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room comfortably warm, but with a free 

 circulation of fresh air, and, except for 

 the administration of internal treatment, 

 let him have perfect rest. Give him a 

 little hot brandy and water, or other 

 stimulant at hand, every ten or fifteen 

 minutes for the first hour, and as often 

 thereafter as may seem expedient. 



EARS, Foreign Bodies in. — Great care 

 should be taken in removing foreign 

 bodies from the ear, as serious injury 

 may be inflicted. Most foreign bodies, 

 especially those of small size, can be 

 easily removed by the use of a syringe 

 with warm water, and in most cases no 

 other means should be used. Should the 

 first efforts fail, repeat the operation. A 

 syringe throwing a moderately small and 

 continuous stream is best adapted for the 

 purpose, and the removal may generally 

 be facilitated by inclining the ear down- 

 ward while using the syringe. Severe in- 

 flammation may be excited, and serious 

 injury done, by rash attempts to seize a 

 foreign body in the ear, with a forceps or 

 tweezers, or trying to pick it out with a 

 pin or needle, or with an ear-scoop. 

 Should it be necessary from any cause to 

 use instruments, great care should be ob- 

 served, and but very little force exerted. 

 It has lately been recommended, when 

 foreign bodies cannot be removed by sy- 

 ringing the ear, to introduce a small 

 brush or swab of frayed linen or muslin 

 cloth, or a bit of sponge, moistened with 

 a solution of glue, and keep it in contact 

 with the foreign body until the glue ad- 

 heres, when the body may be easily re- 

 moved. 



EAR, Insects in the. — Insects in the 

 ear may be easily killed by pouring oil in 

 the ear, after which remove by syringing. 

 (See Ear, Foreign Bodies in.) 



EAR, Wax, Hardened, to Remove. — 

 Hardened ear wax may be softened by 

 dropping into the ear some oil or glyc- 

 erine, and then syringing. (See Ear, 

 F oreig n Bodies in.) 



EYE, Foreign Bodies in. — To remove 

 small particles from the eye, .unless they 

 have penetrated the globe, or become 

 fixed in the conjunctiva, do as follows : 



Grasp the upper lid between the thumb 

 and forefinger, lift it from the eyeball, 

 and having drawn it down as far as possi- 

 ble outside the lower lid, let it slide slowly 

 back to its place, resting upon the lower 



lid as it goes back; and then wipe the 

 edges of the lids with a soft handkerchief 

 to remove the foreign subtance. This 

 may be repeated a number of times, if 

 necessary, without injury. Should this 

 means fail, evert the lids and remove the 

 foreign substance by touching it lightly 

 with a fold of the handkerchief, or with 

 the point of a roll of paper made like a 

 candle-lighter; or, if necessary, with a 

 small pair of forceps. A drop of sweet 

 oil instilled in the eye, while perfectly 

 harmless, provokes a flow of tears that 

 will frequently wash away any light sub- 

 stance. 



Bits of metal, sharp pieces of sand, etc., 

 sometimes penetrate the globe of the eye, 

 and, unless removed, may excite so much 

 inflammation as to destroy the eye. They 

 should be removed by a competent 

 surgeon. 



FAINTING. — Lay the person who has 

 fainted in a current of air, or in such a 

 position that the air from an open win- 

 dow or door will have full play upon the 

 face. Do not allow parties to crowd 

 closely around, but give the sufferer plenty 

 of room. Recovery will take place in a 

 few minutes. The clothes also may be 

 opened, and cold water sprinkled upon 

 the face, hands and chest; and some 

 pungent substance, as smelling salts, cam- 

 phor, aromatic vinegar, etc., may be 

 applied to the nostrils ; and as soon as 

 able to swallow, a little fresh water, or 

 spirits and water, may be given. Persons 

 who faint easily should avoid crowded 

 rooms and places where the air is close. 



FITS. — See Convulsions. 



FIRE, Clothing on. — If a woman's 

 clothes catch on fire, let her instantly roll 

 herself over and over on the ground. In 

 case any one be present, let them throw 

 her down and do the like, and then wrap 

 her up in a table-cloth, rug, coat, or the 

 first woolen article that can be found. 



FRACTURES. — As we can only give 

 general rules for treating the various frac- 

 tures, we would advise any one suffering 

 from such, to immediately apply to the 

 nearest surgeon, and not rely upon an 

 inexperienced party. 



FROST-BITE. — Place the party suffer- 

 ing in a room without fire, and rub the 

 frozen or frosted parts with snow, or pour 

 ice-water over them until sensation be- 

 gins to return. As soon as a stinging 



