Cheapness and Worth.
A remedy that combines cheapness witK worth is boracic acid. As an antiseptic in minor surgery, it is Hot surpassed by., the more powerful ones. A saturated solutiop is destructive to most forms of germ life. In eye inflammations, boracic acid is <t dependable remedy. In ophthalmia in&ident to birth it is now often used instead! of nitrate of "Wounds, Bores, «ikJ cavities may be cleansed with boracic acidt water before- applying other_jcemedia> agents. It is free from danger, and Jthis cannot bo said of the indiscriminate use o£ carbolic acid and biohtoride of mercury* Seldom is a more potent jantiseptic requiyed than boracio acid and hot"w«ter.
WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS -possesses, virtue <&9 remedial kind*. - ■
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19080108.2.189.8
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 76
Word count
Tapeke kupu
117Cheapness and Worth. Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 76
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in