Part 21 (2/2)

(Tablets to be used hypodermically should be used only by a physician.)

Quinine Sulphate, gr. 5. Useful in malarial regions. Give 15-20 gr. at time of expected chill. Better stay away from malarial country. No place for a camp.

Calomel, gr. 1/4, 200 at 10 cents per C. Take one tablet every 30 minutes or every hour, for eight doses in all cases where bowels need thorough cleaning out.

Phenacetine and Salol, of each gr. 2-1/2, 100 at 50 cents per C. One tablet every four hours. For headache and intestinal antisepsis. Dangerous as a depressant to heart.

Dover's Powders, gr. 5, 100 at 50 cents per C. Two tablets at bedtime, in hot water or lemonade, in acute colds. One after each meal may be added.

Dobell's Solution Tablets, 200 at 25 cents per C. One as a gargle in one-half gla.s.s hot water every two to four hours in tonsilitis and pharyngitis.

Pota.s.sium Bromide, gr. 10, 100 at 25 cents per C. For headache. Best given in solution after meals. May irritate an empty stomach.

Aspirin, gr. 5, 100 at $1.25 per C. One or two every four hours for rheumatism, headache, or general pains and aches.

Compound cathartic pills, 100 at 21 cents per C. Two at night for constipation.

Epsom Salts, four ounces, 5 cents. Two to four teaspoonfuls in hot water before breakfast.

Compound tincture of opium (Squibb), 4 ounces, 50 cents. Teaspoonful after meals for summer diarrhea.

Baking soda. Teaspoonful after meals for ”distress.”

Morphine Sulphate, gr, 1/4;

Strychnine Sulphate, gr. 1-30; for hypodermics, used by physicians only.

In addition to the above everyone has a stock of ”old-fas.h.i.+oned” home remedies. Some of these are described under ”Simple Remedies.”

BIBLIOGRAPHY

”Backwoods Surgery and Medicine”--Charles Stuart Moody, M. D. Outing Publis.h.i.+ng Co., New York, 75 cents net. A commonsense book written from experience. It is invaluable to campers.

”Home Treatment and Care of the Sick ”-A. Temple Lovering, M.D. Otis Clapp & Son, Boston, $1.50. Full of helpful suggestions.

American Red Cross Abridged Text Book on First Aid (General Edition).

American Red Cross Society, Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C., 30 cents net. Reliable and comprehensive.

Annual Report of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps (Free).

Office, World Building, New York City. Contains many hints and suggestions.

Boys' Drill Regulations. National First, Aid a.s.sociation, 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Ma.s.s. 25 cents. A ma.s.s of information concerning setting-up drills, litter drills, swimming drill on land, rescue and resuscitation drills, etc.

CHAPTER XIV--SIMPLE REMEDIES

BITES BLEEDING BURNS EARS EYES FEET HEADACHE SUNSTROKE STOMACH ACHE TOOTHACHE

In a small camp a physician is unnecessary, though one should be within call. The camp leader should have a knowledge of the ordinary ailments of growing boys and simple remedies for relief. No camp of fifty or more boys should be without a physician or some upper cla.s.s medical student of high moral character. Don't run risks. When in doubt, call in a physician. The treatment of local disorders described is largely from nature's medicine chest, and simple in application.

Bites and Stings

Put on salt and water, or make a paste of soda and water, or rub the wound with aromatic ammonia, camphor, or tar soap. Common salt is excellent.

Bleeding Nose

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