Minutus

Dear Ellen,Cinnabar,Shannon,All,
There is something found in Jahr(40 years practice, burns, page 296, Bjain )
which I read recently and reproduce here -in a condensed form.

1. Immerse the burnt organ in heated alchhol(If at all that can be done) in
a vessel till all pain is gone. After the part is drawn out, repeat if pain
returns. The process , according to Jahr, may take 15 to 20 mins
or
If alchohol can't be used , resort to a soap pultice as warm as can be
borne.

2. If the burn has infiltrated deep and suppuration has set in,
a. Apply cantharis alchoholic tinc 3d externally, while canth 30
internally.
b. If the tongue is burnt, caust 30 internally..
3. chalk stirred in water for burns by acids
vinegar for lye, ammonia and other alkalies
4. Burns by boiling fat, canth
5. For burns of boiling water, soap poultice

The above may seem ordinary and conventional. But here comes the most
interesting:

" For the severest of burning, I had used the common white paint with much
success. Applied with soft brush after the blisters have been drained with
the skin intact. Cover with cotton flocks and allowed to drop.If fever sets
in - aconite. Morphine for sleeplessness- one grain in a twelve dessert
spoonful of water - every half hour.I have cured the severest kinds of
burning by this simple process"

My question is what does he mean by soap and paint ? I guess nineteenth
century soap was made of vegetable/ animal oil and also how different was
that day's paint with today's. Anyone who got some facts can share here.

Regards
Venkat

Hi Venkut. Very interesting. Also, I suspect that his alcohol could be orally consumed. The other kind is not good even on the skin.
Ellen

The phrase "the common white paint" makes me think he's referring to
"whitewash" -- basically limestone (Calcium carbonate) in water. This
solution was traditionally used to promote health in the rural Ozark
mountains in the American mid-south. In the late 1800s-early 1900s when the
flu came around, or scarlet fever, the first action to be taken was to
repaint the house inside and out -- all surfaces-- with whitewash, for
instance. I assume that it had some antiseptic property, or was perceived
to have it.

Rosemary

Sounds painful!! Warm alcohol? Ouch. Of course, Ignis is made from
burning alcohol.

It was likely he used lye-based soap (caustic), and the "common white paint"
may have been whitewash (also caustic).

Peace,
Cinnabar

I've lost track of how this thread started but don't forget witch hazel
- Hamamelis, for burns if the case fits. Joy

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