St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-24


AaA osos valasAas Psesss1lsss - - 1Asas
Aa111oeos.
Who0 o0mooia WaAer haO booa
drank. vinegar and water should b
given freely and On the instant This
may b followed by oopious scid drinks
Lemonade. oranee juice. eto 4
generous dose Of sweet oil viii also b
useful; loo freely employed viii como
what coatrol The Inflammation and
opium Win - 1eeded 70 subdue the
pain.
Arnios = somstimss drank By mis.
take for somsthing elsa To empty
the stomach thoroughly With ss
emetic. then follow with . generous
dose Of castor oil. II It can b borne.
are tho Arst important steps IN treat
meut Hareeoric viii subdus the paiA
and. II the headache persists. employ
hot foot-bath, put . mustard-paste -
the back Of the neck. and give one-hall
teaspoonful Of the bromide Of potas.
sium dissolved In water.
When children drink kerosene oil. q
mothers administer too much Of n 70
them carelessly, the symptoms are
great pallor Of the face. blueness Of the
lips, drowslness. feeble pulse. cold
ness Of the extremities and great pros
tratiou. Give mustard and wa&er 70
empty the stomach and. II vomiting
does not occur at once. tho fingers
should be thrust into the throat
Brandy and water u injected 70 restore
heart action.
In arsenical poisoning. the Arst ching
70 do Il to expel the poison from the
stomach. using mustard and 1ater. ~
sisted with large quantities Of milk and
raw eggs. milk and lime water. oil and
lime water. or -four and water. In the
meantime send for the oaly true anti
dote. hydrated peroxide Of iron. which
should be administered moist and In
large quantities after vomiting is in
duced. Finally . generous dose Of
castor oil should b given. Stimu-
lauts. ice and opium arc used for
their purposes Many medicines are
prepared with . very strong alcohol.
and children have been known to b
poisoned BY an overdose Of it For
treatment. the child should b held In
the arms and its head be given . good
dOuching under cold water from faucet
or pump. until consciousness n re-
stored Then IN emetic Of mustard or
ipeoao should be given. followed By
aromatic spirit Of ammonia
Poisoning BY opium ar any Of its
preparations (morphiue. laudanum.
paregoric. etc. IL remedied BY fifteen
grains Of sulphate Of zinc in = little
water. II this can not be obtained 1t
once, use mustard and warm water. or
salt and warm water and after vomit-
ing give plenty Of strong coffee. put .
mustard plaster around the calf Of each
leg and II the patient u chilled and
sinking give freely Of spirits and
water. Dash cold water over the face
and shoulders and walk the person 20
keep him from going to sleep. for that
means death when the drug Il yet act
i've in the stomach.
For treatment Of poisoning BY sui
phuric acid. oil Of vitriol, muriatic
acid. and similar mineral acids. give
instantly either magnesia, chalk, whit
ing. lime water. soda, saleratus mixed
in water. or. what is better. in mill
and water. II neither Of these sub
stances is within easy reach. knock .
piece or plaster OF the wall. pound IL
and give that In milk or water. What
ever solution IL used give q wine glass
full every two or three minutes.
Warm water and mucilaginous drinks.
such as linseed tea. barley water. milk.
g1uels, etc, should be given freely for
some time after . suhaciency Of the an
tidote has been taken A common
poisoning Il BY oxalic acid. which is
taken by suicides and Il also mistakes
for epsOm salts; the latter. however
are bitter and the acid Is sour. The
are the same - for oil OF
vitriol poisoning. Good housekeeping.