men
recommend the following: Fire brown a little flour to which two
teaspoonfuls of vinegar and one teaspoonful of salt are added; mix and
drink. They claim this is a cure nine cases out of ten. A
tablespoonful of warm vinegar and teaspoonful of salt will cure most
severe cases. Also, hot ginger ale or hot water containing a
teaspoonful of witch hazel is good. Repeat any of the above drinks
about every hour.

Take a purgative, which will usually expel the offending cause,
generally too much undigested food.

=1492. Dislocations.= The place where two bones come together is
called a joint.

When two bones forming a joint are knocked apart, it is called a
_dislocation_, and the bones are said to be _out of joint_.

The first sign of a dislocation is the accident.

The second sign is immediate interference with the motion of the joint
and awkwardness in using the limb.

The third sign is deformity of the joint,--it looks queer when
compared with the same joint on the other side.

If you are unsuccessful after trying several times to replace a
dislocation, get a doctor.

If no doctor is available, make the man sick by having him drink some
warm salt water and then put his finger in his throat.

When he vomits the muscles and ligaments (tissue connecting the
joints) will relax and you may be able to get the bone back in place.

After replacing the bones put the joint at rest with a large compress
and bandage.

When uncertain as to whether you have to deal with a broken bone or a
dislocated joint, give treatment for a broken bone, because rest and
quiet for the injured part are good in either case.

The following diagrams show the usual methods of replacing
dislocations:

[Illustration: Fig. 12

_To put the arm bone back into the shoulder socket_

1ST MOVE

_Rest your weight at elbow, pulling downward, until the muscles at the
shoulder are tired and will stretch._

2ND MOVE

_Swing the elbow across, close to the chest, and place the hand on
other shoulder._

3RD MOVE

_Keep the elbow close to the chest and bring the hand forward as if
held out for a penny._

_This should twist the bone into the socket._

_Relocating the jaw_

_When the jaw bone is out of place, the man cannot shut his mouth._

_Put both thumbs (protected by a handkerchief) on the lower teeth and
with the forefingers at the angles of the lower jaw push down in the
back of the jaw._

_Relocating thumb_

_When the thumb