EMBROCATION, Valuable. — Take half an ounce of camphor, cut it into small pieces, and dissolve it in half a pint of spirits of wine, in a closely corked bottle ; when completely dis- solved, add one pint of ox-gall, (which can be had of any butcher's) and about forty or fifty drops of laudanum ; shake it well and bottle it tor use. Apply lint dipped into it. EMBROIDERY, Articles of, to Clean.' — Gold and silver fancy- work may be cleaned with a little spirit of wine, diluted with an equal weight of water. Alkalies and Acids destroy the beauty of the ardcles Instead of cleaning them. EMERGENCIES.— Recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead. — 1. Lose no time. 2. Avoid all rough usage. 3. Never hold the body up by the feet. 4. Nor roll the body on casks. 5. Nor rub the body with salt and spirits. 6. Nor inject tobacco smoke, or infusion of tobacco. Restorative Means, if appar- ently Drowned. — Send quickly for medical assistance ; but do not delay the following means : — I. Convey the body carefully, with the head and shoulders supported in a raised condition, to the nearest house. II. Strip the body and rub it dry then wrap it in hot blankets, and place it in a warm bed in a warm chamber. III. Wipe and clean the mouth and nostrils. IV. In order to restore the natural warmth of the body ; 1. Move a heated covered warming pan over the back and spine. 2. Put bladders, or bottles of hot water, or heated bricks, to the pit of the stomach, the armpits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet. 3. Foment the body with hot flannels ; but if possible. 4. Immerse the body in a warm bath as hot as the hand can bear without pain, 5. Rub the body briskly with the hand ; but do not suspend the use of the other means at the same time. V. To restore breathing, introduce the pipe of a common bellows, into one nostril, carefully closing the other and the mouth ; at the same time draw- ing downwards, and pushing gently backwards, the upper part of the wind pipe, to allow the free admission of air ; blow the bellows gently, in order to in- flate the lungs, till the breast be a little raised : the mouth and nostrils should then be set free, and a moderate pres- sure made with the hand upon the chest. Repeat this process till life appears. VI. Electricity to be employed early by a medical assistant. VII. Inject into the stomach, by means of an elastic tube and syringe, % pint warm brandy, or wine and water. EME 172 EP1 VIII. Apply sal-volatile to the Nos- trils. If Apparently Dead from In- tense Cold. — Rub the body with Ice, snow, or cold water. — Restore warmth by slow degrees ; and, after some time, if necessary, employ the means recommended for the apparently drowned. It is highly dangerous to apply heat too early. If Apparently Dead from Hanging. — In addition to the means recommended for the apparently drown- ed, bleeding should early be employ- ed by a medical assistant If Apparently Dead from Nox- ious Vapours, Lightning, die. — x. Remove the body into a cool fresh air. 2. Dash cold water on the neck, face, and breast frequently. 3. If the body be cold, apply warmth, as recommend- ed for the apparently drowned. 4. Use the means for inflating the lungs in direction V. 5. Let Electricity (par- ticularly in accidents from lightning) be early employed by a medical man.

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EMBROCATION, Valuable. — Take half an ounce of camphor, cut it into small pieces, and dissolve it in half a pint of spirits of wine, in a closely corked bottle ; when completely dissolved, add one pint of ox-gall, (which can be had of any butcher's) and about forty or fifty drops of laudanum ; shake it well and bottle it tor use. Apply lint dipped into it. EMBROIDERY, Articles of, to Clean.' — Gold and silver fancywork may be cleaned with a little spirit of wine, diluted with an equal weight of water. Alkalies and Acids destroy the beauty of the articles Instead of cleaning them. EMERGENCIES.— Recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead. — 1. Lose no time. 2. Avoid all rough usage. 3. Never hold the body up by the feet. 4. Nor roll the body on casks. 5. Nor rub the body with salt and spirits. 6. Nor inject tobacco smoke, or infusion of tobacco. Restorative Means, if apparently Drowned. — Send quickly for medical assistance ; but do not delay the following means : — I. Convey the body carefully, with the head and shoulders supported in a raised condition, to the nearest house. II. Strip the body and rub it dry then wrap it in hot blankets, and place it in a warm bed in a warm chamber. III. Wipe and clean the mouth and nostrils. IV. In order to restore the natural warmth of the body ; 1. Move a heated covered warming pan over the back and spine. 2. Put bladders, or bottles of hot water, or heated bricks, to the pit of the stomach, the armpits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet. 3. Foment the body with hot flannels ; but if possible. 4. Immerse the body in a warm bath as hot as the hand can bear without pain, 5. Rub the body briskly with the hand ; but do not suspend the use of the other means at the same time. V. To restore breathing, introduce the pipe of a common bellows, into one nostril, carefully closing the other and the mouth ; at the same time drawing downwards, and pushing gently backwards, the upper part of the wind pipe, to allow the free admission of air ; blow the bellows gently, in order to inflate the lungs, till the breast be a little raised : the mouth and nostrils should then be set free, and a moderate pressure made with the hand upon the chest. Repeat this process till life appears. VI. Electricity to be employed early by a medical assistant. VII. Inject into the stomach, by means of an elastic tube and syringe, % pint warm brandy, or wine and water. EME EP1 VIII. Apply sal-volatile to the Nostrils. If Apparently Dead from Intense Cold. — Rub the body with Ice, snow, or cold water. — Restore warmth by slow degrees ; and, after some time, if necessary, employ the means recommended for the apparently drowned. It is highly dangerous to apply heat too early. If Apparently Dead from Hanging. — In addition to the means recommended for the apparently drowned, bleeding should early be employed by a medical assistant If Apparently Dead from Noxious Vapours, Lightning, die. — x. Remove the body into a cool fresh air. 2. Dash cold water on the neck, face, and breast frequently. 3. If the body be cold, apply warmth, as recommended for the apparently drowned. 4. Use the means for inflating the lungs in direction V. 5. Let Electricity (particularly in accidents from lightning) be early employed by a medical man.

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