PAINT, to Clean. — Brush off the dust, and wash with soap and water, or soda and water, as the case may re- quire, using a sponge or flannel. Soap if not carefully used destroys both paint and varnish. Fullers earth is also a good cleanser. PAINT, to Clean Varnished. — Tea-leaves may be saved for a few PA1 289 PAL days, steep them for half an hour In a tin pan ; strain the water off through a sieve, and use this tea to wash all var- nished paint. It removes spots, and gives a fresher, newer appearance than when soap and water is used. For white paint, take up a small quantity of whiting on a damp piece of white flannel, and rub over the surface lightly, and it will leave the paint re- markably bright and new. PAINT, to Remove from Cloth. — Apply spirit of turpentine with a sponge. Grease on cloth may be removed by frequent layers of blotting paper placed over the grease spot, and pressing with a flat iron. PAINT, to Remove Spots of. — Apply spirits of turpentine to the spot, and after a while rub the cloth as if washing, and the paint will crumble off ; if not, apply the turpentine again. PAINT, to Take away the Smell of. — Water neutralizes the smell of paint. Vessels of water placed in a newly painted room, will remove the smell, especially if impregnated with a little sulphuric acid. — -Or straw and hay well saturated with water. Or chloride of lime and water. PAINT, for Garden Stands. — It may be composed of mineral green, and turpentine varnish, using a larger quantity of varnish for the second coat, if needful. The colour may be regulat- ed by the addition of white lead, or Prussian blue, ad libitum. PAINTER’S COLIC ; see Colie, page 132. — This is a dangerous disease ; it is attended with severe and violent pain, and paralytic symptoms, and sometimes with nausea, vomiting of acid bile, severe pains ; spasmodic pains about the region of the navel, violently shooting to each side ; it is often attend- ed by violent spasms of the bowels with obstinate costiveness. If the disease is not arrested, it may terminate in gan- grene, paralysis of the limbs, &c. It is caused by the absorption of lead into the system chiefly by respiration ; hence painters, plumbers, potters, miners, and white lead workers are most subject to it. Treatment. — To some extent the tyston la impregnated with lead ; the great object therefore must be to cause nature to expel the same. The nausea and the vomiting must be arrested by the Neutralising Mixture, page 275 ; give a table-spoonful every half hour, or as often as vomiting takes place ; when it ceases, give the Aperient Electuary, or the Aperient Tonic Mixture, page, 31, now and then. When the first symp- toms appear, give an injection as fol- lows : — Warm water, one pint, two tea- spoonfuls of salt ; antispasmodic tinc- ture, two table-spoonfuls, and a table- spoonful of slippery elm. Apply to the stomach and region of the navel hot fomentations of a strong decoction of hops and poppy heads, a little antispasmodic tincture, and 20 or 30 drops of laudanum to a pint. Give the vapour bath dally ; and after- wards apply friction, and rub the body all over with the Stimulating Liniment. An emetic now and then will be of great, use. The injections must be repeated until evacuations are obtained. Drink at the same time a decoction of the sudorific herbs, as balm, catnep, yarrow, peppermint, camomile, &c.

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PAINTNT, to Clean. — Brush off the dust, and wash with soap and water, or soda and water, as the case may require, using a sponge or flannel. Soap if not carefully used destroys both paint and varnish. Fullers earth is also a good cleanser. PAINT, to Clean Varnished. — Tea-leaves may be saved for a few PA1 PAINT, to Clean Varnished. days, steep them for half an hour In a tin pan ; strain the water off through a sieve, and use this tea to wash all varnished paint. It removes spots, and gives a fresher, newer appearance than when soap and water is used. For white paint, take up a small quantity of whiting on a damp piece of white flannel, and rub over the surface lightly, and it will leave the paint remarkably bright and new. PAINT, to Remove from Cloth. — Apply spirit of turpentine with a sponge. Grease on cloth may be removed by frequent layers of blotting paper placed over the grease spot, and pressing with a flat iron. PAINT, to Remove Spots of. — Apply spirits of turpentine to the spot, and after a while rub the cloth as if washing, and the paint will crumble off ; if not, apply the turpentine again. PAINT, to Take away the Smell of. — Water neutralizes the smell of paint. Vessels of water placed in a newly painted room, will remove the smell, especially if impregnated with a little sulphuric acid. — -Or straw and hay well saturated with water. Or chloride of lime and water. PAINT, for Garden Stands. — It may be composed of mineral green, and turpentine varnish, using a larger quantity of varnish for the second coat, if needful. The colour may be regulated by the addition of white lead, or Prussian blue, ad libitum. PAINTER’S COLIC ; see Colie, page 132. — This is a dangerous disease ; it is attended with severe and violent pain, and paralytic symptoms, and sometimes with nausea, vomiting of acid bile, severe pains ; spasmodic pains about the region of the navel, violently shooting to each side ; it is often attended by violent spasms of the bowels with obstinate costiveness. If the disease is not arrested, it may terminate in gangrene, paralysis of the limbs, &c. It is caused by the absorption of lead into the system chiefly by respiration ; hence painters, plumbers, potters, miners, and white lead workers are most subject to it. Treatment. — To some extent the tyston la impregnated with lead ; the great object therefore must be to cause nature to expel the same. The nausea and the vomiting must be arrested by the Neutralising Mixture, page 275 ; give a table-spoonful every half hour, or as often as vomiting takes place ; when it ceases, give the Aperient Electuary, or the Aperient Tonic Mixture, page, 31, now and then. When the first symptoms appear, give an injection as follows : — Warm water, one pint, two teaspoonfuls of salt ; antispasmodic tincture, two table-spoonfuls, and a tablespoonful of slippery elm. Apply to the stomach and region of the navel hot fomentations of a strong decoction of hops and poppy heads, a little antispasmodic tincture, and 20 or 30 drops of laudanum to a pint. Give the vapour bath dally ; and afterwards apply friction, and rub the body all over with the Stimulating Liniment. An emetic now and then will be of great, use. The injections must be repeated until evacuations are obtained. Drink at the same time a decoction of the sudorific herbs, as balm, catnep, yarrow, peppermint, camomile, &c.

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