180 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
Copper (Sulphate of)—Excessive vomiting of greenish 
or bluish matter, copper taste in mouth. Treatment: Eogs 
given quickly and repeatedly, milk, and opium. 
DiciTaLis (Foxglove Leaves)—Symptoms: If the pulse 
is strong and slow with the patient horizontal, it becomes 
quick and feeble on his rising; dilated pupils, vomiting, 
intense headache. Treatment: Empty the stomach and 
bowels; give tannic acid freely, opium, alcohol; rest in 
horizontal position, | 
Gas, Carsponic Acrtp.—Dash hot and cold water over the 
chest ; electricity ; artificial respiration. 
Giass SWALLOWED. —Crumbed bread, followed by an emetic. 
GELSEMINUM.—Symptoms: Staggering gait, dilated pupils 
blindness, power of speech lost, respirations irregular. Treat- 
ment: Emetics, alcoholic stimulants, heat, electricity, artificial 
respiration. 
HeEMLOcK (Conium).—A full dose of any preparation of 
conium given to a healthy man causes weakness of the iegs 
and staggering gait, with affected vision and laboured, 
slow respiration. Treatment: Empty the stomach; heat, 
artificial respiration. 
HENBANE.—Treatment the same as with belladonna. 
fopinE.—Vomited matter usually bluish. Treatment: 
Starch or flour given freely in water. 
Iron (Chloride of),—Treatment: Alkaline carbonates, 
lime water, magnesia, mucilaginous drinks. 
_ Leap (Acetate of, or sugar of lead).—Symptoms: Metallic 
taste in mouth, vomited matter often milky white. Burning 
pain in abdomen, stools black; nervous symptoms may be 
most marked; blue line on gums. Treatment: Empty the 
stomach with emetics of sulphate of zinc, or stomach pump, 
followed by large draughts of milk, and eggs, sulphate of 
soda, Epsom salts. 
