FREEZING MIXTURES. suet. Razor Paste.-Mix equal parts of jewellers' rouge, blacklead, and Another receipt for the same purpose is-Levigated oxide of tin or putty powder, 1 oz.; powdered oxalic acid, oz.; gum, 20 grains. Non-conducting Material for Clothing Steam Cylinders and Pipes, to prevent Condensation.-Silicate cotton. To Harden the Surface of Wood Pulleys.-Boil them for 10 minutes in olive oil, and allow them to dry. To Clean and Whiten Marble.-Make a paste of equal parts, whiting, pearlash, and dry soap; cover the article thickly, and allow the paste to remain on for 14 days; then wash off with a sponge and water. Imitation Beeswax.-Melt and mix, solid paraffin, 60 parts; yellow resin, 40 parts. Ink for Marking Packages.-Boil 2 oz. shellac and 2 oz. borax in 1 pints of water until they are dissolved; then add 2 oz. gum arabic; when cold, add lamp-black or Venetian red to the proper colour. Keep the ink in a bottle. To Resharpen Files.-Old files worn too thin to recut, may be resharpened thus:-Clean the file by immersion, first in spirits of turpentine, and next in clean warm water; then place the cleansed file point downwards in a jar containing a solution of-nitric acid, 1 pint; sulphuric acid, 1 pint; water, I quart; and allow the file to remain in the solution, for an hour or more, according to the depth of teeth. To make Small Artificial Stone Articles.—Reduce the stone to very fine powder, and mix it with as much fine soapstone as will make a thick dough; place the dough in a mould, and subject the same to a good pressure; after leaving the mould, bake the article in an oven. Steam Joints made with Indiarubber.-Where indiarubber is used to make a steam joint-such as the joint of a mud-hole door-the indiarubber, as well as the faces of the joint, should be covered with a mixture of-tallow, I part; blacklead, 2 parts; which greatly adds to the efficiency and durability of the joint. To Take the Sulphur out of Coke.-Water it with salt and water. REMEDIES FOR WORKSHOP ACCIDENTS. In cases of accident, the following instructions should be observed, pending the arrival of medical aid : Apoplexy.-Raise the head and body, bare the head and neck, and promote circulation of fresh air. Bleeding. If the blood spurts from a wound, an artery is divided; bind the limb tightly above the wound with a handkerchief, scarf, or strap. If the blood does not spurt, but flows freely, a vein is divided; bind the limb tightly below the wound. Raise the injured limb above the level of the body, and press the place from which the blood flows with the thumb, until a pad and bandage can be got ready, with which stop up the wound. If the scalp is wounded, apply a pad of cloth, and bandage it tightly over the wound with a pocket handkerchief. Broken Arm.-Pull the arm to the same length as the sound one; apply a wood splint to each side of the arm, and bind them firmly above and below the fracture, with bandages or pocket handkerchiefs. Broken Collar Bone.-Bend the arm over the front of the chest, place it in a sling, and bind it in that position by a scarf, going round the chest, outside the sling. Broken Jaw.-Bind a handkerchief under the chin and over the top of the head, and bind another across the chin and round the nape of the neck. Broken Leg.-Pull the leg to the same length as the sound one, roll up a sack or rug into the form of a cushion, and place the leg carefully upon it, and with handkerchiefs or scarves bind the two together. Do not move the sufferer until the stretcher arrives, and use care in lifting to prevent the broken bone coming through the skin. Broken Ribs.-Cause great pain when breathing; bind a long broad bandage firmly round the chest. Broken Thigh.-Pull the leg to the same length as the sound one; the knees must next be tied together, and afterwards tie the ankles together; then lay both limbs over a sack of straw or folded rug, so as to bend the knees. The sufferer not to be moved until the stretcher arrives. Bruises.-Apply iced water, or ice. Burns. For slight burns, apply soft soap, or immerse the part in cold water until the pain subsides. Afterwards cover the part with flour and linseed oil, to exclude the air. For severe burns, apply cotton wool soaked in treacle and water, or in linseed oil, or oil and lime-water, and bind the same on with a handkerchief. Another remedy is-mix whiting with oil or water to the consistency of thick cream, and cover the burnt part with it. Choking.-Go down on hands and knees and cough. Cracked Skin on Fingers.-Apply warm shoemakers' wax. Cuts.-Perchloride of iron quickly arrests bleeding in cuts and slight wounds, and it should be kept in every factory. Remove dirt from and close the wound; then apply a pad soaked in either perchloride of iron, or in Friar's balsam, and bind round with linen. Drowning. Dr. Sylvester's Method. Take the wet clothes off the upper part of the body; lay the sufferer on his back, with his head on a folded rug for a cushion. Having cleared the mouth of any dirt, draw the tongue out of the mouth and hold it there. This opens the wind pipe. A second person kneels at the sufferer's head, and takes hold of both his arms, just below the elbows. He then draws them upwards over the sufferer's head, and holds them in that position until he counts two. This draws air into the lungs. He then lowers the arms to the sides again, and presses them firmly inwards, holding them there until he has again. counted two. This forces the air out of the lungs. Continue this process until he breathes naturally, when the limbs should be rubbed in an upward direction with dry hands or with hot flannel. Finally put the sufferer to bed between blankets surrounded with hot water bottles. Ear. To remove insects, pour in oil or warm water. To remove foreign substances, syringe gently with warm water. Eye. Bruised or black, bind on a linen pad soaked in brandy. To remove dirt, use the point of a lead pencil. Fainting. Keep the head low, bare the neck, and dash cold water on the face and chest, and promote circulation of fresh air. Fits. Keep the head raised. If snoring and face flushed, bare the neck and dash cold water on the top of the head, and apply hot water bottles to the feet. If foaming at the mouth and convulsed, bare the neck and apply smelling salts, and prevent the sufferer from hurting himself until again conscious. Flesh Wounds.-Wash with clean water, apply lint soaked in water, and bind round with a handkerchief. Frost Bites.-Rub with snow, or pour iced water on to the part, until the colour changes and a stinging pain comes. If the frozen part turns black next day, a poultice should be applied. Insensibility from Wounds or Blows on the Head.--Send the sufferer to the hospital, keeping him on his back, with his head raised and his neck bared. Insensibility from breathing foul gas or from being buried in falls of earth.-Proceed as in case of drowning. Poisoning. Promote vomiting by tickling the throat, or by swallowing a cupful of warm water mixed with a teaspoonful of mustard; and swallow about a pint of sweet oil, which will quickly neutralize nearly all poisons. Rupture. Push the part back with flat hand, and apply a cold wet cloth pad. Keep the sufferer on his back. Shin Wounds.—Apply a linen pad soaked in cold water, and bind round with linen. |