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and warmth, opening a vein in the arm or external 

 jugular of the neck may prove beneficial j but the 

 quantity of blood taken away should not be large. 

 The throat should be tickled with a feather, in order 

 to excite a propensity to vomit ; and the nostrils, also, 

 with a feather, snufF, or any other stimulant^ so as to 

 provoke sneezing. A tea- spoonful of warm water may 

 be administered now and then, in order to learn, whe- 

 ther the power of swallowing be returned ; and if it 

 be, a table-spoonful of warm wine, or brandy and 

 water, may be given with advantage 3 and not before, 

 as the liquor might pass into the trachea before the 

 power of swallowing returns. The other methods 

 should be continued, with ardour and perseverance, 

 for two hours or upwards, although there should not 

 be the least symptom of life. 



In the application of stimulants, electricity has been 

 recommended 5 and when it can be early procured, 

 its exciting effects might be tried in aid of the means 

 already recommended ; but the electrical strokes 

 should be given in a low degree, and gradually, as 

 well as cautiously, increased. 



