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ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES 463Heat the room gradually. As soon as he can swallow,give him a stimulant.If the patient has stopped breathing, use artificialrespiration (see Drowning), for severalhours if necessary. While one person is doing this,another must keep up the rubbing and massage."Instances are on record of recovery after severalhours of suspended animation,"Chilblains.— If unbroken, rub lightly withdiluted alcohol, whiskey, or alum water. If broken,apply boric acid or an ointment. The Red Crosstreatment is: 'Taint every two or three days withtincture of iodine pure or diluted with alcohol.Several coats of collodion at intervals of a fe^vdays are also good, as the collodion exerts considerablepressure on the dilated blood-vessels."Corns.— "Hard corns should never be cut, butshould be rubbed down smooth with sandpaper afterwashing the skin. They should then be coveredwith a corn plaster or a piece of adhesive plaster.Cutting a corn, if you get below the hard skin, islikely to prove very dangerous, as it often resultsin blood-poisoning."Soft corns should be treated by careful washingand drjang of the foot, especially between the toes,then dusting in a little talcum powder and keepingthe toes separated by a small piece of gauze."{Red Cross.)Ingrowing Toe-nail.—Toe-nails should alwaysbe cut straight across; rounding off the cornersis one great cause of the complaint. A pieceof tinfoil, doubled or trebled, may be inserted betweenthe granulations and the nail and all keptdusted with boric acid.Chafing, Blisters.—See Page 140.Boils.—These come from infection of the hairfollicles. Hot antiseptic poultices will help drawthe boil to a head. I am aware that the practiceof poulticing boils and felons Is discredited by manyauthorities; but this, I think, is chiefly due to thefact that a poultice as commonly made is an Ideal