The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-02-21
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go mention size mere e8Eamoh T.ossons
au8 give some FIslu directions for zach.
whlea taoaId bs followed Immediately.
90 81, soon - Fgss.bls aher The poison has
been swallowed. They arr What yenr
gbes.eau aaaIl de frat if be were IRE
sect. aad uhru he come be osu direct
tle further treatment
q. Oh ofrltlol or auY oi tie mineral
tads.--Admlnlstcr large aosc, ofealeined
or furs maEuesla laot lHe oarbauaies) OF
aafiaat drRasdls 90 warm strong soap
,aas or psad.ssh water.
Tartar Emstle.--lf one ha. taktu al
overdose az lhls article, tir,t tickle the
throat with feather, aud drink freely u
latcwarm water, 60 bring on FREE vomit-
lH. Is vomiting j. not quickly induced,
leo tlOs patient dnuk largely 81 ies made
frnmperutiaubark very strong which viii
dsrampase lbe poison. IL peruvian bark
il not 81 hand, strong decoctions 81 nut
gals. or common tea, should be admins
tered, until the former cau be obtained
8. ~altpetrc. This is often taken by
mistake Ter Glaaber or EPSON salts. First
vonli tbo patient freely with mustard
se,d tea, aud let him drink ropiously Of
warm G.x.ssei tea or slippery elm tea.
II the pain sud distress in tine stomach il
very severe. givs from - to 100 drops Of
Iaudauum every bali hour, until easier.
D. I.audanum. When taken Ia too
large quantity. IL must he withdrawn
from the stomach by active emeticI, or
, by tickling the throat with feather.
, Three grain, Of tartar emetic or twenty
four grains ofwhite vitriol; or ten grains
Of blue yitriol, or full dose of ipecac, sre
& the best bat If these cannot be had, vomiI
+ with the mustard seed tea. The stomach
, pump may be used to remove whatever
4 remains Of the poison. After vomiting
but not before, Jet the patient drink freely
D Of vinegar and water. DO not let him Ii,
1 still . moment, but keep him moving un
til the physician arrives The same treat
n ment will answer where opium has beer
n accidentally swallowed.
0. lIenbanc, hemlock, belladonna, hel
Il lebore, colchicum, etc, produce symp
2. toms very similar to laudanum or opium
3. and require. The same mode of treatment
d s. Lunar Caustic or Nitrate Of Silver
e Administer Immediately teaspoonfu
of common table salt, dissolved in water
n aud repeat this every hour for three o
# four times. Also let the patient drinl
Is freely Of warm fax seed or slippery elm
tea, to promote vomiting.
.e Z. Sugar of Lead.--It is best to Civ,
II Immediately large dose of epson o
glauber salts, or Of plaster Of paris, mike,
with the hardest pump water that can b,
procured; any Of which viii decompos
tho poison. Phosphate of soda is also an
excellent antidote. If the patient doe
c not yomit, give an emetic Of twenty-foul
grains Of sulphatc Of zinc.
10 s. Oxalic Acid Crystalized oxali,
acid looks very much like epson salts
: though the taste is very different. This
acid tastes sour, EPSON salts taste bitter
In an overdose ii is terrific poison. The
chief antidote is magnesia mot calcine d.
or chalk, or the mortar or plaster taken
from a wall, mixed thick in cold water
and swallowed copiously. Amy of these
3 will decompose it. Solutions of soap, soda
., or potash, must not be given. After Civ.
(: ing any Of these antidotes, twenty-four
S grains of the sulphate of zinc may be ia
ken.
Q. Spanish Flies or tincture of cantha.
rides.--No antidote is known for the
poison of Spanish flies. The only meth.
od of relieving the patient is to apply the
stomach pump, give copious draughts OF
gum arabic, slippery elm or linseed tea or
C starch and water, and treat the case as il
I II was one Of Inflammation Of the stomach,
To- Oils of every kind should be carefully
avoided, "a they are the bost solvent of
the active principle. Of the fly, and con.
sequouly render it the more injurious.
, 20, Corrosive Sublmate.- The best
, antidotc to this poison is the whites Of
egg. Take the whites of ten or twelve
egg mixed with q little new milk, and
make the patient swallow the whole at
once, ora, much OF it as possible. Repeat
this quantity every hour or 50. If thi.
: remedy eAeiles fresh vomiting 80 much
{ the better When egg, cannot be had
mix up some -four aud warm mot hot
f. water. and make the patient drink largely
l. Of f.
- o.. sulphte of Zinc. - This very
nearly resembles the sulphate Of mag
II uesia, and h. often been mistaken for il
b. The best remedy is to let the patient drinl
r. very large quantities Of milk, which vii
dceomp0se the ,ulphato IN the stomach.
49,. ~, sulphatc Of Copper.-This sal
f. not likely 10 be taken into the stomach
in ils crude state, but whole families ar,
often poisoned by the careless use OF cop
per vessels iu cooking. When this &C
70 cur. tbc most effective remedy il th,
E white Of egg. aud copious draugbts o
.e waru mills and sugar or molasses.
I'D Arsenic The only known anti
r dHe TO tli, deadly poison is the ffeshl,
H prepared hytIrated peroxide Of iron, an,
" ga3- r. eilytual only when taken soon al
3d. Io. Doe poisson ha. been swallowed. Bu
AS iHls cauHuj be obtained IN The country
90 once -ale dependence must he on Tia,
a white of egg. given with milk or warn
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