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When "oil of vitriol" or "aqua fortis" have been swallowed in large quantities,
sweet oil should be taken, (as much as can be retained on the stomach.)
For "oxalic acid," give magnesia or chalk and water.
For "tartar emetic," give Peruvian bark and water, (
or a strong decoction of green tea, if you have not the bark.)
For "saltpetre," give an emetic of mustard seed with water, and afterwards elm
bark mucilage, and small doses of laudanum. This is also good in cases where
arsenic has been swallowed.
When a child has swallowed a cent, pin or needle, give it the white of egg
immediately; this forms a coating round the metal, and prevents injury in most
cases; then give moderate doses of medicine, such as castor oil or salts.
When a fish bone has been swallowed, take the white of an egg, which will help
to carry it down the throat; also eat a hard crust of bread.
Insects taken into the stomach, may generally be destroyed by taking a small
quantity of vinegar and salt.
When insects get into the ears, use a little salad oil, or melted lard.
Tar Ointment for the "Milk Crust."
Take a quarter of a pound of lard, and the same of sheep's tallow, three
table-spoonsful of tar, an even spoonful of sulphur, an ounce of white
turpentine, a lump of beeswax the size of a hickory-nut, the same quantity of
powdered resin and scraped chalk, a tea-cupful of the inside bark of elder, a
little celandine, southern wood, and English mallows; bruise the herbs, and put
them on to boil, with the lard and tallow, and a little water to keep it from
burning; when all the strength is out, strain them, and put the grease back
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