Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-05-10
ACCIDENTS OR EMERGENCIES.
HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR THEM.

| OyE ought 10 consider every possible ncci-
den. that may occur, SO as TO beaprepared for
any emergency. The SureSt way 10 have pres
ence Of mind, is 10 have planned everything
beforehand.
You may fall from height-practce jump
! ing from Siighter elevations, relaxing your
! Joints and muscles so as 10 alight with the
greatest ease.
You may fall into q river.-le,rn 20 swim,
or at Least TO float, which you can do by mere
| " holding your head back and keeping your
arms under water.
The house may catch fre-have what you
wnnld prefer 10 save where you can lay your
hand on it. If tie rooms Gil with smoke, get
on your hands and knees, the purest air being
near the floor. If your room is high, and
there is no other escape, get upon the roof, or
let yourself down from the window by the
bed cord, OF rope made Of the sheets aud
pillows. One can rsSh through the fire an!
SmoEe by having a wet silk handkerchief over
the face.
When house first catches fire, you can
put it ont with mop and pail of water, oT
smother it in wooens.
II The chimney takes fire so as 10 cEdanger
the building, YOU can put it out by throwing
q wei blanket over the fire place
} If your clothes catch fire, lie down on the
floor or carpet, cnd smother il out. If ycu
see the clothes Of others on fire, throw then
down, and wrPp them up in carpet, rug, o.
any other wooen ailcle,o III any way snotli
, er the fire.
/ y. B. Probably n hundred children are
killed every year by their clothes taking fire
Every such case might have been prevented
had they worn wOoleu clothes.
i If the boiler Cf steamboat eXnlodeS, throw
. yourself fiat on your face, and avoid inLa ins
the steam.
If you are run away with in a carriage,
SticH 10 a seat as long as il holds together.--
People are almost always killed or severe ly
S injured by jumping out.
. lfa person near you is struck with light
; ming, dash pailfulS Of water over him, stand.
! ing at tie head, so that il may receive The
prncipa shock, and perserve in II is for a
I least half an hour.
| TO apparently drowned per ons do not use
I violence, such as rolling OH barrel, &C., bu
get them stripped and into hot blankets, ho
| cio,heS with friction, bottles of ho; water tt
their feet and hands, and initiate their lungs
so as 10 produce breathing arfcaliy. This
2 Il anything, Will bring them to.
Persons who faint away, come 10, if plac eC
. in horizontal position.
If you have swallowed poison, take a,
= quickly as possible some rapid emetc-a ia
bic spoonful OF ground mustard in tumble
Of warm water is as good and handy as any.
The hydro peroxide of iron is perfect an
, tid0te to arsenSic or ra!Sbane. Iron rust i,
water will answer. Ii may lie taken freely
t Sharp vinegar or lemon juice correcls The
? feels Of opium, but it should be got out o
the stomach, Il possible.
In case OF wound, if vein is injured, .hc
}igature mus. be below, but if an arery,abov,
The wound. In the artery, the blood is of ;
lighter red, and flows by jerks. The grea
artery Of the leg may be compressed by The
> thumb at the groin, where it passes over The
nip bone In this way life may be saved
r where otherwise q person would bleed Il
, death in few moments. Hemorrhages o
common bleeding may be stopped by lint anC
] cold water, or wafer and little pearlash, o
1 powdered alumn or burnt sponge, or "a veal
solution OF kreosote, or by any powerful acr
or akai, or by merely mechanical means.--
! bleeding at the lungs may be checked by in
h,lng lie vapor Of kreosote, made by drop
ping The solution on hot shovel.
, Ii bitten by mad dog, cut out the woun
k as quickly as possible, and wash the wonn
u thoroughly in aqua ammonia, or for want c
= that, n a solution Of potash or common salt
The b of the rattle snake, and most com
e man Jl'es and Stlngs, may be cured in thi
n way.
!. When men are overpowered by choke dam
in descending a well, dash down some pals {
n water up n them, before you descend. Col
II water should also be dashed ove- persons sur
t posed TO be killed in this way,or by the fume
e Of charcoal.
r Most animals can be cowed by S'eadiI
: looking them in the eye. If attacked by
dog, bear, or any beast Of prey, seize him b
le he roots Of the tongue--if by an alligatc
gouge out his eyes. A mad bull may be hel
e by one horn, and grasping with the thun
r and hnger The middle grlstle of his nosri;
Id he may be held fast to a post or sapling by h
;e tail, if you can take turn and belay.
m 1.-THE Hamilton Inteiigenccr suggests 4
- name of Major ". P. Yonng OF Butler CouI
n ty as candidate for State Treasurer.
pr says;
D. ave want lus men on our ticket this fal
y not old, worn ont party hacks. Major Youn
r. is young in every experimenting no pu
I'd he is energetic, active and worthy. We Sha
r, continue 10 press his claims before the Co
at vention. Gin. Gazette,