suds;
general collapse. magnesia in water.
Never give oils.
_Opium:_
Morphine, Sleepiness; dullness; _Cause vomiting_. Keep
Laudanum, stupor; "pin-hole" patient awake by any means,
Paregoric, pupils; slow especially by vigorous
Dover's powder, breathing; profuse walking; give strong coffee
Soothing syrups, sweat. freely; dash cold water on
Cholera and diarrhoea face and chest.
mixtures.
_Carbolic Acid:_
Creasote. Severe pain in abdomen; _No emetic._ Milk or
odor of carbolic acid, flour and water; white of
mucous membrane in eggs.
around mouth white and
benumbed; cold and
clammy skin.
_Aconite:_
Wolfsbane Numbness everywhere, _Vomit patient freely._
Monkshood great weakness; cold Stimulating drinks.
sweat.
_Belladonna_
Deadly Nightshade Eyes bright, with pupil _Vomit patient freely._
Atropia enlarged; dry mouth and
throat.
_Various Vegetable Poisons_
Wild parsley, Stupor, nausea, great _Cause brisk vomiting_.
Indian tobacco, weakness and other Stimulating drinks.
Toadstools, symptoms according to
Tobacco plant, the poison.
Hemlock,
Berries of the mountain ash,
Bitter sweet etc.
393. Practical Points about Poisons. Poisons should never be kept in
the same place with medicines or other preparations used in the household.
They should always be put in some secure place under lock and key. Never
use internally or externally any part of the contents of any package or
bottle unless its exact nature is known. If there is the least doubt
about the substance, do not assume the least risk, but destroy it at
once. Many times the unknown contents of some bottle or package has
been carelessly taken and found to be poison.
Careless and stupid people often take, by mistake, with serious, and often
fatal, results, poisonous doses of carbolic acid, bed-bug poison,
horse-liniment, oxalic acid, and other poisons. A safe rule is to keep all
bottles and boxes containing poisonous substances securely bottled or
packed, and carefully labeled with th
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