Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
SOME PARTICULARS AS TO POISONS
AND THEIR ANTlDOTES.

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When ammonia water has been drank.
vinegar and water should be given freely
and on the instant. This may be followed
by copious acid drinks-lemonade, orange
juice, etc. A generous dose Of sweet oil will
also be useful Ice freely employed will
somewhat control the inflammation and
opium viii be needed to subdue the pain.
Arnica is sometimes drank by mistake for
something else. To empty the stomach thor
oughly with an emetic, then follow with a
generous dose of castor oil, if it can be borne,
IRE the first important steps in treatment
raresoric will subdue the pain and, if the
neaaache persists, employ hot foot bath,
pul mustard paste to the back of the neck,
anu give one-haR teaspoonful of the bromide
VI Potassium dissolved in water.
nhen children drink kerosene oil, or
-oenefs admiirister too much OF it to them
b x, s--71s, the symptoms are great pallor Of
the face blueness of the lips, drowsiness, feeble
pulse GOODNESS of the extremites and great
prostraton Give mustard and water to
empty the stomach and if vomiting does not
occur at once the fingers should be thurst
into the throat. Brandy and water is in
jected to restore heart action.
In arsenical poisoning, the first thing to dc
Is to expel the poison from the stomach, using
mustard and water, assisted with large guam
titles of milk and raw eggs, milk and lime
water, oil and lime water or -four and water.
In the meantime send for the only true an.
tdote, hydrated peroxide of iron, which
should lie administered moist and in large
Quantities after vomiting is induced Finally
agenerous dose OF castor oil should be given,
oeifnnlantS, ice and opium are used for theil
purposes. Many medicines are prepared with
yer strong alcohol, and children have
oeen known to be poisoned by an overdose Of
IT, For Treatment, the child should be hello
N tne arms ag->-<ts head be given goot
aoac9l.g s-sr cold water from faucet Oh
"a r6np, until consciousness is restored Their
an enetic of mustard or ipecac should b,
given, followed by aromatic spirit of am
monia.
Poisoning by opium or any of its prepare
lions morphine, laudanum, paregoric, etc.
Is relnedied by fifteen grains of sulphate o
zinc in little water. If this cannot be OBJ
tSilltl IL N44Ce, laH illtlSt9lIu anu WITH wa
ter, or salt and warm water, and after vomit
ing give plenty Of strong coffee, put a mus
tard plaster around the calf of each leg an,
If the patient is chilled and sinking Civ
freely Of spirits, and water Dash cold wa
ter over the face and shoulders and walk tn
person to keep him from going to sleep, 70
that means death when the drug is yet activ
in the stomach.
For treatment of poisoning by sulphur
acid, oil of vitriol, muriatc acid and sin
liar mineral acids, give instantly either mag
21sia chalk, whiting, lime water, soda, So,
eratus mixed in water, or, what is better, i
milk and water If neither OF these sui
stances is within easy reach, knock a piec
of plaster OF the wall, pound it and Civ
that in milE or water Whatever solutio
IS used give a wine glass full every two G
three minutes. Warm water and mucilag
nous dr. - = as Insead tea, barley ws
ter, milk, Erueis, etc should be given freel
f. some time after . sufliclency Of the ant
dote has been taken. A common poisonin
is by oxalic acid, which is take. by suicide
and is also mistaken for EPSON sails; the la
ter, however, are bitter and the acid is soui
The remedies are Tire same as for oil Of vi;ric
poisoning,-Gcod Housekeeping.