Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-11-01
Poisoning.
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We all have great korrcr ct '.''srg
-,~isnnpd withou ,Yaet'> unt,erstand-
= wis al Eiu6 a. Ne u IisyfgapiEa-
,..u = II ii.lsA .ni Blood, or both, ifoi7|
sons are Ut two kihdsA0ne ID the result
of medicinal agents taken into the
stomach or circulation, the other the re-
suit of bites or stings of living creatures.
There aretwo ideas, which, If generally
known and remembered, would save
thousands of lives every year. II Won
have swallowed 9 poison, whether laudr
anum, afsepic. or any other poisonous
thing, put teaspoonful Of ground mus
tard in glass of water, cold or warm,
stir, and swallow 1t quickly, and In
simultaneously the contents of the stom-l
ach will be thrown up, not allowing tho
poisonous substance time to be absorbed
and taken into the blood; and, a. soon
as the vomiting ceases, swallow the
white of one or two new eggs, for the
purpose of antagonizfng any small por-
lions Of the poison which have been left
behind. .tssg... ii -.
| Let the reader remember the princi-
YOU as soon as possible. There are oth-
er things which will have q speedy
emetic effect but the advantage of mus
| tard is, it is always at hand, and 1t acts
instanfaneouslY, without any after me-
dicinal effects. The use of the white pi
an egg Is that, although 1t does not nuI'
lily all poisons, it antagonizes larger
number than any other agent so readily
attainable, But, while taking the mus
tard and egg. send for Sphysician.-
These are advised in order to save time
as the difference of twenty minutes II
Joften death. tr..i.. .rlI "a s-4s,.. ... r1
| As regards bites and stings, almost 81
of them are destructive from their ac1t
nature consequently the cure is an aka
III. Spirits OF hartshorn is one OF tn
lstroneest alkalies, and isin slmost eve
nv house. You have only to pour on
some into q teacup,- and dabble " on th'
wound with common rag. Relief y
almost instantaneous. But suppose yor
have no hartshorn7 Well, then, -saler
atus is an aIkali. Every triding, lazy
+ cook In the land has that. We are dali.
eating ourselves into the grave by II
extravaganza use-and the use Of half
lthimbleful in q week is extravagant.-
Moisten it with water. and use the SAM
as hartshorn. If you have no saleratu
; or soda, pour q teacupful Of boiling va
= ter on as much wood ashes, stir 1t. ant
, in few moments you will have an al
kali. The lye of ashes will answer
! good purpose while the physician
. coming.
= Remember the principle; the bite !
an acid, the cure is an alkali. Have "
. not before now looked with wonder o.
the old negro who ran out. when tn
wasp's sting made US "holier." eaugh
up three kinds of weed" rubbed tn
: ; part well, in five minutes made Us haE
by in complete relief? But why thre
! kinds of weed? Why, in the first place
you know, "three" and all its multiple
are mysterious numbers; and ther
: again, you can scarcely gather up TIRE
I kinds Of plants anywhere. one of whic
, will not have more or less alkali in it.
. If men were only to gather principle
!. instead of specifications. how much es
sier 1t would be to know q great dea
= and to apply our knowledge successful
j, to practical purposes of life.