Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-01
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2oisons And Ansido.es,

whel, perhaps, no medical skill or experion.
sced advice Is within reach. It would be woll
for3evefy family to have something like this,
which they can turn to at q moments warn.
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The following are some of the more com.
mon poisons and tho remedies most likely to
be at hand in cases of need Tho directions
may be old, but 10 case you happen to get
good strong dose Of poison down, you will not
objeatEtosa cure en- account ,fage:
Aoids-Thase cause great heat and sen.
sation Of burning pain fro,nxt the mouth down
to the stomach. Redcdies-- Magnesia, soda,
pearlasb, or soap dissolved in water, then use
the stomach pump or an emetic.
Alkalies- Best remedy is vinegar.
Ammonia Remedy, lemon juice or vine.
Alcohol First cleanse the stomach by IN
0metic, then dash cold wator on tho head,
and ammonia (spirits of hartshorn.)
Arsenic Rededies, in the first place
eyacuate the stomach, then give the white Of
eggs, lime water, or chalk and water, charcoal,
and preparation Of iron, particularly hy-
drate.
Lead, white lead and sugaroflea ~ Rene
dies, alum, cathertics, such as caator oil and
epson salts especially.
Charcoal-In poisons by carbonio gas re-
move tho patient into the open air, dash
oold water on the head and body, and stimu
late the nostrls and lungs by hartshorn, at
thesame time rubbing the chest briskly.
Corrosive sublimate the white of
eggs, freely mixed with water, or give wheat
hoursand water, freely.
Creosote-White of eggs and cmetics.
Belladona (night henbane) Give IN emo.
tic, then plenty Of vinegar and water, or lie.
monade.
Mushrooms, when poisonous-G an eme
tic, plenty of vinegar and water, with doses
of ether, if handy.
Nitrate Of silver Qunar caustic) - Give a
strong solution of common salt and then enc.
tics.
Opium First give strong emetic Of mus.
tard and water, then stronge coffee and acid
drinks dash cold water on the head.
Laudanum--s same as opium.
Nux vomica-First give emetcs, then
brandy.
!Oxalic acid Frequently, mistaken for op.
som salts)-Remedics, chalk, magnesia, OF
soap and water, and other soothing drinks.
= Prussio acid--When there is time, admin
lister chlorine in the shape of soda and lime
hot brandy aud wnter, hartshorn and turpen
tine, are also useful.
Snake bites, &c.-Apply Immediately
strong hsrtshorn, and take internally; also
give sweet oil and stimulnnts freely; apply Q
ligature tight above the part bitten, and then
apply!a cupping glass.
Tartar emetic--Give large doses of tea
made of gals, Peruvian bark, or whitc oak
bark.
Verdigris Plenty of white Of eggs and
water.
White vitriol-Give the patient plenty Of
milk and water.
A FATHER FoRoED TO LET HIS Son
Drown IN ORDER TO SAVE MANY LIVES
IAN occurrence Of an exceedingly nclan
choly character is reported to have taken place
yesterday afternoon at the Passaic river bridge
of the Newark and New York Railroad. A
little boy ten years of age, the son of Mr.
Decker, the bridge tender, fell overheard
The draw was open at tho time, and train
of cars being near at hand, coming along at a
swift rate, the unfortunate man vas unable to
leave his post else tho entire passenger train
would be in danger of dashing into the river
so that tho agonized father had to look on and
actually see his child sink, though he could
easily have saved him. When the draw was
closed he went to look for tho body, and he
found it with life extinct Redundant and
expressive though it be, the English language
does not contain words that would convoy an
idea even oftho fearful ordeal through which
poor Decker passed during those few terrible
nholncnts Who can picture the feelings Of
that agozized, heart-brokcn parent, when he
picked up tho body Of his ohild-"Dead
Dead Ny God, dead p as he frantioaIy ex.
claimed -Newarh (N ~ Jouyna1.
CHINESE OATHs.--Thc Silver City (Ida
ho) "Tidal Wave" says: "The trial oe All
Choy and Ah Sam, now going on in the Dis.
triot Court for tho murder of All Son, is
creating n greater interest than INV vial ~ /.