Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1889 — WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES. [ARTICLE]

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES.

Information that May Prove ot Value Some Day or Other. What to do in case of emergency i $ an important subject and information on it should be either committed to memory or else so placed as to be easily available in time of need, says a letter in the New York News. Burns of the eye by calcium or lime are not very common, yet it is useful to know how to treiat them. In the event of lime getting into the eye or around the front of the eyelids it is well to remember, until the arrival of medical attendance, that in no case must water be used. Washing with vinegar will neutralize the caustic properties of the lime, and any* fractional bits may afterward be removed by the use of a feather or camel’s hair brush lightly applied, or if neither is at hand, by linen folded to a point. Acute inflammation of the eye must be looked for after such an accident. Even with immediate medical aid the eye may be much damaged, but without it the organ may be sacrificed.

I would like to call attention to a remedy which possesses such wonderful therapeutic powers in the cure of almost all known wounds that it deserves a place in every household. It is called iodoform and comes in the form of powder. It has no equal in the cure of chronic sores or ulcers, as well as cuts and wounds of all kinds. Its value as a remedy has been somewhat impeded by its odor, which is the only objectionable feature about it, but for the sake of a speedy cure this can be throughout the world and recommended by the medical profession in every land. It is an ingredient of all ulcer ointments nowadays. It is best used in conjunction with some vehicle, such os vaseline in the proportion of one drachm of iodoform to one and a half ounces of vaseline. It is well to have it carefully and prominently marked “Poison, for external use only. Use it by spreading upon lint and bandage it to the wound twice a day. When removing, and before 1 applying a fresh bannage, wash the wound thoroughly with warm water and soap. As we are often placed in- positions requiring assistance and perhaps thrown upon our own resources the following may be impressed upon the Inemory to advantage: If scalded plunge the part in water. This relieves pain instantly and gives time for thought and composure. An insect in the ear may bo drowned out with tepid water or killed by a few drops of sweet oil. If anything hard gets into the ear double a stout horse-hair, place the head on one side, and drop the loup into the ear, move it about until it catches the object, and then draw it out. In cases of poisonous bite suck the wound instantly, unless the mouth is sore. If the throat burns after swallowing a poison drink sweet oil. If you are fulling asleep from a poison drink half a glass of water into which has been stirred a teaspoonful each of salt and common table mustard, and after vomiting, drink the strongest coffee and keep in motion until perfectly awake. After any poison swallow one or two raw eggs. If smoke is suffocating you fall on the floor and crawl on your hands and knees.

In eases-ol insensibility in which there is loud snoring the person is seized with apoplexy. Raise the head, remove pressure from the nsk. If the face is pale, and the breathing very low, it is a case ol fainting. Place the body perfectly level and lower the head. The patient will promptly revive. Nothing else is necessary. Always remember that if you have health don’t meddle with it. Avoid doctoring and drugs until a real necessity for their use arises.