. Accidents : popular directions for their immediate treatment : with observations on poisons and their antidotes . The above cut represents the arm and neck. A—The hand compressing the main or brachial artery. B—The thumb making compression on the subclavian ar-tery (of which the brachial is a continuation) where it passesover the first rib behind the collar bone. 95 PLATE IV,. The above cut represents the arm with the handkerchief andstick, compressing the main artery. APPENDIX. A.—MUSTARD POULTICE. Mustard Poultices may be made in the followingmanner: Take of mustard in powder, a sufficient
. Accidents : popular directions for their immediate treatment : with observations on poisons and their antidotes . The above cut represents the arm and neck. A—The hand compressing the main or brachial artery. B—The thumb making compression on the subclavian ar-tery (of which the brachial is a continuation) where it passesover the first rib behind the collar bone. 95 PLATE IV,. The above cut represents the arm with the handkerchief andstick, compressing the main artery. APPENDIX. A.—MUSTARD POULTICE. Mustard Poultices may be made in the followingmanner: Take of mustard in powder, a sufficient quantity,mix with hot vinegar until of the proper consistency. Where these poultices are to be applied to children,or persons of thin, delicate skins, the mustard shouldbe mixed with an equal quantity of rye or flax-seedmeal. B.—STIMULATING INJECTION. Take of Oil of Turpentine, three tablespoonfuls ;Castor Oil, one tablespoonful;Flax-seed tea, or starch, one pint. Mix. Mix. C—SIMPLE INJECTION. Take of Molasses, a teacupfulSalt, a tablespoonful;Warm water, a pint. 98 APPENDIX. D.—ANODYNE INJECTION. Take of Laudanum, sixty drops;Starch, a , E.—MIXTURE OF AMMONIA. Take of Carbonate of Ammonia a heaping tea-spoonful, Mucilage of Gum Arabic, a teacupful and ahalf. Mix. Dose, a iablespoonfuL Or, Ammonia may be combined with Camphor, asfollows : Take of
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