|
Calomel. |
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ACRONARCOTICS. |
| The general treatment indicated for
Ergot | this class of poisons, is to
Black Hellebore. | evacuate the stomach with a
Veratrum Viride | stomach-pump or an emetic composed
(American Hellebore). | of fifteen or twenty grains of
Aconite. | sulphate of zinc or copper, or large
Foxglove. | doses of mustard, repeated every
Gelseminum. | quarter of an hour until the full
| effect is produced.
|
Belladonna. | Morphine, sassafras, iodine, and
Stramonium. | stimulants.
|
Nux Vomica. | Large doses of camphor, chloroform,
Strychnia. | and tobacco, may all be beneficial.
|
Poison Oak. | Muriate of ammonia, in solution, may
Poison Vine. | be applied externally, and from ten
| to fifteen grains given internally;
| soda is also useful.
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NARCOTICS |
|
White Henbane. | Sassafras may be used as an antidote
Opium. | for henbane. Belladonna is an
| antidote of opium; cold water should
| also be applied to the head
| of the patient, and the extremities
| should be well rubbed.
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ANIMAL POISONS. | Excite vomiting by drinking sweet
| oil. Sugar and water, milk, or
Spanish Fly. | linseed tea in large quantities, and
Potato Fly. | emollient injections are valuable.
|

POSTERIOR SPINAL CURVATURE.

(HUMPBACK.)

Posterior curvature of the spine, sometimes known as Pott's Disease,
occurs most frequently in children, and is generally developed before
the seventh year. Children of a scrofulous diathesis are especially
liable