. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). 84 MEDICINE. HE commonness of the Qgg makes it a valuable remedy when others could not be obtained. If swallowed at once a raw egg will detach a fish- bone which has lodged in the throat. Whites of eggs taken immediately after cer- tain poisons will render them harmless ; such as salts of lead, mercur}^, copper and acid poisons. The Avhite of one egg will neutralize four grains of corrosive sublimate. It should be mixed with water and drank. The albumen is coagulated by the poison and wraps it in an insoluble covering, thus
. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). 84 MEDICINE. HE commonness of the Qgg makes it a valuable remedy when others could not be obtained. If swallowed at once a raw egg will detach a fish- bone which has lodged in the throat. Whites of eggs taken immediately after cer- tain poisons will render them harmless ; such as salts of lead, mercur}^, copper and acid poisons. The Avhite of one egg will neutralize four grains of corrosive sublimate. It should be mixed with water and drank. The albumen is coagulated by the poison and wraps it in an insoluble covering, thus protect- ino- the delicate coatings of the stomach until the patient is relieved by vomiting. A French method of administering castor oil (cod liver, likewise) is to first warm it, stir in an egg, cook slightly, flavor with salt, sugar or acid jelly. The bitter taste of quinine may. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barrows, Anna. Boston, D. Lothrop
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