The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-05
z WORLD OF SCIENCE.
MEDICINE.
ss EEnLADoNNA m TYPHOID FEVER,

SW0ASy-louE 70 1OFGY.e1gnG nOurS AFTER
the FIRST administration OF belladonna
In typhoid fever, de;irium, coma and
subsultus vanish, and are succeeded by
calmness and clearness of the intellect,
by natural sleep, and complete control
OF ali the voluntary muscles diarrhea
In checked, and healthy and consistent
evacuations are established.
BELLADoNNA 10 CHECK SWEATING.
DIR. Sydney Ringer finds that bella
donna or atropia can prevent or check
sweating, whether this be due to ex-
texnal warmth or to disease. When it
il the result of disease the subcutaneous
injection of one-two-hundredth of a
grain of atropia is generally sufficient to
arrest it for one night. The dose does
not dilate the pupils, but it produces
dryness of the fauces. Strsmonium has
q similar effect. Belladonna also arrests
the secretion of the mammary glands.
ANNUAL DEArH-RArEs.
From the general statistics of civil
lied countries it is found that the an
nual death-rste per thousand persons,
taking all ages, sexes and conditions,
is never less than twelve. The number
dying in New York city in the last week
of July, 1874, was at the rate of forty-four
out of q thousand !; but. taking the year
round, the average death-rate of New
York city may be set down at about
thirty, showing that three persons die
where one ought to; three graves are
dug where only one should be; two
persons out of three die prematurely !;
would not die If proper care were
taken and proper care means to live
cleAnly,s eat regularly, work with a
steady industry, and get all the sleep
the system viii take.
PRACTICAL ADVICE IN CASE OF POISONING.
IL possible, have the stomach-pump
apphed, then let the patient drink freely
and use the stomach-pump again, SO as
TO wash out the poison as much as pos
Eble. IF q stomach-pump Is not at
hand give the patient ground mustard
and salt dissolved in water to produce
vomiting. We mention this as these ar
ficles are almost always on hand in
every house. Then give the white of
few eggs. In regard to special anti
dotes For acid poisons give as
quickly as possible large draughts
of chalk, magnesia, or cream made of
soap and water; for alkaline poisons,
such as ssda, potash, or ammonia, give
1emon-juice with water and sugar, and
If this cannot be had, give vinegar
olive oil, also, viii relieve such cases.
For arsenic the hydrated sesquioxid of
iron Is the special antidote, in doses
some thirty times larger than the
amount of poison taken for baryta
give sulphate of magnesia or soda
for antimony or tartar emetic, powdered
Peruvian bark or the infusion of the
same is the specific antidote. For COR
rosive sublimate the hydrated proto-
sulphuret of iron is the antidote if adj
ministered within twenty minutes if
later, give unboiled white of eggs, then
warm water. For salts of copper (ver-
digris, blue v1triol, etc., sugar and
white of eggs. For nitrate of silver the
same. For Paris-green (arsenite of
copper peroxid of iron and sugar mixed
with white of egg. For phosphorus,
ditto, and also Eme-water. For sui
phate of zinc white vtriol), solution
of carbonate of soda, cream, but
ter and chalk. For salts of lead
(1itha1ge, white and red sugar of lead,
GunlaFd's extraet), give sulphate of
uaagn4sia, of potash, crof soda or phos-
phate of soda; for lead-poisoring of
long standing, iodide of potassium,
Ave grains three times . day. For
opium and morphine, tincfure of green
helIebore, or pulverized ipecacuanha.
For prussia acid diluted ammonia and
inha1ing ita fumes, or carbonate Of pot
ash with sulphate Of iron. For strich- |
nine and nux vomica no antidote known
rely on stomach-pump and emetics.
For poisonous mushrooms take tannic |
acid. For poison ivy or sumach, paint |
with. tincGure Of Iobelia or extract of |
zelsemium. For carbolic acid, olive or
almond OIL with castor oil or saeharate /
Of Lime (nnade of one part Stacked quick
lime, third Of white sugar, and eight of
wateFJ. For carbonie acid gas, fresh
air and cold water, friction, artificial
Engpiration. For chIorin gas, fresh air,
nhale vapor OF warm WATER wine, |
eEher, or ammonia For sting of . |
wasp or bee, rub with an onion. For
bises of insects, wash with borax solu-
fiOn. For ordinary snake bites, wash |
with liquid ammonia. For rattlesnake /
bites, suck or cup the wound so as to
extract the poison as much as possible,
9hen give iodide of potassium, four
grains corrosive sublimase, two grains;
water, teaspoonful; bromin, dve
drnchms Ten drops of this mixture in
4wo tAbIenpoonfnls Of brandy or wine is
2he dose, which Is repeated If alarming
UmptOms show themselves. DR.. Ham
mond testifies in regard TO the reliable
ity Of this mixture. as tried on recent
expedition in the Rocky Mountains.
For hydrophobia, no positive antidote
known as yet; suck on cup the bitten
part. then cut It out al around and