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deavor to prevent him from going to stool for at least 

 twelve hours. 



OF BURNS AND SCALDS. 



There are three kind of remedies employed in accidents 

 of this nature. Cooling, applications, such as pounded 

 ice, snow, vinegar, cold water, lead water, etc. Stimu- 

 lants, as warm spirits of turpentine, brandy, or any ardent 

 spirits, and carded or raw cotton. 



Any of these articles that happens to be nearest at hand, 

 may be tried, although the preference is due to the tur- 

 pentine or spirits, which being made hot as the patient can 

 bear it, is to be applied to all the burned surface, (so as 

 not to touch the adjoining sound skin.) until some common 

 basilicon ointment can be thinned with spirits of turpen- 

 tine to the consistence of cream, in which state it is spread 

 on a linen rag and laid over the part, taking care, as be- 

 fore, not to let it touch the sound skin. 



If, however, (the rule is general,) this plan causes great 

 pain and inflammation, it must be abandoned, and one of 

 the others be resorted to, as the pounded ice, which can 

 be readily applied in a bladder. Equal parts of lime- 

 water and linseed oil, well mixed, forms one of the most 

 soothing of all applications. Should much fever prevail, 

 it is to be reduced by bleeding, purging, etc. ; but if, on 

 the contrary the system seems to sink, wine, bark, etc., 

 must be employed. 



DIRECTIONS FOR BLEEDING. 



Tie up the arm, placing the bandage at least two inches 

 above the projection of the elbow joint, and then feel for 

 the pulse at the wrist. If it is stopped, the bandage is too 

 tight, and must be relaxed. Select the most prominent 

 vein and feel with the tip of your finger if any artery lies 



