POISONS AND THEIR AXTlUuihs. iJOL 



powdered iron rust may be given every fifteen minutes. Lead 

 and its compounds, lead acetate, white lead, red lead, and litharge 

 poisoning may be counteracted by giving purgatives, anodines, 

 and potassium iodide. 



Mercury, corrosive sublimate, white precipitate and red pre- 

 cipitate, calomel, require albumen in some form. If the poison 

 is not absorbed, follow with a mustard emetic in animals that can 

 vomit. It should be remembered that the horse cannot vomit, 

 neither can the ox and sheep very readily. Other animals vomit 

 freely. The stomach pump may be used on those that cannot 

 vomit. 



Some oils, such as creosote, oil of tar, and oil of turpentine will 

 destroy life. When an over-amount is taken it may be counter- 

 acted by giving mucilageous drinks, wheat flour mixed with 

 water, eggs, milk, etc. The antidote for iodine is similar to the 

 above. 



Alcoholic poisoning may be treated by giving a powerful 

 emetic and applying cold to the head and rubbing the extremi- 

 ties. 



Alkalies, such as liquor of ammonia, water of ammonia, muri- 

 ate of ammonia, may be neutralized by giving vinegar, lemon 

 juice, citric and tartaric acid. Liquor of potassium, nitrate of 

 potash, carbonate of potash, and salts of tar, seldom produce 

 poisoning, but their effects may be reduced by giving mucilagi- 

 nous drinks and any of the fixed oils. 



Ergot, aconite, fox glove, black heleborc, vcratruni viridc, and 

 gelseminum should be treated by emetic or the stomach pump. 

 Belladonna and stramonium may lie counteracted by morphine, 

 sassafras, iodine, and stimulants. Xux vomica and strichnine 

 may be neutralized by giving large doses of camphor. 



Henbane and opium may be treated, by sassafras for henbane 

 and belladonna for opium. Cold should be applied to the head 

 and the extremities should be rubbed. 



