Show I er r rr I THE POISON VICTIM I I hope you may never be con confronted fronted with a poison emergency cy as I have many times been the case of occidental accidental or suicidal suicidal dal pensioning of a human bet be- ing It is one of the most serious I moments of life when an unconscious un unconscious conscious and prostrate body is' is is found demanding T immediate effort Quick and accurate e thinking is ig deman demanded ed and action with it it Have some one summon the doctor Dont Don't waste time looking looking look- look looking ing for evidence Be quick to try to preserve ples life and look for evidence afterward If the patients patient's lips burned with carbolic acid pour in heavy solutions solutions so- so SO-I SO of soda soda or epson epson ep- ep son salts salts salts-or or diluted alcohol if it itis iti i at hand Do it plentifully and be sure it is enough Let Le t the doctor be the judge as t tolan to tol toan o an cm emetic tic when he arrives If the patient is in II gions with ith violent contractions of the limbs and neck muscles I i it indicates strychnine I poison ing Pour in warm must mustard mustard- rd water anything water water water-an anything thing th that tha t will pro j I duce cluce vomit vomit- If you Sou have an opiate irive it and dont don't b be e of over dog Quiet those thos sp spasms sms if you can Whiffs o of f I chloroform if it can l b be e ha hail hail- lI l- l anything to t o combat this quick quick- act acting ng poison until the doctor ari arrives ives ves With the patient that cannot I Ibe be 00 arouse aroused it might intent be opium or morphine Look at the pupil 1 of the eyes If they are contra con con- tr tra trotted ted to pinn points pin and th the e I II I sleep is profound and heavy I then give black coffee Give all I you can force down II If you can get an emetic dose dos e into the patient do it late Do D o everything to keep I f up p breathing artificial respiration I if you can pr form Keep Keen the stent i r awake awake or or tuy I I ous to do so We Ve used to eW ever ll r larrup the morphine victim m I to k keep p him from sleeping o off the mortal coil I Children may Y b get vet hold o of f aconite aconite- it ft produces excessive e sweat feeble r rapid pul pulse C e 3 and ancl 1 great weakness Give t I l hints hints- ts J that would virtually balk Mussolini's Mus l designs Later events proved otherwise Mussolini l visibly enraged made a speech saying Italy would not and could not turn back ordered sensational preparations for war wari threatened i interfering nations with a taste of Italy's mailed fist And British foreign office thrust a politely worded verbal spear into Ethiopian ln hopes hoIles when it advised S Selas Selassie Jad- Jad sic sie to withold concessions concession and said that n negotiations between British French and Italian Halian governments which have hayr a treaty concerning A f r i c can a n rights would h be necess necessary ry belore before be- be tore lore such a transaction could be carried out out- The American state department was cold ant and 1 1 non committal but Secretary I I Hull HuH imi e it jt clef clen r that this i I g government Vell men has no i intention of orl becoming involved in foreign I I troubles because of adventuring g I American capital American edi I II I tonal response to the d deal 11 was i ione 1 one Ogle of anger nger end nd many dismay dismay many editors said that the government government govern govern- ment should completely disavow responsibility for the commercial commer- commer cial interests involved should d stat definitely that it t I be pulled into war or lesser disputes disputes dis dis- disputes because of such financial I ions Irrespective l of that Selassie's Selassie s 5 move has immens immensely ly complicated complicate ed eel the whole Italian-Ethiopian Italian 1 f imbroglio Also it has apparently ap ap- j t eliminated what e eve v e r r small chance chanc remained f for o r ra I peace Mussolini Mussolini is going ahe ahead a d and nd war is certain as soon a as s 11 the rainy season ends nex next t month Italian transport after 1 I Italian n transport is leaving for I 11 t a 1 l i an Somali land bordering g Ethiopia stuffed to the guards with troops supplies and mini mini- ions bons The power keg is ready tha fuse is lit lit and and the world w waits its for the result in fright t and wonder |