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freely. It will do no harm in almost any quantity. 

 Apply ammonia to tlie nostrils, give strong tea or cof- 

 fee, and make alternate hot and cold applications to 

 the spine. Also apply friction to the surface, and 

 arouse the patient by walking him about, if possible. 

 AVhen the respiration becomes very weak, artificial res- 

 piration should be resorted to. 



Method 6. — (Compounds of Aksenic). — Apply 

 Method 1, and soon as possible give the sediment, or 

 precipitate, obtained by adding ammonia or soda to 

 tincture of muriate of iron. The precipitate should 

 be thrown on a towel and rinsed with clean water two 

 or three times. The tincture of iron can be obtained 

 at any drug store, and should always be kept in the 

 house whenever arsenic in any form is kept. It is well 

 to give milk and white of egg freely after the patient 

 vomits. 



Method 7.— Apply Method 1, then give strong tea 

 or decoction of oak-bark, or infusion of tannin. 



Method 8.— Pour cold water on the head, make 

 alternate hot and cold applications to the spine, and 

 resort to artificial respiration. Hot fomentations over 

 the heart are useful to excite this organ to increased 

 activity when it is flagging. Artificial warmth, friction 

 to the surface, and the inhalation of ammonia are also 

 useful measures. In case of asphyxia from anesthetics, 

 the patient should be held with the head downward, 

 while artificial respiration is being practiced. 



Method 9.— Apply Method 1, and then make cold 

 applications to the head, hot and cold applications to 

 the spine, and surround the patient with hot bottles or 

 hot-water bags, or administer a hot bath or a hot blan- 

 ket pack. Apply a hot fomentation over the heart. 

 Make patient drink copiously of hot drink of some kind. 



