Southern shield., 1853-03-19
Pois0ns and hntidOtes.

Ii not unfrequenty happens that serious and distressing results are occasloned by the accidental employment of poison, and it occurred to us that we might possibly do a service to some of our readers by present. ling them with brief and compendious list of the more common posons, and the rem edies for them most likely to be close at hand.
 Acids.-These cause great heat and sen- sation of burning pain from the mouth down 10 the stomach. Remedies magnesia, soda, pearlash, or soap dissolved in water stomache muse pump or emetcs. Alkales. remedy is vinegar Ammonia'-Remedy lemon juice or vinegar afterwards milk and water or flax | seed tea.
 i Alchohol.-First cleanse out the stomach by an emetic, then dash cold water on the head, and give ammonia Spirits of aarts- horn.)
 Arsenic.-Remedies in the first place evacuate the stomach, then give the white of eggs, lime water or chalk and water, charcoal and the preparation of iron, partic- ularly hydrate.
 Lead.-Whte lead and sugar of lead. Remedies, alum, cathartic, such as castor oil and epsom salts, especially. Charcoal.-In poiSons by carbonic gas remove the patient 10 open air; dash cold water on the body, and stimulate the nos trils and lungs by hartshorn, al the same time rubbing the chest briskly. Corrosive Sublimate.-Give white of eggs freshly.
 Creosote.--White of eggs and the emet- ics.
 Belladonna or Night Henbane.-Give emetics, and then plenty of vinegar and water or lemonade.
 Mushrooms when poisonous.-Give emet- ics and then plenty of vinegar and water; lwilh dose of either, if handy.
 Nitrate of Silver, Qunar caustic) give a lstrong solution of common salt and then eme,ics.
 Opium.-F'irst give strong emetic mus tard and water then strong coffee and acid drinks, dash cold water on the head. | Laudanum.-Same as opium.
 Nux Vomica.-First emetics, then bran ldy.
 Oxalic Acid.-Frequently mistaken for epsom salts. Remedies, chalk, magnesia or soap and water freely, then emetics.
 Nitrate of Potash, or Saltpetre.-Give emetics, then copous draughts of faxseed tea, milk and water and other soothing drinks.
 Prussic Acid-When there is no time administer chlorine in the shape of soda or lime. Hot brandy and water. Hartshorn and turpentine are also useful.
 Snake Bites, &c.-Apply immediately strong hartshorn, and take it internally, al- so give sweet oil and stimuants freely, ap |ply ligature tight above the part bitten, and then apply cupping glass. Tartar Emelic.-Give large doses of tea made of gals, Peruvian bark, or white oak bark.
 Tobacco--First an emetic, then astrin- gent tea, then stimulants.
 Verdigrs.-Penty of white of egg and water.
 White Vitriol..-Give the patient plenty |of milk and water.
 In almost all cases poisoning, emetics are highly useful, and of those, one of the very best, because more prompt and ready is the common mustard, flour or powder, a tea spoonful of which stirred up in warm wa ter, may be given every five or ten min utes, until free vomiting can be obtained.
 Emetcs and warm demulcent drinks, such as milk and water, faxseed slippery elm tea, chalk water, &c., should be admin istered without delay. The subsequent management of the case will of course be left to physician.-Hartford Times.