POISONS AND ANTIDOTES.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 42, 20 July 1878, Page 3

POISONS AND ANTIDOTES.

The following list gives some of the more common poisons and tho remedies most likely to he at hand in ease of need:— Acids—These cause great heat and sensation of burning pain from the mouth down to tho stomach. Remedies : Magnesia, soda, pearlash or soap dissolved in water; then use the stomach-pump or emetic. Alkalies—Best remedy is vinegar. Ammonia—Remedy : Lemon juice or vinegar. Alcohol—First cleanse out tho stomach by an emetic, then dash cold water on tho head, and give ammonia (spirits of hartshorn.) Arsonic —Remedies: In tho first place evacuate the stomach, then give tho white of eggs, lime wator, or chalk and water, ehaiwrnl and the preparations of iron, particularly hydrate. Lead, white lead and sugar of leadRemedies Alum, cathartic, such as castor oil and epsom salts, espocially. Charcoal—ln poisons by carbonis gas, romove the patient to open air, dash cold water on the head and body, and stimulate nostrils and lungs by hartshorn, at same time rubbing the chest briskly. Corosive. sublimate—Give white ofeggs freshly mixed with water, or give wheat flour "and water, or' i,ohp and water frocly. Orposofo—White of eggs and the emetic* Belladonna algal henbane—Otoe

emetics, and then give plenty of vinegar or lemonade.

Mushrooms, when poisonous—Give emetics, und then plenty of vinegar and water, with doses of ether if handy. Nit rate of silver (lunar caustic) —Give a strong solution of common salt and then emetics. Opium—First gave a strong emetic of mustard and water, then strong coffee and acid drinks ; dash cold water on the head Nux vomica—First emetics, then brandy. Oxalic acid (frequently mistaken for epsoni salts) —Remedies: Chalk, magnesia or soap and water and other soothing drinks. Prussia Acid—When there is time administer chlorine in the shape of soda or lime. Hot brandy and water, hartshorn, and turpentine are so useful. Snake bites—Give brandy in repeated dose? ; also strong hartshorn, and take it internally; stimulants freely! apply a ligature tight above the part bitten, and suck the wound, or apply a cupping glass. Tartaric emetic—Give large doses of tea made of galls, Peruvian barks or white oak barks. Verdigris—Plenty of white of eggs and water. White vitrol—Give the patient plenty of milk andwater.