thing in the chest upwards out of the mouth. Continue this while you can slowly count-one, two, three;-then suddenly let go, with a final push, which springs you back to the first position of your hands. Remain erect upon your knees while you can count-one,-two;-then throw your weight forward again as before, repeating the entire motions-at first about four or five times a minute, increasing the rate gradually to about fifteen times a minute, and continuing with the same regularity of time and motion as is observed in the natural breathing which you are imitating. Continue this treatment, though apparently unsuccessful, for two hours, until the patient begins to breathe; and for a while after this help him by well-timed pressure to deepen his first gasps into full, deep breaths; while the friction of the limbs, which should, if possible, have been kept up during the entire process, is now further increased. As soon as the breathing has become perfectly natural, strip the patient rapidly and completely. Enwrap him in blankets only. Put him in bed in a room comfortably warm, but with a free circulation of fresh air, and let him have perfect rest. Internally, give a little hot brandy and water, or other stimulant at hand, every ten or fifteen minutes for the first hour, and as often thereafter as may seem expedient.

13. EARACHE.-Rest the head on a table with aching side up; then put several drops of laudanum into the ear, or at night put a hot hop poultice over the affected ear; keep cotton or wool in the ear till restored, first warming the laudanum by placing the bottle in warm water.

14. EYE, THINGS IN THE: may be worked out by squeezing from a sponge a small stream of tepid water.-Shut the eye and pull the upper lid over the lower lid, holding it there till the eye is filled with tears, and thus the dust or cinder is washed into the inner corner of the eye. A grain of linseed, moistened in the mouth and put under the lid, will form mucilage, and in most cases remove the obstructions; a loop of hair, or a soft handkerchief, twisted to a point and touched to the object, will remove it.

15. FELON OR WHITLOW.-Relief may be found in soaking the finger in half a gill of strong vinegar, in which a tablespoonful of saleratus is dissolved, hot as can be borne and as frequently as the pain returns. A felon should be lanced down to the bone, and should not be scraped unless of long standing. This is not painful when a local anesthetic is applied. by ether spray.

16. FIRE, PERSONS ON.-Roll upon the floor if you are on fire; if others are, take anything that you can catch up-coat, shawl, or piece of carpet, holding it before you; clasp it around the person on fire, holding it firmly until water is brought, and then saturate everything thoroughly. Place the patient on a table or the floor, not the bed; give a stimulant and send for the doctor. For treatment, see "Burns."

Suffocation. By coal gas, or illuminating gas, or hanging, treat the same as drowning, by artificial breathing. To avoid suffocation by smoke in a burning building, make your escape by crawling, face close to the floor; if obliged to enter a burning building, place a wet towel over the face with holes for the eyes. If patient is apparently dead, try faithfully artificial breathing, as in Drowning. See illustrations with explanation.

Sunstroke.--Take the patient promptly to a cool and shady place, loosen the clothing from about the neck and waist, raise the head a trifle, and apply wet cloths to the head and mustard and turpentine to legs and soles of feet. When able to swallow, give weak whiskey and water, or wine. Send for a physician.

Lightning Stroke.-Loosen the clothing and dash cold water plentifully over the body for ten or fifteen minutes. Continued rubbing and inflating of the lungs by artificial breathing (see Drowning) may also be practised. Mild shocks of electricity and blisters applied to the chest are beneficial.

17. FRECKLES.-A mixture of three parts of cologne and one part of oxalic acid will afford temporary relief.

18. FROST-BITES.-Keep away from the heat, rub the frosted parts vigorously with snow or cold water for hours, if necessary, till the parts are soft and near the natural color; anoint with sweet oil, or lard or lime. water, and wrap closely with flannel. Sores should be treated as burns.

Frozen, People being.—Avoid sudden changes; immerse in snow up to the head, or a bath in the coldest water; rub the body dry and place between blankets. Give warm drinks or alcoholic stimulants, and gradually increase the warmth of the room.

19. HEADACHE.-Treat the causes.-Pieces of ice may be folded in a towel and placed firmly against the back of the neck and down the spine, for a few minutes, will afford relief, or 20 to 30 gr. of bromide of potassium in half tumbler of cold water, or 1 to 2 grains of oxalate of cerium, dry on the tongue.

20. NOSE AND EAR, Things in.-Nose.-Take a pair of pliers or scissors with blunt points, put same into nostrils, opening gently across the face; they will stretch without pain, and by pressure from above the substance will be pressed down and out. If this does not bring relief, give snuff or pepper to create a sneeze, or ipecac emetic, holding hand over the mouth when vomiting, and thus force the fluid through the nose. Ear.-If the substance will not swell by wetting, syringing with warm water is the only safe treatment. If that fails, go to a surgeon at once. Never attempt to pick anything out of the internal ear.

21. POISONS.--See chapter on "Poisons and their Antidotes."

22. SEA-SICKNESS.-Two ounces of bromide of sodium in 4 ounces of water; take 1 teaspoonful in a wineglass of water, four times a day for two days before going on board ship. When at sea in rough weather, double the dose can be taken, or one quarter grain of sulphate of atopia in four ounces of water, one teaspoonful every hour till the throat becomes dry. [From "Our Home Physician," by Dr. Geo. M. Beard. E. B. Treat, Publisher, N. Y.]

23. SWALLOWING COINS, MARBLES, ETC., are rarely injurious. Give the food a little more solid than usual, and not purgative medicine. If a child, hold it up by its feet and give a sharp slap on its back. A needle has been removed from the arm which was swallowed several years previous.

24. TOOTHACHE.-If the tooth is decayed, fill the cavity with cotton dipped with creosote, oil of cloves, peppermint, carbolic acid, laudanum, chloroform, or ether.

25. WARTS.-Pass a pin through the wart, and apply one end of the pin to the flame of a lamp. Hold it there till the wart fries under the action of the heat, or cut the wart off with a knife, and then apply caustic to destroy the roots.

SOCIAL HOURS

POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES.

GIVE IT UP

HOME CULTURE

TEST EXERCISES.

1. What is the first thing to be done in case of poisoning?

2. What simple remedies may be given as an effective Emetic?

3. What poisons may be indicated or recognized by the odor of the breath? 4. The presence of what poison would be indicated by a stupid condition?

5. If Delirious; 6. Paralyzed; 7. Tetanized (teeth set); 8. Dilated pupils; 9. Contracted pupils; 10. Dry skin and throat; 11. Moist skin; 12. Rash on skin; 13. Bleached mouth; 14. Vomiting and purging (either or both); 15. Colic; 16. Cramp.

What are the Antidotes for the following poisons?