Arsenic. Treatment. — Give large quantities of sugar and
water or linseed tea.
Barytes. Treatment. — Give two teaspoonfuls of Epsom or
Glauber's salts every two hours until the bowels act.
Belladonna. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate
of zinc or a tablespoonful of mustard in water; then drinks
of tepid water. Afterward give strong coffee.
Carbolic Acid. Treatment. — Use the stomach syphon if
at hand, otherwise give large quantities of olive oil or
melted butter.
Copper. Treatment. — Give white of ^Z%., afterward,
enemata to act upon the bowels.
Corrosive Sublimate. Treatment. — Give white of G.g% beaten
up with water. Milk or sugar and water may be given if
eggs are not at hand.
Foxglove. Treatment. — Give an emetic of mustard and
water or twenty grains of sulphate of zinc in water, then
give a dose of castor oil and a cup of strong tea.
Fungi. Treat?nent. — Give an emetic of mustard and water,
afterward a dose of castor oil.
Hemlock. Treatment. — Give a tablespoonful of mustard
and water or twenty grains of sulphate of zinc; afterwards
a dose of castor oil and strong tea.
Henbane, Thorn Apple and Tobacco. Treatment. — The
same as for belladonna.
Hydrochloric Acid. Treatment. — The same as for sulphuric
acid poisoning.
Laburnum. Treatntent. — Give a tablespoonful of mustard
in water; then ten or fifteen drops of spirit of sal volatile in
a little water.
Laudanum. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate
of zinc or a tablespoonful of mustard in water, then drinks
of tepid water. Afterward give strong coffee and keep the
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patient constantly in motion till the drowsy feeling wears off.
Lead. Treatment. — Give an emetic in the first place; then
two teaspoonfuls of Epsom or Glauber's salts every two
hours till the bowels act. When this has been accomplished
continue the salts in smaller doses, after which large doses
of iodide of potassium may be given.
Nitric Acid or Aquafortis. Treatment. — Give bicarbonate
or carbonate of soda or potash; in other respects the treat-
ment is the same as for poisoning by sulphuric acid.
Oxalic Acid or Acid of Sugar. Treatment. — Give magnesia
or chalk mixed with water.
Phosphorus. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate
of zinc in water; then give lime water, barley water, linseed
tea or white of egg and water.
Prussic Acid. Treatment. — Dash cold water from a height
upon the head; apply smelling salts, and employ artificial
respiration.
Sliell Fish. Treatment. — Give an emetic, then a purga-
tive, afterward twenty or thirty drops of spirit of sulphuric
ether on a lump of sugar.
Sulphuric Acid or Oil of Vitriol. Treatment. — Give bicar-
bonate or carbonate of soda or potash. If these are not at
hand, chalk or magnesia will do instead. Olive or almond
oil may also be given.
Scalds or Burns. Treatment. — When a part has been
scalded, immerse it in cold water or pour cold water over it,
or dust bicarbonate of soda over it and apply a wet cloth
above this. When blisters have formed, prick them with a
needle or pair of scissors, and press the cuticle carefully
down, after which apply the bicarbonate of soda as before,
or chlorate of potassium ointm.ent (5 grains to the ounce of
lard) or carron oil; thymol or carbolic oil (i part to 100
parts of olive oil) answers well.
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Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Arsenic. Treatment. — Give large quantities of sugar and water or linseed tea.
Barytes. Treatment. — Give two teaspoonfuls of Epsom or Glauber's salts every two hours until the bowels act.
Belladonna. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate of zinc or a tablespoonful of mustard in water; then drinks of tepid water. Afterward give strong coffee.
Carbolic Acid. Treatment. — Use the stomach syphon if at hand, otherwise give large quantities of olive oil or melted butter.
Copper. Treatment. — Give white of egg, afterward, enemata to act upon the bowels.
Corrosive Sublimate. Treatment. — Give white of egg beaten up with water. Milk or sugar and water may be given if eggs are not at hand.
Foxglove. Treatment. — Give an emetic of mustard and water or twenty grains of sulphate of zinc in water, then give a dose of castor oil and a cup of strong tea.
Fungi. Treatment. — Give an emetic of mustard and water, afterward a dose of castor oil.
Hemlock. Treatment. — Give a tablespoonful of mustard and water or twenty grains of sulphate of zinc; afterwards a dose of castor oil and strong tea.
Henbane, Thorn Apple and Tobacco. Treatment. — The same as for belladonna.
Hydrochloric Acid. Treatment. — The same as for sulphuric acid poisoning.
Laburnum. Treatment. — Give a tablespoonful of mustard in water; then ten or fifteen drops of spirit of sal volatile in a little water.
Laudanum. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate of zinc or a tablespoonful of mustard in water, then drinks of tepid water. Afterward give strong coffee and keep the
In Case of Accident or Sudden Illness 277 patient constantly in motion till the drowsy feeling wears off.
Lead. Treatment. — Give an emetic in the first place; then two teaspoonfuls of Epsom or Glauber's salts every two hours till the bowels act. When this has been accomplished continue the salts in smaller doses, after which large doses of iodide of potassium may be given.
Nitric Acid or Aquafortis. Treatment. — Give bicarbonate or carbonate of soda or potash; in other respects the treatment is the same as for poisoning by sulphuric acid.
Oxalic Acid or Acid of Sugar. Treatment. — Give magnesia or chalk mixed with water.
Phosphorus. Treatment. — Give twenty grains of sulphate of zinc in water; then give lime water, barley water, linseed tea or white of egg and water.
Prussic Acid. Treatment. — Dash cold water from a height upon the head; apply smelling salts, and employ artificial respiration.
Sliell Fish. Treatment. — Give an emetic, then a purgative, afterward twenty or thirty drops of spirit of sulphuric ether on a lump of sugar.
Sulphuric Acid or Oil of Vitriol. Treatment. — Give bicarbonate or carbonate of soda or potash. If these are not at hand, chalk or magnesia will do instead. Olive or almond oil may also be given.
Scalds or Burns. Treatment. — When a part has been scalded, immerse it in cold water or pour cold water over it, or dust bicarbonate of soda over it and apply a wet cloth above this. When blisters have formed, prick them with a needle or pair of scissors, and press the cuticle carefully down, after which apply the bicarbonate of soda as before, or chlorate of potassium ointment (5 grains to the ounce of lard) or carron oil; thymol or carbolic oil (i part to 100 parts of olive oil) answers well.
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