Remedies.[1]—In its early stages, when not too severe, it has been removed by administering some one of the following remedies.
A pint of gin poured down the throat.
From one to two pints of lamp or other oil.
Strong brine.
New milk with one-fifth its bulk of tar mixed.
An egg-shell full of tar forced down the throat, followed by a second, if the first fails.
A tablespoonful of volatile spirit of ammonia, diluted with water.
A wine-glass full of powder, mixed with cold lard and forced in balls into the stomach.
A teaspoonful of unslaked lime dissolved in a pint of warm water, shaken and given immediately.
A pint of tolerably strong lye.