The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-11-18
Forethought


To have ones wits about him under
all contingencies, is one Of the most val
liable practical qualities which a man
can possess. 1t belongs to a good mind,
whether in man or woman; aud would
save thousands of lives incalculable
suffering every year. One Of the means
by which we can arrive at good share
of this valuable characteristic is, to fix
in the mind what should be done under
certain circumstances. To do this, pre-
supposes intelligence.
If woman's dress is suddenly en-
velOped in flames, instead Of letting her
run out of the house, speak distinctly
and oommandingly:
"Lie down and roll overW Mean
while rip up the carpet, or drag off
bed blanket, throw it over the person,
and then proceed to wrap up closely in
it. This is a more certain and speedy
eXtinguisher than water, is more acces-
ible, and entirely safe to the person Civ
ing aid.
If man faints away, instead of
running at him like a savage, or run
ming to him to lift him up, lay him at
full length on his back on the floor,
loosen his clothing, push back the crowd
away so as to allow the air to reach him,
and let him alone. Dashing water over
a person in a simple fainting fl is a bar
barity, and soils the clothing unneces-
sarily. The philosophy of a fainting
fit is, the heart fails to send the proper
supply of blood to the brain; if the per-
son is erect, that blood has to be thrown
up hill, but if lying down it has to be
projected horizontally, which requires
less power, as is apparent.
If a person. swallows a poison, delib-
erately or by chance, instead of breaking
out into multitudinous ordinations, des-
patch some one for a doctor, meanwhile,
run to the kitchen, get half a glass
Of water in anything that is handy, put
in it a teaspoonfull of salt and as much
ground mustard, stir it in an instant,
catch a firm hold of the PERSONS nose,
the mouth will soon fly open, then down
with the mixture and up will come the
poison. This will answer in a greater
number of cases than any other. If, by
this time, the physician has not arrived
make the patient swallow the white Of
an egg, followed by a cup of strong
coffee( because these nullify alarger num-
Der of poisons than any other accos,
sible article as antidotes Of any remain.
ing in the stomach.
Ifa limb or any other part of the
body is severely cut and the blood
comes out by spirits or jerks, per saltem
as doctors say, be in a hurry, or the man
will be dead in five minutes there is nc
time to talk or send for physician; say
nothing, but out with your handkerchief
throw it around the limb, tie two ends
together put a stick through them, twist
it around tighter and tighter, until the
blood ceases to flow. But stop, it does
no good. Why? Because only a sew
cred artery throws blood out in jets
and the arteries get their blood from
the heart; hence to stop the flow, the
remedy must be applied between tn,
heart and the wounded spot, in Othel
words, above the wound If a vein haC
been severed, the blood would havD
flowed in a regular stream and slow; an'
on the other hand, the tie should be ap
piled below the wound, or on the othe
side Of the wound from the heart be
cause the blood in the veins flows to
wards the heart, and there is no NEE
Of such great hurry.