n the cord, or whatever it may be by which the person has been
suspended. Open the temporal artery or jugular vein, or bleed from the
arm; employ electricity, if at hand, and proceed as for drowning,
taking the additional precaution to apply eight or ten leeches to the
temples.

1336. Apparent Death from Drunkenness.

Raise the head, loosen the clothes, maintain warmth of surface, and
give a mustard emetic as soon as the person can swallow.

1337. Apoplexy and Fits Generally.

Raise the head; loosen all tight clothes, strings, &c.; apply cold
lotions to the head, which should be shaved; apply leeches to the
temples, bleed, and send for a surgeon.

1338. Suffocation from Noxious Gases, &c.

Remove to the fresh air; dash cold vinegar and water in the face,
neck, and breast; keep up the warmth of the body; if necessary, apply
mustard poultices to the soles of the feet and spine, and try
artificial respirations as in drowning, with electricity.

1339. Lightning and Sun Stroke.

Treat the same as apoplexy.

1340. Poisons, General Observations.

The abbreviations used are as follows:--

E., effects or symptoms.
T., treatment.
A., antidotes or counter poisons.
D.A., dangerous antidotes.

1341. Poison.

A poison is a _substance_ which is capable of altering or destroying
some or all of the functions necessary to life. When a person is in
good health, and is suddenly attacked, after having taken some food or
drink, with violent pain, cramp in the stomach, feeling of sickness or
nausea, vomiting, convulsive twitchings, and a sense of suffocation;
or if he be seized, under the same circumstances, with giddiness,
delirium, or unusual sleepiness, then it may be supposed that he has
been poisoned.

1342. Classes of Poisons.

Poisons have been divided into four classes:

i. Those causing local symptoms.
ii. Those producing spasmodic symptoms.
iii. Narcotic or sleepy symptoms; and
iv. Paralytic symptoms.

Poisons may be mineral, animal, or vegetable.

1343. Procedure.

i. Always send immediately for a Medical Man.

ii. Save all fluids vomited, and articles of food, cups, glasses,
&c., used by the patient before being taken ill, and lock them up.

iii. Examine the cups to guide you in your treatment; that is, smell
them, and look at them.

1344. Give and Apply.

As a rule