases, and especially in the treatment of erysipelas, it is almost specific. The application is made in the most simple manner possible, by rubbing gauze in the powdered material, or dipping any suitable fabric in an ethereal solution diluted with alcohol. Naphthalins being very cheap this preparation will be less ex pensive than anything of the kind now in the market. It is extensively used in Strasburg, wh«re it| is regarded as a perfect prevent ve of erysipe las: and it is hoped that if this valuable property can be substantiated, it will be used for the same purpose in this country. Dr. Fisher does not state whether its use in tbe manner stated is attended with any inconvenience or pain to the patient; but persons employed in gas worts and elsewhere who have suffered from scales of naphthaline entering the eyes, etc., would oe disposed to regard the remedy with very consider able suspicion.

Col. Copeland is justly ranked among the foremost lecturers in the Uniou L ancktowers bead and shouldersrever the average in intellectual attainment, eloquence, lentiment and sense.—Frem Clinton Democrat Lock Haven (Pa.) April 6tb, 18814.

A London woman recently set an e ample to the rest of the world. He r pocketbook was stolen in a crowd, and, instead of calling a policeman, she called a cab, drove te the nearest telegraph office, stopped payment of a check for £lO, which, with some small change, was all that the purse contained, and drove at once to the bank. When she arrived there, she found a policeman explaining to an astonished looking young man that he must wait awhile, as they expected a lady. He will wait for three years in prison.