The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-27
Poisons and their Antidotes.
BY OUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

Even with the great est carefulness, ac-
cidental poisoning will often occur Chill
dren are much inclined to try bottles and
parcels, before they are able to read the
labels. Nearly every poison has its anti
dote, which will prove effective If used at
once loss of life often results from delay
OF but a minute or two. Dr. r. NJ We'd
der, of Flushing, n. Y, has prepared the
following for the american -i9rtcuhural-
ist:
Arsenic, Fly Powder ("Cobalt"),
Kings Yellow, SchcePs Green, Rats
bane-Stir two tablespoonfuls of ground
Mustard in a quart of iukeacorn, uater,
and drink until copious vomiting is pro-
duced, tickling the throat with the finger
or feather. After vomiting, give
large quantities OF Calcined Magncsia.
LEAD PoIsoNs.
Sugar of Lead, White lead, Litharage
First, Mustard to vomit. as above, and
doses of Epson Sails, say teaspoonful
to tablespoonful, according to the age
of the patient, every half hour for two
hours.
MERCJRIAL pOISONS
Corrosive Sublimate or (Bed Bug
Poison), White Precipitate, Red Precip-
itate, Vermilion- White of Ea1s-or
milk or Wheat Flour-beaten up. Ad-
minister all that can be got down in ten
minutes, and then give mustard emetic
as above.
COPPER PoIsoNS.
Blue Vitriol, Verdigris, Food or Pick
les Cooked in Copper or Brass Vessels
While Of Eggs, or Milk taken very freely
for ten minutes, to be followed with an
emetic Of Mustard as above.
IRON PoISoNs.
Copperas, or Green Vitriol- Cooking
Soda, teaspoonfuI to a tablespoonful, or
more-according to the age of patient,
etc.-followed by plenty Of Gum Arabic
water, or Flaxseed tea or Slippery Elm
tea.
ANTIMONY.
Tartar Emetic-I'oudered NutgaNs,
teaspoonful or more in water or tea of
Oak bark or Peruvian bark. Give
promptly.
Lunar Caustic-7uJle SAT-, two tea
spoonfuls or more in pint of water.
White Yitriol- Warm Water to relieve
vomiting j; and one to two teaspeonfuls of
Baking Soda, followed by milk or white
of eggs.
PHOSPHORUS
Matches, Rat Exterminator-Mu ustard
and Warm Water to cause vomiting !;
then large draughts of water containing (
| Calcined Magnesia, two tablespoonful to
a pint, followed with Flaxsced tea or
slippery Elm tea.
Acetic Acid, Citric Acid, Muriatic
Acid, Tartaric Acid-Baking Soda, or
/ Salcratus, Lime, or Magnesa, a teaspoon
/ full TO a tablespoonful, dissolved in water
and used freely Powdered lime mortar
/ from the ceiling will do.
Oxalic Acid, Nitric A Acid-Magnesia,
or White Chalk or Lame stirred in water,
drank freely and quickly
Sulphuric Acid (Oil of VitrioD-
! Drink much water quickly, and follow
Immediately with large doses Of Magnesia,
or powdered White Chalk or Lime or if
these are not at hand, use Soda or dis
solve Soap. Follow with plenty of Flax
seed or Slippery Elm tea
Laurel Watcr-Tcaspooufu of Hartshorn
du ia piuI VI ndtCi {.
Drink the whole at once
ALKALIEs.
Iearlash Salts of Tartar, Soap of Lye
Drink freely of Vinegar in water, fol-
lowed with Gum Arabic dissolved in
water, or Slippery Elm tea or Flaxsced
tea
Ammonia, Hartshorn, Potash, Much
/ Soda-Drink freely of Vinegar in water,
or Lemon Juice, or Citric, or Tartaric
Acid mixed with water. Sweet Oil, LIN
seed OIL or Cream is also good, and
should follow the other remedies above
named-a tablespoonful first, and then
a tcaspoonful an hour for three hours.
Any Spirituous Liquor-Two table
spoonfuls of Mustard in quart of warm
water Drink till patient vomits freely,
using finger or feather.
VOLATILE OILS.
Creosote, Carbolic Acid, Oil of Tar,
Oil of Turpentine, Oil Of Tobacco, Fusel
Oil-White ofeggs or milk in quantity,
followed quickly by a mustard emetic.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Charcoal Fumes, Street Gas-Fresh
air and artificial respiration.
Iodine-Starch or wheat flour beat up
in water. Nomit with mustard and warm
water.
Saltpetrc, Nitrate of Soda-Mustard
emetic, followed with oil as for Ammonia
Strychnine, Nux-vomica, Opium, Laud
anum, Paregoric, Morphine, Stramoniun
or (Thorn Apple or Sunk Weed), Bel
ladona or DEADLY Night Shade1. Crotor
Oil, Foxglove, Squirting Cucumber
Aconite (Monkshood), Hemlock, Hyos
cyamus or Henbane-Emetic of mustard
and warm water, as above, drink till pa
tient vomits freely. Tickle the throa
with finger or feather; or give a tea
spoonful of powdered alum or FIVE
grains Of Tartar Emetic; or twenty
grams (half thimblefuD of White
Vitriol, dissolved in half a tumbler o
warm water, every ten minutes til