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shed, or stable. Children either mistake them or are some- 

 times urged by a playmate to swallow the contents of some 

 bottle or package. 



The many fatal accidents due to drinking carbolic acid 

 or aconite by mistake may serve as a familiar example of 

 how stupid or careless people may be. 



411. How to prevent the Improper Use of Poisons. All 

 poisons should always be put in bottles carefully labeled, 

 and the word POISON should be plainly printed in large 

 letters directly across the label. ^ 



Fasten the cork firmly to the bottle 

 by wire picture cord or copper wire 

 twisted into a knot at the top. This 

 simple precaution would certainly 

 prevent a person from mistaking, in 

 the dark, carbolic acid, oxalic acid, 

 etc., for medicine. 



Poison should never be kept in 

 the same place with medicines or 

 other bottled preparations used in the 

 household. Put them in some secure 

 place and under lock and key. 



Another very simple rule is never 

 to use the contents of any package or 

 bottle unless you know exactly what 

 it is. Do not guess at it or take any 

 chances, but destroy it at once. 



412. Some Common Emetics. 

 Poisons are often taken when medical 



help, especially in the country, cannot be had at short notice. 

 They often do their work rapidly. Something must be 

 done to counteract them, and that at once and in earnest. 



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FIG. i! 



9. BLACKBOARD 

 SKETCH. 



The dotted line shows the 

 course of the right fem- 

 oral artery. 



