The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-04-22

VINO i've III CONSTANT rear OF mfS.OEunuy.
Punctured wounds, or stabs, are FREE
quently met with. Some of them are
very dangerous. A stab may be made
by nail, dirk, JACK knife, bayonet or
other sharp-pointed weapon. Made in
the arm, thigh, leg or other feshy part
of the body it is called a flesh wound.
There is not much flow of blood unless
an artery is cut. Butthe pain is severe.
Don't attempt to bring the edges to-
gether in this case. Clean the wound if
needed, apply cold water freely, and
keep the part quiet. gtLs
Poisoned wounds inflicted by the bite
of 6 dog, eat, rat, or other animal are
often attended with iiffcu1ty and dam
ger. From some unknown cause all
tooth-wonnds are liable to produce bad
effects. Even the bite Of the human
subject may be followed by violent
symptoms. All such wounds should be
quickly aud thoroughly washed with
strong salt and water, followed by cold
applications to prevent Inflammation.
Bites Of mad dogs are always extremely
dangerous. But bear in mind, not one
dog bite in ten thousand comes from an
animal which is really mad. Where,
however, the animals madness is be-
yond question, better chop of yonr far
ger or cut the piece right out at once
than run the risk of losing your life by
that terrible of all diseases, hydrOpho
bia. Don't imagine either, that dog
h
is sure sign of his being mad, as many
timfd, thoughtless persons do. Ifa per-
son, old or young, is bitten by dog
known TO be really mad, whatever is
done must be done at once. Take nail
of ordinary size, heat it red-hot, and
plunge it right into the wound or
wounds made by the animals teeth. Or
take common carving fork and, having
broken off all but one prong, heat that
and apply in the same way. 1t must be
applied without fear or flinching, to the
whole bite, so as to destroy the sur
rounding parts. Now send for the near
est medical man. Where a person has
been wounded by an animal suspected
only of madness, the bite should be in
stantly washed with strong salt and wa
ter, or better still, strong liquor of am
monia, obtained from a drug store,
don't get excited) and apply it freely
without q moments delay. In all cases
the dog should be tied up, not killed, as
have known many who ought to have
known better assert, as it may be false
alarm, and the continuance of the dog
in health will be great satisfaction to
the parents or friends, as well as to the
party bitten.
Although up to the present time no
reliable curative agent for hydrophObia
is known, many are given by medical
| ing of the patient. Foremost in the list
is Homeopathic preparation called hy-
drophobin, a dose of which is given
every ten or fifteen minutes. The warm
bath is said to be good. Among the
most useful Allopathic agents are the
aromaticated spirits of ammonia, a tea
spoonful every hour or two. Morphine
in doses of a quarter, or half a grain.
Chloroform and ether are somtimes adj
ministered.
Wounds inflicted by poisonous insects
are capable of producing serious and
even fatal consequences. The most
common are the bee, wasp, hornet, scor-
pion and yellow-jacket. The sting is
often left in the skin. Look for it, and
if there, extract it without delay. APP
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somewhat relieved, then pour cold wa
ter on, from a height, or hold it under
the pump. Salt water, kerosene oil,
hartshorn, spirits of camphor, cologne
water, or spirits of turpentine are also
used to allay the pain of stings. Some
species of the spider and mosquito are
also poisonous. Use the hot fomenta-
tons freely, etc.
Wounds inflicted by some of the snake
tribes are very dangerous and often ia
tai. So far as is at present known there
are four that are dangerous on account
of their bite. They are the rattlesnake,
water moccasin, cottonmouth, copper
head, and the eldpS fuUiuS, a snake about
twenty inches in length, of beautiful
red color, surrounded with black rings
margined with yellow, and is generally
found in sweet potato fields. A bite
from either of these reptiles should be
attended to without a moments delay.
Foment the wound thoroughly with
very hot water. While this is being
done run to the nearest drug store for a
small vial of liquor ammonia FORTS, or
strong water of ammonia, and drop
some right into the wound. Now send
for your doctor. Many persons faint
away OH being wounded either from loss
of blood, fright, or pain, and the wound
rapidly infiames. Next week / shall
tell you how to manage fainting and in
flammation. NJ.