The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
How TO Camp and Hunt
Frank Winchl


doctor.
First Aid This should be carried
on the person at all times and may
be made up as follows:
\ Get a small tobacco box, fiat with
round edges, boil it in two waters and
thoroughly Then pack as follows:
Dressings for small cuts, and a pack
ct for finger dressings. A few am
pules of three and one-half per rent,
tincture of iodine in wood containers.
Put one large dressing and a couple
of smaller ones in the tin box. Garry
tins box in your pocket. For the
medical kit, secure fair sized tin
box and fill as follows: A new safe
ty razor blade, to be used as lance
fill some large capsules with tablets
of cascarra, intestinal antiseptic, as
pirin, potassium permanganate, stry-
Gimme baking soda. A small bottle
of collodiom Fill vacant space with
absorbant cotton and seal edges of
box with tape.
THE CAMP DOCTOR
. Constipation, compound estharitic;
eat preserves. drink often.
Diarrhea, warm bandages to stom-
add two teaspoonfuls of vinegar and
one of salt. Mix and drink.
Cuts and wounds, blood from artery
+. is bright red, comes in spurts with
heart beats. All cuts wash out in
warm water to which one or two drops
of carbolic acid should be added.
Bring edges of wound together and
bind.
Cramps and chills mix pepper and
ginger in very hot water and drink.
A not stone makes a good foot warm
| err.
Fevers, Quinine; loosen bowels !;
keep dry and warm.
! Sore throat fat bacon or pork tied
on with dry sock; keep on until sore
ness is gone; remove fat and keep on
covering a day longer. Tincture of
iron diluted. swab throat.
Burns, common baking soda; dry
flour camp fat or oil, or mix as paste.
Scalds, baking soda and soaking
wet rags or dredge with. -four and
wrap.
Colds, drink freely hot ginger tea
quinine every six hours.
Toothache, warm vinegar and salt.
Hold in mouth or plug cavity with
cotton mixed with pepper and ginger.
Earache cotton sprinkled with pep
per and moistened with oil or fat.
Wash with hot water
Sore feet, wash in warm water then
battle well in cold water to which add
little baking soda; wipe dry. annoint
with tallow from candle or fat. Keep
feet clean, cut nails off square. Soap
the sox until the feet harden.
Cuts. bleeding. wrap with common
paper; use mixture of flour and salt
bind on until it stops bleeding
Choking, If possible force water
down the throat Get on all fours
slap on back.
Inhamed eyes, bind on hottea leaves
or raw meat; leave over night Wash
we'll in morning with warm water.
Keep head cool, place wet green
leaves inside of hat.
Lightning, dash cold water on body
continually; If severe case add salt
to water; continue for hours il nee
essary. IL possible submerge body
in running water up to the neck
Sprains, apply cold water applica-
ton and cloths.
Emetics, to treat poisoning and
some ailments. tablespoon of salt
or dry mustard in half pint of luke
warm water.
Hot and cold applications. direct APP
plication of heat Is one of the best
resources of first aid. Heat should
be applied between the thighs, be-
tween the arms and the body, and
soles Of the feet. Cloths wrung out
in hot water than inclosed in dry
ones are the best means to reduce
swelling after an injury. Reduce
temperature with cold water.
Head hurts. apply heat; lie on back
with head raised; keep head cool
treat as for shock.
Shock, wrap in blankets; apply
heat; rub limbs toward body. II
conscious and NOT bleeding extern
ally or internally. give hot tea or
coffee or ammonia, but if BLEEDING
chock flow of blood first.
Heat exhaustion. cold water sip.
Ptomaine poisoning. intestinal anti
septic.
Nose bleed, cold water cloth back OF
neck. Paper under lip. tilt head
back.
Gunshot wounds. NEVER PROBE A
, BULLET WOUND If flesh wound
apply sterilized cloth and bandage
Check bleeding. apply antiseptics and
treat for shock; no stimulus Hurry
to doctor.
Frostbite, keep in the cold and rub
with snow or ice water; return to
warm room gradually.
Ivy poisoning, sugar OF lead or zine
ointment.
Snow blindness, apply cold cloths
which have been on ice; keep them
cold. Rinse eyes with cold water
that has been boiled At night put
on pure salye to prevent from closing
Prevent snow blindness, smoked
glass goggles; smear face with grease
and lamp black or burnt cork.
Insect in ear, hold light to car OIL
pour warm oil In ear.
To make creosote. burn piece OF
glazed paper; lift charred piece away
from china saucer; yellow fluid is
creosote. Apply on cotton fol-
, TOOTHACHE.
Earache. heart OF an oninon. Heat
ii and put In ear.
Freezing, restore bodily warmth
with heated blankets or before open
fire. lmmerse in hot bath and give
Ctip,ulapfc of hot taa and poffep