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Antidotes for Lead
Litharge, corrosive effect of the acid when the action red lead, white lead, sugar of lead, and on the skin is too violent. Dr. Husemann, of Goulard's extract. In the first stage, or the Gottingen, suggests, for counteracting its irritant form of injury, administer sulphate of effects on the stomach, a new preparation magnesia, potash, or soda. The phosphate of which he calls calcaria saccharata (sacchasoda is a good antidote. When palsy superrate of lime), prepared by dissolving 16 venes, the regimen must be regulated carefully. 5909. Antidotes for Opium and its Preparations. Emetics of the sulphate of zinc, drachm or 2 scruples; the stomach pump, or injections of tartar emetic, must be employed to bring away the poison. The patient should be constantly roused by dragging about the floor, throwing cold water in the face, and giving ammonia, assafœtida, and strong coffee. parts refined sugar in 40 parts water, and ture for 3 days, stir occasionally, filter, and adding 5 parts slacked lime. Digest the mixevaporate to dryness.
Chlorine. 5916. Antidote for Poisoning by poison, and the best antidotes are said to be Chlorine. Chlorine gas is an irritative ammoniacal gas, or the vapor of warm water, of wine, or of ether. The effects of chlorine have been known to pass off in the open air; which disappeared in a few hours. leaving, in a certain instance, a violent cough,