The sun., 1901-07-15
THE HOUSEWIVES CORNER.

Swallowing Pieces of Broken Glass, etc
BY no means take Il purgatiyr. Rather
partakc freely of suct pudding, or any
solid fnrinncro,Is food, and it is possible
that both may pass away together with
ont injury being done.
Bites Of Srrpents When bitten by II
rattlrsnakc, or other poisonous serpent.
pinch the skin aud, il the wound can be
reached. suck out nll the blood possible"
il the skin nf the lips and mouth is
sound. no harm will be done Whiskry
or brandy should, however, he admins
tered freely to intoXication.
Painting Debility Of the nervous sys-
TEN favors fainting. The head should l."
Kept low; ana II the patient fnints III 4
chair. the simplest treatment is 10 grasp
the back Of il and deprcss it until the
floor ~ reached. while another holds the
knees SO us to prevent slipping off the
side. Tho patient will usually recover hS
the time the head has reached the floor.
Lightning If the person shows no
Signs OF life, strip and dash the body
with cold water. dry and place in bed
with BATTLES Of hot water at the nit Of
The stomach and rNtrcmties, keeping up
artificial respiration until the natural
breathing is restored; teaspoon Of
brandy IN 4 Tablespoon of water may
hc given every few minutes. BurrS from
iuhtnin. Shond 10 treated lili" burns
from any other cause.
Foreign Body in Nostril-C Children Of
ten push foreign bodies M the nostril.
To remove il, make the child draw full
hreath. ana then. closing The other
nnStril with the finger. and iii" month
with the hand, cNpcl the mir from the
lungs w. a sharp blow On tie back. II
il can not hr removed in this way, com.
press the uostril above II 10 prevent its
going up any further, and hook il ont
with the bent end Of n wire or bodkin
this fails, call surgeon.
Bites of Dogs The only safe remedy
IN ease Of Il bite from dog suspected
Of madness. is TO burn ont the wound
thoroughly with red hot iron, or with
lunar caltstc for fully eight seconds. s.,
MS tn destroy the entire surface Of III,
wound. DO this rs soon rs possible. for
~ time is a. hr lost or course il wi
hc expected that the parts touched will
the caustc will turn black If. unfor
tllnatcly it should chance that any on,
is bitten by Il dog that is said to he mad
il Is worth while 10 chain the animal M
instead of shooting il instantly. for If il
should turn ont that il is not mad am
4 false alarm Is frequently raised III,
relief to th" minds of all concerned i,
in,lcscrihahr
Foreign Bodies in The Eyc-Thc narti
Gle almost invariably lodges under the M
Der lid, adhcring to il. If that lid i,
graspcd by The thumb and finger. draw
outward and 1hon downward, and thcI
released the lashcS ~ The lower lia AZ
rs brush, and sweep off the intruder.
lf. however. i adhcrns 10 the cyclall i
may be removed hy rolling the upn"r Ii,
over knitting needle aud holding i
th"r" in such Il position rs To expose III,
surface. when til" particle can he rc
moved hy the corner of handkerchief
Sometimes II may become imbcddrd il
the membrane which covers the cvcball
or "Nrid. and require ihr aid Of ,
surgeon. Never nsc anv of the eve wat
rrs, lotions. on ealv"s. advertised ms por
MAR particle of lime in HE eve !
very dan"tr"rls, and vinegar diluted will
wafer should hc npnlird nj once: eve,
when don" Immediately the eye viii IL
seriously inilamcd.