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(not hot) water, giving afterward several glasses of 

 warm water. If vomiting is not quickly produced, tickle 

 the throat with the finger or with a feather. Repeat the 

 vomiting until certain that the stomach is completely 

 emjDty. If the poison is of an irritating character, give 

 milk or white of egg after vomiting. 



Method 2. — (ALKALIES ).— Give two or three table- 

 spoonfuls of vinegar in half a glass of water, or the 

 juice of two or three lemons; then give three or four 

 tablespoonfuls of olive oil and a large draught of milk. 

 Do not give emetics nor use the stomach-pump. Am- 

 monia, a volatile alkali, when inhaled, should be anti- 

 doted by the inhalation of the vapor of hot vinegar 

 by means of a vapor inhaler or an ordinary teapot. 



Method 3. — (Acids).— Give a teaspoonful of bak- 

 ing soda in a glass of milk or water. In the absence 

 of soda, give a teaspoonful of soft soap or an equal 

 quantity of shaved hard soap, magnesia, or chalk. 

 Give white of egg and plenty of milk; but do not use 

 emetics nor the stomach-pump. 



Method 4.— (Metallic Poisons).— Give white of 

 egg, either clear or stirred in a little cold water, and 

 a mustard or alum emetic. After patient has vomited 

 freely, give plenty of milk or white of egg, or a thin 

 mixture of wheat flour and milk. Do not wait to get 

 the egg if it is not convenient, but give emetic at once 

 and egg afterward. 



Method 5. — (Narcotic Poisons).— Give two or 

 three tablespoonfuls of powdered charcoal. If a sup- 

 ply is not ready at hand, take a coal from a wood 

 fire, quench it, fold in a towel, and crush as fine as 

 possible with a hammer or mallet. Next apply Method 

 1, or excite vomiting while the charcoal is being pre- 

 pared. After the patient vomits, give charcoal again 



