The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-07-21
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
Some Sensible Advice About tho Use of hii
Kind. ~ Medicines.

Some Sensible Advice About tho Use of hI
Kind. of Medicines.
In his recent addresses bofOrc tho
graduating class OF the National Col
legc Of Pharmacy DR.. T.. NJ Schnofcr
gave the following advice about the u-o
Of medicines;
Medicines, like guns, nrc worry good
whom they go oil at the right time and
hit the proper mark, but very bad
when thoy are misdiroctod.
Tho danger apt TO arise from odgod
tools In the hands Of children Is
provcrbial, but II a child Is soon play
ing with "a razor 10 snatch the instru-
mcnt from its hands is the natural im-
pulse Of whoever secs it with the dan
gorous plaything.
SO let me, In imitation ofMr. Punch's
lecture "to those contemplating matri-
mony' give you few domestic "don'ts'
that may may bo OF effect 10 prevent
harm some day.
Don't got up In the night and tako
yourself or give another adosc Of mcdi-
cine without first turning up the light
10 SEQ the bottle or powder plainly.
Don't pour out tho contents Of n bot
tlo Of medicine and refill with another
fluid without nt once crasing the old
label and writing "A new one.
Don't give "a new medicine without
first smelling and tasting. A good
plan Is for the attendant 30 take n full
dose before giving "a very young child
IA dose of tho now medicine q. O.,
tho first out Of n bottle Of new pro-
scriptiOn or nn old ono rcncwcd). A
mistake which would only make an
adult sick might prove fatal 10 an in
FAINT
Don't repeat n dose oftcucr than
written directions indicate, and, II
verbal. write them down for reference.
Don't mind little delay in order 90
consult the druggist or doctor II tho
slightest uncertainty exists as 30 tho
dose or mode of administration. Every
doctor and druggist can relate nmus-
Ing instances within his personal OK
pcriencc OF mistakes about taking
frequently serious ia their oOusc.
quence.s
A safe rulc, which have long prnc-
ticed, IL 90 read the label every time you
tske dose Of medicine or give ~ any
ono else, oven II you have just set tho
bottle down. This mny seem trivial
and even a childish procaution, but =
habit Of this kind once formed Is nn abb
BOlute protection against danger. IhcrD
are persons now living who would Viyo
worlds II they had always actod on this
rule, but, not doing 20, there cnmc ono
little moment, and 10 was forever TOO
late.
Tho sportsman who cultiyatcs from
The start that habit ~ never pointing a
gun toward himself or any one else no
does not desire ~ shoot. even II hc has
Just discharged the piece Or has sounded
IL with n ramrDd and known 10 % bD
unlOadcd Is safe man ~ ~ hunting
with. All others are apt ~ prove liko
the Pickwickian who lct on bis gun Ia
such manner that the entire charge
passed over the small boy hoad in tho
exact spot whore Tho tall gameLeopcr's
brains would have been had mat fIuc- |
tionary occupied that position he was
ia but moment before
In like manner "a Tow simple prccnu-
tlons such ~ have boon re'orrod ~ /
would, n acted upon, greatly diminish |
81 mot entirely do away with tD.crIIrd ]
"accidents'' caused by mistakes iu tho /
use 81 drugs. Doctors and druggist, /
being human, arc ofcourse fallib.e. and /
may make mistakes themselves. but /
all the mistakes u all the doctors and .
in tho country in 90 poriOd Of /
ten years combined would not do ih0 \
I believe. that b. caused by /
the domestic mistakes ~ "a single /
month. 80 ChtcagO Tunes.