APPENDIX. 



\VHAT TO DO IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. 



IT is natural to be alarmed when an accident occurs. Our 

 feelings of sympathy for the sufferer, and perhaps of fear 

 that he will die, agitate us, and scatter our wits, and make us 

 helpless. The first thing at such a time, is to think. " What 

 can I do ? " is the question. To apply the mind vigorously 

 to that question, is the best way to control the feelings. 



We can not anticipate all the particulars of accidents that 

 may happen, but we can fix in the mind a few simple direc- 

 tions for each kind. 



Painting. When a person faints, the heart almost stops 

 beating. The face is deadly pale. If we could see the brain, 

 we should see that pale too. Because the blood is not sent to 

 it in sufficient amount, it partly stops acting, and the person 

 is unconscious. 



Place him on his back, with his head low. The blood will 

 flow to the brain more easily in the horizontal than in the 

 upright position. 



Give him air. Perhaps he has fainted because the air is 

 bad. Fresh air will revive him. 



Sprinkle cold water on the face. It stimulates and rouses 

 the nerves. 



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