Antidote.—­Milk or white of eggs; one egg for four grains of drug; milk, flour paste.

Treatment.—­Cause vomiting after the antidote has been given, and follow with soothing drinks, castor oil.

Cheese, Spoiled.  Symptoms.—­Vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, weakness, cold hands and feet.

Treatment.—­Emetics, such as warm water and salt until patient vomits freely; or mustard water, lard, vaselin, tickle throat with feather, etc.  Enema to empty lower bowel; stimulants, such as strong coffee or whisky.

Deadly night-shade.  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.

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Antidotes.—­Tannic acid, twenty drops in glass of water.  Emetics to produce vomiting, such as mustard water, salt and warm water, goose grease, vaselin, etc.

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

Fowler’s solution.  Symptoms.—­Violent burning in the stomach, nausea and vomiting, retching, thirst, purging of blood and mucus, suppressed urine, cramps in the legs, intense thirst, collapse.

Antidote.—­Jeaunel’s antidote.

Treatment.—­Emetics freely, mustard water, salt and warm water, goose grease, etc., then white of egg and milk and follow with sweet oil or castor oil.

Hydrochloric acid, Symptoms.—­The stomach and bowels are irritated and inflamed, the mouth may burn and bleed; swallowing is difficult; “coffee grounds” vomiting.; pulse feeble, clammy skin.

Treatment.—­Usually the first thing to do is to give an emetic.  Send for a doctor and give an emetic.  Then give chalk or, if necessary, take plaster from the wall, mix it with a glass of water.  Also three or four eggs (raw) in a glass of milk can be taken.

Hellebore, white and green.  Symptoms.—­Pain and burning in the bowels, vomiting and diarrhea, slow weak pulse, pupils dilated usually.

Treatment.—­Emetics, such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc.; stimulants, strong coffee, brandy, whisky.  Keep patient quiet and warm.

Iodine.  Symptoms.—­Pain in throat and stomach, vomiting is yellow from the iodine, or blue if starch is in the stomach; color and odor of iodine on lips and in mouth.

Antidote.—­Starch or flour mixed into a paste with water, should be given and followed by emetics.

Treatment.—­Emetics, something to cause vomiting, warm salt water, mustard water, etc.  Then sweating drinks, such as hot flaxseed or hop tea, etc.

Lye.  Symptoms.—­Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels, often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor.