Observations on poisons; and on the use of mercury in the cure of obstinate dysenteries ... / [Thomas Houlston].

  • Thomas Houlston
Date:
1784
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    of arfenic is not clear, though thefe two, when. united, are not poifonous. If the poifon. be of the vegctable clafs, an alkali can be of no differvice, nor interfere with the other means of remedying ‘by evacuation, nor yet by the tubfequent ufe of acids, fo ftrongly infifted on by Tiffot,, as counteracting the effets of nar- cotics ; fince acids given together with alkaline, Hs are pronounced to be attended. with great uecefs.in this cafe, by Dr. Mead, and others. To fupply the omiffion then in thofe popular writers, might not the folowing directions be given on this fubjeét? ** When {ymptoms of ‘* poifon appear, mix a tea-fpoonful of any of the following articles, falt of tartar, falt of “© wormwood, pearl - ath, pot-afh, fpirit of «« hartfhorn, or of fal volatile, with half a £¢ pint of..water, and of this let one half be ** given to the patient immediately, and the ~€* other in a fhort time afterwards. It will (a4 (a4 fometimes give great relief, and the vomit- ing will ceafe. That, however, is ftill to be promoted, and if it does not return on drinking warm water, &c. after waiting a c¢ c¢ (a4 “* while, it will be proper to give a vomit of ** ipecacuanha, or, if that is not fufficient, “<¢ one