Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-01
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What to Do i'm Emergencies.

What to Do in Emergencies.
1. Child two years old has an attack
of Group ut night. Doctor at dis
lance. What is to be done?
The child should be Immediately I'M
dressed, and put in warm bath. Then
give an emetic, composed of one part
of anthony wine to two of ipicac. The
dose is teaspoonful. II the anthony
is not at hand, give warm water, mus
tard and water, or any other simple
emetic dry the child and wrap it care
fully in O warm blanket.
2. Hired girl sprains her ankle vio-
lently.
First battle in warm water, then put
the white of an egg in q saucer, stir
with piece of alum the size of wal
nut until it is thick jelly ; place q por-
ton of it on apiece of lint or tow large
enough to cover the sprain, changing
it as often as it feels warm or dry /; the
limb is to he kept in horizontal posi-
ton by placing it on chair.
3. Bees swarm, and the man who
hives them gets severely stung in the
face.
The sting OF bee is hollow and barbed
and as it contains the poison the first
thing to be done is to remove it. The
part stung should then be bathed in
warm water, and little ammonia be
rubbed on them.
4. Some ones nose bleeds, and can
not be stopped.
+. Take plug Of lint, moisten, dip in
equal parts of powdered alum and gum
arabic, and insert in the nose. Battle
the forehead in cold water.
5. Child eats q piece of bread on
which arsenic has been placed forkilling
rats.
Give plenty of warm water, new
milk in large quantities, Cruel, linseed
te', foment the bowels. Scrape IRON
rust off anything, mix with warm
water, and give in large draughts fire.
quently. Never give large draughts
Of fluid until those given before have
been vomited, because the stomach will
not contract properly if filed, and the
object is to get rid of the poison as
quickly as possible.
6. Young lady sits in draught, and
comes home with bad sore throat.
Wrap flannel around the throat,
keep out of draughts and sudden
changes of atmosphere, and every half
hour take pinch of chloride of potash,
place it on the tongue and allow it to
dissolve in the mouth.
7. Nurse suffers from q whitlow on
her finger.
Place the whitlow in water as hot as
can be borne, then poultice with
linseed meal, taking care to mix lit
tic grease with the poultice, to prevent
it from growing hard. Battle and
poultice morning and evening.
8. Child falls backward against q
tub of boiling water AMI is much
scalded.
Carefully undress the child, lay it
on bed on its breast as the back is
scalded, be sure all draughts are ex-
cluded, then dust over the parts scalded
bi-carbonate of soda, lay muslin over
it, then make tent, by placing two
boxes with board over them in the
ped, to prevent the covering from
pressing on the scald cover up warmly.
8. Mower cuts drivers leg as he is
thrown from seat.
Put tight bandage around the limb,
above the cut, slip cork under it, in
the direction of o line drawn from the
inner part of the knee to little out.
side of the groin. Draw the edges of
the cut together with sticking plaster.
10. Child has a bad earache.
Dip plug of cotton wool in olive
oil, warm it and place in the ear. Wrap
up the head and keep out of draughts.
IL. Youth goes to skate !; falls
through the ice; brought home insen-
sible.
Strip the body and rub it dry then
rub with warm blanket and place it
in warm bed in warm room. Cleanse
away froth and mucus from the nose
and mouth. Apply warm bottles,
bricks, etc., to the arm pits, between
the thighs and soles of the feet. Rub
the surface of the body with the hand
incased in warm, dry, worsted sock.
To restore breathing close the nostrils
and breathe steadily into the mouth !;
initiate the lungs till the breast is raised
little, then set the nostrils free and
press gently on the breast until signs
of life appear. Then give q warm
drink and put to bed. Do not give up
hope for at least three hours after the
accident.
II. Child gets sand In his eye.
Place your forefnger on the cheek
bone, having the child before you.
Then draw up your finger and you will
probably be able to remove it; but if
you cannot get at the sand this way,
repeat the operation while you have a
knitting needle laid against the eyelids |;
this will turn the lid inside ont, and
then the sand may be removed with a
silk handkerchief; Battle in cold water
and exclude the light for day.-Rw
raj Ne,D Yorker.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD CHICAGO. -
Forty five years ago the place was called
"Tuck Chicago" Tuck, in the Indian
dialect, means wood or timber, and
Chicago, gone, absent, or without. The
words Tuck Chicago signifed, there
fore, the waste prairie, or literally
translated. wood gone" Mr.. John