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Horned Poppy {Glaucium lutetim). — This is a 

 handsome plant, common on our sea-shores, with 

 large yellow flowers and juicy, bluish-green leaves, 

 and very long pods suggesting the name. 



atropiae subcutaneously. Artificial respiration if necessary. 

 Dr. Tanner adds the following recommendation : — All the 

 poison must be removed if possible by the stomach-pump. 

 In the absence of this instrument, emetics of half-a-drachm 

 of sulphate of zinc, or a table-spoonful of mustard, must be 

 employed. T/ie patient must be prevented from going to 

 sleep J as by dashing cold water over his head and chest, 

 walking up and down between two persons in the open air, 

 electro-magnetic shocks to the spine, and administering 

 strong coffee. 



For poisoning by Opiuviy Morphine^ Laudamifn^ etc., Mr. 

 Blyth writes as follows : — If taken by the mouth, give at once 

 a solution of potassium permanganate, and then empty the 

 stomach by the pump ; but, if it have been taken by hypo- 

 dermic injection, both these would be useless. The stomach 

 in opium-poisoning is best relieved by the pump or tube, and 

 should then be well washed out with hot coffee, leaving in 

 the organ a pint or more. If the stomach-pump be not at 

 hand, a dose of mustard or zinc sulphate may be given ; but 

 there may be a difficulty in obtaining vomiting from any 

 emetic. 



Attempt to rouse the patient by the battery, if at hand, by 

 flips with the towel, and by shaking. 



The usual direction given is to make the patient walk 

 about ; but this treatment is questionable, and likely to 

 favour the toxic action of morphine on the heart. 



Ammonia may be applied to the nostrils. Hot coffee 

 introduced by an enema. The alternate cold and hot douche 

 to the head is good, but the body should be kept warm with 

 hot wraps. If necessary apply artificial respiration. 



