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Buckeye cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Bleeding from the stomach may be checked by the application of a mustard laster over the stomach; cracked ice should be given and the doctor sent or. In bleeding from wounds or recent amputation there are three things that may be done: First, press the finger or the hand over the bleeding point. . Second, press on the main artery supplying the wound, or, if this can not be found, apply a bandage as tightly as possible above the wound. An excellent tourniquet may be improvised by knotting a handkerchief loosely around the limb, thrusting a short stick through it and twisting it tight. The blood from an artery is bright red and comes in spurts with each beat of the heart, while that from the veins is a dark purplish color and flows ix a steady stream. When the bleeding is from an artery, the pressure should | be applied between the wound and the heart; when from a vein, the limb. must be compressed beyond the wound. Third, raise the part above the rest of the body, that the blood may drain out of it, and support it on pillows. It should be bathed in ice-water and have ice wrapped in cotton cloths laid on it. If faintness ensues, the sufferer should not be immediately roused, as thig is nature’s remedy, and acts by lessening the force and activity of the circula- tion. If any part ot the body has been cut off, it should be cleaned of for- eign matter, and at once replaced, wrapped in cotton to retain warmth, and a gentle pressure kent, on it to retainitin place. Circulation is often restored. ‘and the union ee REN ie iit pi / ‘ Hh a er Mee Net I ‘ } aR tg Y Monit ANTIDOTES TO POISONS, to cause their rejection by vomiting, to do which | lace mustard mixed with salt on the tongue, or give large quantities of Abe Power water, or tickle the throat with a feather. These failing, instantly. __ resort to active emetics, like tartar emetic, sulphate of copper, or sulphate __ of zinc. After vomiting has taken place with these, continue it if possible _ by copious draughts of warm water till the poison is entirely removed. Of - course, if vomiting can not be induced, the stomach pump must be em- ployed, especially if arsenic or narcotics have been taken. A brief table, The first thing to do is POISONS. - C7) OuOrDS. ALKALIES. ~) ALCOHOL, _. ARSENIC. ANTIMONY. - Baryta or LIME. _ BIsMUTH. (COPPER. oGASEs. | > JOBINE. | _ ‘CREOSOTE. Leap. cyte ‘OPIUM AND OTHER % NARCOTICS. _ PHOSPHORUS. EE GEN: * _ Map-poe Birr. Biter oF InseEcr. ‘Brre oF SERPENT. ‘their anti lotes. formulated as follows, may be useful for emergencies: - % ANTIDOTES. Alkalies—Soap and milk, chalk, soda, lime-water. Vegetable Acids—Vinegar, oil in abundance. Common salt, moderately. ; Send for thé doctor and his stomach pump. Oak-bark, strong green tea. __ ¥ Bei a: Epsom salts, oils, and magnesia. Whites of eggs, sweet milk. Whites of eggs, or strong coffee. Cold douche, followed by friction. Starch, wheat flour in water. eee pee White of eggs, sweet-milk. Lemonade, strong, epsom salts. if Pane Emetics—Cold douche, exercise, and heat. Magnesia, in copious draughts. Whites of eggs, sweet milk. Apply fire in some form to the wound, thoroughly and immediately. | c : Ae Ammonia, applied freely. Same as for mad dog, followed by whisky to intcxi- — cation. : __ The foregoing are the more common and more important poisons and .% MEDICAL. When people fall aye they seem to lose what little common sense they ‘possessed when well. Men and women who are reasonably wise and rea-. sonable in other-matters, cherish the most absurd superstitions, and follow |