[1490]. Cuts. Small cuts should be treated with tincture of iodine or washed with alcohol (bay rum or listerine will do) and bandage up. Large wounds may be similarly cleaned and then closed by adhesive plaster.
[1491]. Diarrhoea. Apply warm bandages to the belly. Some woodsmen recommend the following: Fire brown a little flour to which two teaspoonfuls of vinegar and one teaspoonful of salt are added; mix and drink. They claim this is a cure nine cases out of ten. A tablespoonful of warm vinegar and teaspoonful of salt will cure most severe cases. Also, hot ginger ale or hot water containing a teaspoonful of witch hazel is good. Repeat any of the above drinks about every hour.
Take a purgative, which will usually expel the offending cause, generally too much undigested food.
[1492]. Dislocations. The place where two bones come together is called a joint.
When two bones forming a joint are knocked apart, it is called a dislocation, and the bones are said to be out of joint.
The first sign of a dislocation is the accident.
The second sign is immediate interference with the motion of the joint and awkwardness in using the limb.
The third sign is deformity of the joint,—it looks queer when compared with the same joint on the other side.
If you are unsuccessful after trying several times to replace a dislocation, get a doctor.
If no doctor is available, make the man sick by having him drink some warm salt water and then put his finger in his throat.