The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

the body may be laid at full length, with
the head as low as possible, on level
with If not lower than the body. A 1t
tie cold water should be sprinkled over
the face and head Free access of fresh
air should be maintained, and smelling
salts be given the patient to smell in mod
Grafton. If able to swallow. small quaint
ties of cold water may be given or slim
ulants such as brandy, wine, aromatic
spirits of ammonia or coffee.
If person is bitten by an enraged ami
NAL, Immediately tie a cord tightly
around the limb between the heart and
the wound. If a string Is not at hand,
use a Handkerchief, twisting it tight with
stick Suction by the mouth Is of value,
but care should be taken that the sur
face of the mouth and tongue is unbroken
and without sores to avoid incubation
Cauterize the wound with a hot iron,
deeply and thoroughly, or use solid
nitrate of silver, pure carbolic acid, or
any other effectual caustic at hand. En-
courage bleeding to reasonable extent
by cutting the wound and excise the bit
ten part. If there is shock or collapse.
give stimulants.
Bites on exposed parts are more danger
Gus than others. as clothing wipes the
virus from the teeth to greater or less
extent In case or bite by a suspected
animal, he should not be killed, but
caught and confined for a few days until
1t can be ascertained whether or no the
animal is mad. Hydrophobia Is. in a
sense, nervous disease caused by dread.
and the certainty that an animal is not
mad may relieve the mind and prevent
hydrophobia in the person
In cases of snake bite the wound should
be sucked 10 extract the poison and a
ltgature applied as in mad dog bites.
Ammonia may be applied to the wound
and whisky given to counteract the
poison Even after immediate recovery
DISCRIMINATION of the blood may set In
and the body becoming swollen, the pa
tient dies within few days or weeks
In cases of stings by bees or wasDs
and spider bites, suction of the wound
and the application of water of am
monia will relieve the immediate effects
and Inflammation can be reduced by
hamameiis, lead wash, or cold water If
the bite Is from an extremely poisonous
spider, scorpion or centipede d ligature
should be applied as in snake bites and
stimulants given Stings remaining in a
wound should be pulled out.
Thorns, splinters. needles, crochet
hooks, fish hooks and the like, should be
extracted at once from the flesh with
tweeZers. If completely imbedded so that
the end cannot be seized with tWeeZerS
the wound must be enlarged with a knife
to allow of this. In the case Of a barbed
instrument if the point has entered deep
ly in the finger or is near the surface it
is best TO push it completely through,
breaking off the eye of a fish hook or
the handle of a crochet hook tc allow
the shank to pass. Wash the wound in
and apply little carboIated vaseline to
ing. If a splinter is imbedded beneath
the nail cut a Y-shaped notch with a
pair of scissors or file the nail down until
the end can be reached with tweezers.
When a person takes full bath 5000 0Og
more or less, mouths open to thank him
for the favor, for every pore of the skin
has separate cause tn be grateful for its
daily ablution Nothing can be more
conductive to health than to keep these
pores open.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
For freckles and sun burn use: Ace
tate Of lead, 10 grains; dilute hydrocyanic
acid, 20 minims; alcohol, u ounce; water,
sufficient to make 6 ounces. This is to
be applied locally with sponge TO
remove the smarting sensation fresh
| milk may be used as a wash.
For prickly heat the affected parts may
be bathed night and morning with a So
| luton of bicarbonate of soda in water, in
| the proportion of l drachm to pints A