The Red Cloud chief., 1881-03-10
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Now. IS there are COPPER boilers ST.
,ached - raBgcs in many Kitchens. the
use Of oxaiic acid IN scuug them xsih "a
qtfLe common. Occasiraaliy sc hear
OF accidents arising from c~aFelessncss.
when oxalc acid has bcea left sboss
The writer oi this Ess. uRlic aeid in
her own kitchen. bu; with great He-
eaysion. The boitlc containing Il -
a~vcr given To the cook. bu; ealys
small portion Of its contents. and skcn-
ever IL has been used the srv ant 10
asked "if al Of IL has been employed"
II a remains Over /; Is IhruSn asay.
IL l. the mus, stopid Of drug clerks that
cOn!ounds oXallc acid With epsotA saltsL
The acid comes in small. heavy, bright
coiored sryetak, nskrng . clear ratii-
u = aosiIe y. ias, ~ cas- hy AM scri-
den; oxaiic acid has heen taken. the
antiio.e for IL i inns. The chemical
reason for using line - that oxSlsc acii
forms with it al ins0iable cornp1rnd.
and IL corrosive action On the ouAtlag
vi the stomach Is At ones stopped III
lime water II II hand il msy 10 given
freely, or whiaaash. toOth-yosLr lgis
base Is always chalk), chalk. whiting.
or plaster from the wall The latter
NAV be crushed aud strrrd up IL water
without regard 10 gnitiness, which vii
not do any harm"
For sanitary purposes carbolic acid 10
now frequently found in houses. The
cases of its accidental use must b. of
rare occurrence, - It, peculiar strong
odor makes II recognizable NJ once.
Still. eases of its having been taken IN
the dark are not IL Is n
most dangerous poison. because ], seems
after the iirst painful corrosive effects
Ito benumb the stomach At once
large and repeated doses Of oil or milk
should be gwen. Certain eases Of poi
soning with carbolic acid have been
successfully treated. after oil had been
taken. b. stimulation. But IL is n dan
gerous acid. and care should be taken
with the bottle containing il. Corro-
siye sublimate is often employed abou.
a house Ia rid a bed 81 vermin. As d,
j. colorless when III solution, IL often
escapes notice. II taken, vomiting
must be provoked. and some form OF
fannie acid given. Tea Is the strongest
thing which i easy al hand. and q pow
ertul decoction should be NJ once ad-
minis,ered. Adults rarely NEEDLE with
phosphorus. but children sometimes
suck this very deadly substance from
matches. Very fortunately it is dis
covered by it, odor in the child's breath,
and its action is not rapid. Five grain
doses Of sulphate Of copper dissolved
in water may be given at intervals OF ten
minutes until vomiting ONE on Then
a dose of magnesia should be admins
tered, but no oil.
Mistakes Us TO quantity of opium
preparations are by no means uncom-
mon accidents. The symptoms arr
deep sleep, with narrowing OF the pupil
of the eve To a small circle, which does
not enlarge in the dark. An eminent
physician advises the immediate aud
persistent use of emetics. and to allow
the patient to yOmit owe and over again.
Particular attention should be paid To-
the breathing. $50 long as the breath
ing does not fall below ten To the min
ute there is no immediate danger of
death, but opium is n dangerous poison.
and requires all the skill that can he
obtained To combat it," Formerly the
custom was To walk n patient up and
down. and To- slap with wet towels. IL
physical stimulant is to be used, lay the
patient on a bed or lounge and slap with
the back OF a hairbrush or with a slip
per. This is all the nursing necessary
SO long as breathing keeps above ten to
n minute. Should il fall below this. or
if the breathing should cease. artificial
respiration should be employed. II
sometimes happens that IA child gets.
through accident. IN overdose Of wine
or brandy. We have known of n little
girl made dangerously i'll from having
purl0ined branded fruit. Ii was n n
of stupor. The cure was made by
means of hartshorn and water. a tea
spoonful of the first TO n t~eacupful of
water. The use of tainted food. such
rs of decayed meat or vegetables, some
times occurs. The treatment is To cX-
cite vomiting. and to follow this with a
dose of castor oil and powdered char
coal.
Mothers are very careful. but the
most prudent of them, in the expert
ence of the writer Of this, have M
times made mistakes in the medicines
they have given their children. One
llIdlIiDIc iuit III usibr 1hs tc"PoA va
fluid, no matter what il is. is never to
take it up, much less TO administer il in
the dark. What is the use Of having
labels marked Poison pasted on a
bottle if il be invisible in the dark? A
bottle Of medicine may remain in n
position for weeks untouched, but an
hour before it is used somebody or
other NAV have inadvertently substitute
ed something else. IL medicines were
always locked up less accidents would
occur. There is one word of final adj
vice TO be given: On the least suspicion
of poisoning in a house, send at once
for the doctor, not necessarily your
own. but the very nearest at hand. The
question is often asked in a case OF
poisoning as TO the simplest way 10 pro-
woke vomiting. Lukewarm water in
quantity is rood, Z" but il j. better 10
add n tcaspoonful OF ground mustard,
or a teaspoonful Of ipecac. or a table
spoonful Of the sirup of ipecac. fur-
thcr, let il be remembered that there is
no occasion for fastidiousness. Any
water viii do. Water in which hands.
or dishes, for that matter, have been
washed acts more quicklythan anything
else. and if soap has been used it will
be all the better for that. rs soap is an
antidote for acid poisons. The guam
tity used must be large; the sufferer
must be urged to drink q pint at a time
until he can contain no more, and hiss
been made to vomit over and over
again."--N. y. Times.