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Ellerman's Deodorizing Fluid

This consists chiefly of perchlorides and chlorides of iron and manganese. In a report addressed to the Metropolitan Board of Works of London in 1859, Drs. Hoffman and Frankland stated that the perchloride of iron was the cheapest and most efficient deodorizer that could be applied to sewage; 1/2 gallon deodorized 7500 gallons. 1 bushel lime, or 3 pounds chloride of lime, would do the same.

It wrung out, just before they are washed. purifies night commodes, water-closets, &c.

It may also be used in its pure state. For butcher stalls, fish markets, slaughter houses, sinks, and wherever there are offensive putrid gases, sprinkle it about, and in a few days the smell will pass away. If a cat, rat, or mouse, dies about the house, and sends forth an offen-- sive gas, place some chloride of lime in an open vessel near the place where the nuisance is, and it will soon purify the atmosphere. The presence of chloride of lime in a room causes iron or steel to rust rapidly. Articles of that material should therefore be removed during the use of this disinfectant. 1705. Precautions to be Observed Before Entering a Sick Room, particularly where there is Fever. Never enter fasting; if it is inconvenient to take refreshment of the ordinary kind, obtain a glass of wine and a cracker. Do not stand between the patient and the door, if possible. Avoid sitting on or touching the bed-clothes as much as possible, and do not inhale the patient's breath. The hands should always be washed in clean water, if the patient has fever, before leaving the room to touch other people or things.

After visiting a fever patient, &c., change the dress, if possible. As soon as the fever