The mother's book of health and family adviser / by Gordon-Stables.

  • William Gordon Stables
Date:
[between 1890 and 1899?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The mother's book of health and family adviser / by Gordon-Stables. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    once by giving draughts of warm water and mustard, and tickling the throat with a feather. Then give an antidote— this will depend on what the poison is, so a medical man must be sent for at once; or better still, if it can be done, take the sufferer to the nearest chemist’s shop, and bring the doctor there. Burns or scalds. If, to begin with, a child’s clothes catch fire he should be at once thrown on the carpet and wrapped all round close and tight with something woollen, such as a plaid, a rug, or door-mats. Never permit a child to play with fire. In every room have a fire-guard, and have this constantly on. Do not allow a nurse or servant to utilise the fire-guard by drying things thereon. There ought to be a proper place for this. If the skin from a burn be not broken I know of nothing that will €0 speedily remove the pain as turpentine. Daub it on with a rag thoroughly soaking the part. Dust flour thickly on a bad scald or burn, and put rags over it. This is always at hand and is very efficacious. Prepared lard is another good preparation. It should be put on in great abundance so as quite to protect the part. Send for a doctor. I. Things stuck in the throat, whether Things out ]jones or otherwise, are very much out of of place. , place. You may see the article if you keep the mouth well open with a coik between the teeth, and may be able to get it out by means of the fingers or a forceps. If not, give mustard and water to excite vomiting and tickle the fauces with a feather. 2. Things are equally out of place in the ear, though not so dangerously so as in the throat or windpipe. Children put peas in the ears sometimes ; if you pour a drop of oil in you may be able to remove them with a hair-pin. Insects