336 POISONS AND ANTIDOTES. 



scions, great care must be taken that two lives are not lost. 

 A rope should be firmly tied about the body, a hook, attached 

 to another rope, taken to catch into the clothing of the first, 

 and the rescuer should be lowered quickly and brought up 

 immediately. A small rope or large cord might be carried, 

 by pulling which the signal is given to pull up. 



In resuscitating from carbon dioxid suffocation use the same 

 method as after drowning, except the first part, which is to 

 remove water from the windpipe, etc. 



Poisons and their Antidotes. Several of the common 

 drugs and remedies kept about the house are more or less poi- 

 sonous. The proper antidote for each should be known and 

 kept at hand. In. the first place, all such materials should be 

 kept locked up so that they will not be taken by children, or 

 by mistake, as in the haste of getting medicine in the night. 

 Again, all grown persons in the family should be instructed 

 as to the effects of each poison, and taught its antidote. As 

 soon as any new poisonous drug is bought, it should be made 

 a point to read up about it, and procure an antidote. Every 

 one should know that strychnine causes spasms, that opium 

 brings on stupor, with contracted pupils, etc. 



Treatment aims at three things, (1) to get rid of the poison, 

 (2) to neutralize what remains and prevent further action, (3) 

 to remedy the effects already produced. 



1. The most common Emetic is Mustard ; a tablespoonful 

 in a cup of warm water ; give half of it, following with free 

 drinking of warm water, then give the rest of the mustard. 

 Do not wait for it to dissolve, but stir quickly and give at 

 once. Provoke vomiting by tickling the throat with a feather 

 or with the finger. If the mouth of the patient cannot 

 readily be opened, insert the thumbs inside the cheeks and 

 back of the teeth. If mustard is not at hand, a strong solu- 

 tion of table salt will serve. In a few cases, such as poi- 



