Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-01-13
AutI,lotes for Poison.

Mothers ard nurses not unfre-
aucntlv give those under their
cbnrye pn,sonous doses OF acids,
lnudnnum. etc. or administer them
IN haste. in mistake; or children,
ever restless. prying into cupboards,
nnd finding some bottles or walls,
have. out IL curiosity. hastily swal-
lowed laudnnum. the mineral acids
and ,hc like. whilst younger child
rem hnyc been known. again and
again. to gc, hold Of saucers placed
ON floors and windows, cOntainin.
n solution Of cobalt, ''fy-stone, ="
ar i.y-paper.
Opi,,n IL the most common poison
ous agent. taken or administered IN
tho form of laudlanum, BateInan s
drops. Elixir paregoric, Godfreys
cordial, and. fear, some soothing
syrups, IN well rs most diafrhea
and cholera mixtures. Amy OF these
articles. administered to young
children with unsparing hand, ARE
liable TO produce the dull, heavy
stupor OF opium poisoning. When
the quantity takenIis supposed to be
sufficiently large to produce death.
the first and great object is to re-
move the poison from the stomach
by an active emetic dose; and the
most convenient and safest for Q
mother TO give. is finely ground
mustard, suspended in warm water.
This. or ipicac, may be given freely,
fiji copious vomiting is excited.
The patient must be kept con-
s,antly reused and in motion, by
walking; cold water being occasionally
dashed over his head and face.
After vomiting has been effected,
strong water and aqua ammonia may
I've administered with good results.
When sulphuric acid. or oil OF
,i,riol. nitric acid, or aquafortis, and
oxalid acid, have been swallowed,
or poisonous acids Of any kind, the
mother should administer, as speed
ily as possible. an alkali to ncutralize
il such as chalk, baking soda, lime
water. magnesia, salaratus, or strong
soap.suds. For prussic acid, give
dilute ammonia, and resort to the
cold douche and electricity. fthere
should lie any delay in getting any
of these antidotes ready, mustard
and warm water may he given with
dilutants till vomiting occurs.
n arsenic or any of its prepare
tions has been unwarily taken, mag
nesis or charcoal may he admins
tered freely, stirred in milk, which
will hold or arrest poisonous action,
at least till the physician arrives
with hydrated protoxide of iron,
stomach pump, etc. though there is
ample evidence in medical records
TO prove that patients have been
saved by the free use OF charcoal,
suspended in milk; so also has an
infusion Of tobacco, given freely,
been successful. in those unused to
the noxious weed.
Az mothers are apt to have in the
house solutions of corrosive subli-
mate. or "bug-poison." children
may tamper with the bottle; and, in
such cases. prompt action is saliva
ton TO the child. She must not
wait 10 summon physician, but
give Immediately the whites OF eggs,
beaten up in water, without measure.
The gluten Of wheat flour is also use
full, which can redily be employed
by throwing q handful Of -four into
two or three pints OF water, and adj
minister il az fast as possible.
To recapitulate: In oil cases where
poisonous substances have been
taken into the stomach, the first
step il to cause their election by
vomiting. by simple means ii pos
sible. or by neutralizing them by
the proper antidotes. -Pe'e''so" =