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restored. Do not give up too easily. Often apparently dead 

 people have been revived after two or three hours of artificial 

 respiration. 



As soon as helpers arrive put them to work, instructing them to 

 get a doctor, to secure hot water bottles or hot bricks, and to see 

 that the victim's mouth is kept clear. Tight clothing around the 

 neck and waist should be loosened and the circulation increased 

 by placing the hot water bottles or warm bricks next to the patient's 

 body. These acts are helpful, but should not be allowed to inter- 

 fere with the rhythm of the artificial respiration. 



When the victim has resumed breathing and can swallow, he 

 should be given a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia in 

 a half glass of water, or a cup of strong tea, or black coffee, or hot 

 water. This should be fed him in small doses so that he will 

 not choke. If the patient starts to vomit he should be turned 

 on his side so that his throat and mouth do not become clogged. 

 As soon as possible he should be taken home or to a hospital 

 and made to rest. He should have immediate medical atten- 

 tion, as heart collapse or pneumonia often follows cases of 

 suffocation. 



Everyone should know how to perform artificial respiration, 

 for the need may arise at any time and knowledge of the process 

 may save a life. There is no better method of treating suffocation 

 than the Schaefer method described above. It is simple as well 

 as effective and can be learned in a few minutes. 



The Effect of Tobacco on Respiration. The fumes of 

 tobacco smoke are irritating to the throat, making it more or less 

 liable to inflammation, and often causing a cough. If inhaled into 

 the lungs, as in cigarette smoking, the air sacs are exposed to 

 the irritating effect of the smoke, and nicotine, a deadly poison 

 found in tobacco, may be absorbed into the system in a vapor- 

 ized state. 



Experiment to Show Effect of Tobacco on Cell Life. 

 Place a drop of water containing a paramecium on the slide of a 

 compound microscope. Observe the actions of the paramecium. 

 Add to the water a drop of a solution of tobacco obtained by soak- 

 ing tobacco in a glass of water. What happens to the paramecium ? 



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