The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-12-11
Accidents or Emergencies-How to be
prepared for them.

<ASSA0eHtS or EmerGe0C1eS-k1OW 10 be
prepared for them.
We advise every mother and house
keeper to put this article in some place
where 1t can be referred to in a moment,
IN IN case OF an accident. 1t may save the
lite OF child or some member of the fam
| iy-or house from burning. One ought
10 consider every possible accident that
may occur, so as to be prepared for any
emergency. The surest way to have pres
cncc OF mind, is 10 have planned every
thing before hand.
| The house may catch fre--havc what
you prefer to save where YOU can lay your
hands OH it.. If the rooms till with smoke,
get ON your hands and knees, the purcst
AR being near the floor. If your room is
high, and there is no other escape, get up
on the root, or let yourself down from the
window 10y the bcdcord, or rope made of
the the sheet and pillows. One can rush
through the smoke 10y having Il wet silk
handkerchief over the face.
When 4 house first catches on fire, YOU
can put 1t cut with Il mop aud pail OF water,
or smother it in woolcns.
| IL The chimney takes fire, so rs to en-
danger the building, You can put it out by
throwing upon the fire Il handful of sui
phur, or putting wet blanket over the
fire place.
! lfyour clothes caicl, fire, lie down ON
'l'e il"or or carpet, and smother it out. If
you sec the clothes Of others on fire, throw
them down, and wrap them up in a car
pet, rug, or Ill any way smother the fire.
| ii the boiler Of a Steamboat cxplo,lcs.
throw yourself flat on your face, and avoid
inhaliny the steam.
If You are run away in a carriage, stick
to scat as long as it holds together. lco-
pie are almost always killed or severely in
jure,i by jumping out.
II person near you is struck with lrllt-
ming, dash railtuls of water over linn,
standing at the head, so that it may receive
the principal shock, and pcrscvcrc in this
for at least half an hour
To apparently drowned persons, do not
use violence, such as rolling on barrel,
Nc.. hut &c, them stripped and into hot
blankets, hot clothes with friction, bottles
of hot water TO their feet and hands, and
inilatc their lungs, so as to produce breath
ing arti'icial'y. This, if anything will
bring them to.
Persons who faint away, come TO if ,pIac-
cd in Il horizontal position.
If YOU have swallowed poison, take quick
! ly as possible some rapid cmelic-a table
spoonful ol ground mustard in Il tumLer of
water is as good and handy rs any. The
hydro peroxide of iron is us perfect anti
dote to arsenic or ratsbane. Sharp vine
gar or lemon juice correc,s the effect of
opium. but it should be got out of the
stomach, ifpoSshlc.
In case Of Il wound, if vein is Injured.
tl'r ligature must be below, but if an artery,
above the wound. In the artery, the blood
is OF IL lighter red, and flows by jerks. The
great artery Of the leg may be compressed
by the thumb at the groin, where it pass
cs over the hip bone. In this way life
may be saved, where otherwise person
would bleed to death in few moments.
liemorrl'ag5cs or common bleeding may be
stopped by lint and cold water or
a little pcarlash, or powdered alum or burnt
spunSr, or a weak solution of kreosotc, or
by any powerful acid or aIkali, or by mere
ly mechanical means. Bleeding ut the
lungs may be checked ly inhaling the va
por of kreosote, made by dropping the So
luton on hot shovel.
If bitten by mad dog, cut out the
wound as quickly rs possible, and wash the
wound thoroughly in aqua ammonia, or for
want of that, in a solution Of potash or COM
mon salt. The bite of the ratlesnake, and
stings, may be cured in this way.
When any are ovcrpowdercd by choke
damp in descending well, dash down
some pals Of water upon them, before 90
ing down. Cold water should also be DASH
cd over persons supposed to he killed in
this way, or by the fumes Of charcoal.