The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-09-23
Importance of Presence of
Mind,

Ulnus
1. If a man faints, place him fiat on
his back, and let him alone.
2. If any poison is swallowed, drink
instantly half glass of cool water,
with a heaping teaspOOnful each Of
common salt and ground mustard stir
red into it; this vOmits as soon as it
reaches the stomach; but for fear some
of the poison may remain, swallow
the white of one or two raw eggs, or
drink cup of strong coffee, these two
being antidOtes for a greater number
Of pOisOns than any dozen other ar
ticles known, with the advantage Of
their always being at hand if not, a
pint Of sweet oil, or lamp oil, or
'drippings," of melted butter, or lard;
are good substances, especially if they
vomit quickly
8. The best thing to stop the bleed
ing of moderate cut instantly is to
cover it profusely with cObweb, Hour
and salt, half and half
If the blood comes from a wound
by jets or spirits, be spry, or the man
will die in few minutes, because an
artery is severed tie a handkerchief
lOUscly around, near the part, Between
the wound and the heart; put stick
between the handkerchief and the
skin, and twist it around until the
blood ceases to flow keep it there un-
til the doctor comes if in a position
where the handkerchief cannot be used,
press the thumb on q spot near the
wound, between the wound and the
heart increase the pressure until the
bleeding ceases, but do not lessen the
pressure for an instant until the ply
sician arrives, so as to glue up the
wound by cOagulatiOn or cooling Of the
hardening blood.
5. If your clothing takes fire slide
the hands down the DIR, IS, keeping
them as close to the body as possible,
at the same time sinking to the floor
by bending the knees; this has q
smOthering effect upon the flames; if
not extinguished or great headway
gotten, lie down on the floor, and roll
over and over; or, better, envelop
yourself in carpet, rug, bed cloth, or
any garment you tan get hold of, al
ways preferring wooden.
6. If the body is tired, rest; if the
brain is tired, sleep.
z. If the bowels are loose, lie
down down in a warm bed, remain
there and eat nothing until you are
well.
s. If the action of the bowels docs
not occur at the usual hour, eat not
an atom until they do act, at least for
thirty-six hours; meanwhile, drink
largely Of cold water or hot teas, and
exercise in the open air to the extent
of gentle perspirdtion, and keep this
up until things are righted; this sug-
gestiOn, if practispd, would save myr-,
lads of lives every year both in the
city and country.
9. The three best medicines in the
world are warmth, abstinence and re-
pose.-[ Halls Journal of Health.
The Newark Advertiser tells how a
Jerseyman's life was saved, the other
day, by a kick. lie was attempting
to get upon a moving train, with a
pail of butter in one hand and bas-
ket of eggs in the other, and was in
danger of losing his life, when the
conductor gave him a vigorous kick,
which sent him flying with heels i'm
the air, and scattering his eggs and
butter in prOmiscuOus directions, but
him from injury.
-saS
Study with regularity, at settled
hours. Those in the 70 enoOn are the
best, ifthey can be secured. The man
who has acquired the habit of study,
though for one hour every day in the
year, and kept to the one thing studied
ill it is mastered, will be startled to
see the way he has made at the end Of
a twelve-mOnth.
He is seldom over-worked who can
continue to be in advance of his work.
If you have three weeks before you to
earn something which man of aver
sge quiekness could learn in a week,
earn it the first week and not the
.hird. Business dispatched is business
we'll done, but business hurried is
ill-done.
Dickens says: t'I have known vast
Quantities of nonsense talked about
bad men not looking you in the face.
DON'T trust that conventional idea.
will stare honesty out of
any day in the week, if
there is anything TO be got by it."