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MIRACLE-MONGERS AND THEIR METHODS
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| wound with a red-hot nail, or knitting needle. Keep the patient intoxicated till the doctor arrives. | |
| For Burns | All burns are more painful when exposed to the air. For lesser burns a cloth saturated with a strong solution of bicarbonate of soda (common cooking soda) laid on the burn is probably best. This is soothing and keeps out the air. |
| For burning clothes | Do not allow the victim to run about, for that increases the flames. Throw her—these accidents usually occur to women—on the floor and smother the flames with a blanket, rug, or large garment. Then, if the burns are severe, place her in a bath at a temperature of 100º or over, keeping her there till the doctor arrives. Give stimulants. Do not touch the burns more than is absolutely unavoidable. |
| For Burns of Acids | Dash cold water on the burns, then cover with lime-water and sweet oil, or linseed oil. |
| For Burns of Caustic Alkalies | Apply vinegar. |
| Glass, coarse or powdered | Give the patient large quantities of bread crumbs, and then induce vomiting. |
| Ivy poison | Wash at once with soap and water; using scrubbing brush. Then lay on cloths saturated with strong solution bicarbonate of soda. Give cooling drinks. Keep the patient quiet and on a low diet |
