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 in it. Two or three quarts of warm water, with from three or four ounces of soap to half a pound will not be any too much.

2d. When any of the preparations of opium, hen bane, night shade, hemlock, tobacco, fox glove, or stramonium, or any poisonous fungus mistaken for mushrooms or spirituous liquors in excess, or any other unknown matters have been swallowed, exciting sickness without pain of the stomach, or producing giddiness, drowsiness or sleep—give instantly one table spoonful of flour of mustard in water, and repeat it in copious draughts of warm water, constantly until vomiting takes place. If the person becomes so insensible as not to be easily roused give the mustard in vinegar instead of water, and rub and shake the body actively and incessantly.

3d. When spirits of salt, or aqua fortis have been swallowed or spilt on the skin immediately drink or wash the part with large quantities of water, and as soon as they can be procured, add soap, or potash or chalk to the water.

Another practitioner observes that when mineral poisons, technically called oxides, whether of copper or arsenic are taken internally, one table spoonful of powdered charcoal is a complete antidote, mixed with either honey butter or treacle, taken immediately:—Within two hours administer either an emetic or cathartic: in this way the effect of the poison is prevented.

For the poison of insects take vinegar and sweet oil of each one part, strong spirit three parts, mixed; apply it very frequently.