Stimulants.—­Coffee to drink or by enema, artificial respiration.

Belladonna, Symptoms.—­Flushed face, red eyes, throbbing head, pulse fast, dizzy, staggering, hot and dry throat, dilated pupils, scarlet rash on the skin.  Patient may be delirious and wildly so.

Antidotes.—­Tannic acid, twenty drops in glass of water,

Treatment.—­Emetics to produce vomiting, such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc.

Stimulants.—­Coffee to drink or by enema, artificial respiration,

Blue stone.  Symptoms.—­Vomiting and purging, taste of metal, severe pains, dizziness and headache and sometimes insensibility.

Treatment.—­Emetics such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc.  Then white of eggs, followed by milk and soothing drinks, flaxseed tea, etc.

Blue vitriol.  Symptoms.—­Vomiting and purging, taste of metal, severe pains, dizziness and headache and sometimes insensibility.

Antidote.—­Jeaunel’s antidote.

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Treatment.—­Emetics such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc., then white of eggs, followed by milk and soothing drinks, flaxseed tea, etc.

Carbolic acid.  Symptoms.—­Immediately burning pain from mouth to stomach; giddiness, loss of consciousness, collapse, partial suppression of the urine; characteristic odor and white color of lips, etc.

Antidotes.  Epsom salts or glaubers salts, and water very freely to drink; drink a pint of flaxseed tea.  Later strong coffee or whisky and water as stimulants.

External.—­If burned externally by carbolic acid, apply immediately some oil-sweet oil, olive oil or any good oil at hand-or wash freely with baking soda water.  Should the acid get into the eye continue application of oil or soda water and send for a physician.  Hold lower lid down to prevent acid getting into pupil until you are sure all the acid is off of the lids.

Chloral.  Symptoms.—­Deep sleep, livid look, pulse weak, breathing slow, pupils contracted during sleep, but dilated when awake, temperature low.

Antidotes.—­Permanganate of potash, four to five grains every half hour.

Treatment.—­Emetics at first, if seen early, such as mustard water, and warm salt water, vaselin, goose grease, etc.  Keep person awake by walking, slapping and cold applications; give strong coffee enemas.

Copper.  Symptoms.—­Intense corrosion of the mouth and stomach, bleeding and cramps in the bowels.

Treatment.  Emetics.—­Mustard water, warm salt water, lard, vaselin, etc.  Then milk and eggs, black coffee enema.

Corrosive sublimate.  Symptoms.—­Burning heat in stomach and bowels, vomiting, diarrhea, with bloody stools, tongue white, shriveled:  suppressed urine, gums sore, salivation.