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DROWNING.

As soon as a person is taken out of the water, carry him with the head raised to the nearest house, strip off his wet clothes, wrap him in a blanket, and let some neighbours begin well rubbing the body, and limbs, and feet, with their hands. If breathing has stopped, blow air gently into the lungs in this way: Close the nostrils with one hand, press upon the apple in the throat with the other, and blow gently into the mouth, so as to fill out the chest; then press on the breast, to force out the air again, and so on till the person begins to breathe for himself. If you cannot do this, run for the clergyman or some neighbour who can. When the person can swallow, give him a little hartshorn and water, and tickle the throat with a feather to make him sick. Send for the doctor as soon as possible, and do not give up the rubbing till he comes.

POISONING.

In ALL cases the first thing to be done is to get the poison out of the stomach as soon as possible; therefore mix up some salt or mustard and water, and let the patient drink it; and then mix a lump of butter and some sugar with lukewarm water, and let him drink plentifully, so as to make him sick again and again.

If the poison, whatever it is, causes sickness and pain in the stomach, and purging, give plentifully of powdered chalk or magnesia, with milk, gruel, eggs beat up, gum, and any thing thick and comforting.

But if the poison causes sleepiness, or giddiness, or wild raving talk, first clear out the stomach, then give strong coffee and vinegar; dash the face with cold water, and rub the hands and feet. In all cases send for the doctor as quickly as possible.

SUFFOCATION.

Never venture into an old well, or pit, or mine, or drain, or brewer's vat, or vault, or a deep grave in a crowded churchyard, without first of all letting down a lighted candle, to see whether it keeps alight; for the foul air that collects in such places, if enough to put out a candle, would take away a man's breath too. The first

man who ventures in should have a rope round his body, so that he may be dragged out if needful; for if the foul air catches him, he will lose his senses, and not be able to help himself. Should this happen, bring him at once into the open air, untie his neckcloth, dash cold water on his face and chest, tickle the throat to cause sickness, and send for the doctor.

STRAINED JOINTS

Should be well bathed with cold vinegar and water for the first few days; then rub with hartshorn and oil, or put on a poultice of the root of Solomon's seal, beat into a pulp. If rubbed too soon, strains are apt to inflame and get worse. Keep at rest as long as there is much

pain.

If

may

Bruises,

very bad, be treated in the same way; if not, the hartshorn and oil, or Solomon's seal, may be used at

once.

BROKEN LEG.

When a man has broken his leg, lay him on the other side; put the broken limb exactly on the sound one, with a little straw between, and tie the two legs together with handkerchiefs. Thus the two legs will move as one, and the broken bone will not hurt the flesh so much, nor yet come through the skin, which is very serious. Carry the man home on a board or hurdle, if you can get one; before you put him in bed, see that the sacking under the bed is braced up tight; for if it is slack, the bed cannot be kept flat, and the man will lie uncomfortably.

BROKEN RIB.

and

Bind something round the chest, tight enough to keep it steady.

BROKEN ARM OR COLLAR BONE.

Put the arm in a sling long enough to reach from the elbow to the fingers.

When

BONE OUT OF JOINT.

you suspect that you have put out a bone, or have broken a bone, or have got a bad strain, GO TO THE

SURGEON AT ONCE, that he

may examine you before the part swells. This is of great consequence.

Recollect, also, that if you move an injured limb, before the surgeon gives leave, you may lose the use of it altogether.

DISEASED JOINTS.

When any person, grown up or a child, has an obstinate pain and weakness of any joint, GO TO THE SURGEON AT ONCE to be examined. White swellings and joint diseases can only be cured when taken in time.

"Who hath wounds without cause? He that seeketh strong drink." (Prov. xxiii. 29.)

CHEAP CASSEROLE OR CAMP PIE.

MASH the potatoes with a little milk, a bit of butter, salt, and a finely shred onion. Then place in a pie-dish cold meat of any kind, either minced or in slices; season with pepper, salt, and a little allspice; fill up the dish with the potatoes; mix an egg with flour, to make a batter; pour this on the top, and bake in a quick oven. -N. B. The batter should be rather thick, and not more in quantity than half-a-pint. It takes very little meat, say, half-a-pound; and if fat, the better. M. B.

SELECTIONS.

It is the best method of charity, and the greatest kindness one can do to the poor, to help them into a way of improving what little they have by their own industry and ingenuity.

We cannot reckon that really nor comfortably our own, which is not so when all our debts are paid.

It is one of the fundamental laws of the Christian religion, that we render to all their due, pay every just debt, give every one his own, though we leave ever so little for ourselves; and this not of constraint, but willingly, and without grudging; "not only for wrath," and to avoid being sued, "but also for conscience sake.

They that bear an honest mind cannot with pleasure eat their daily bread, unless it be their own bread.

They who bequeath the blessing of God to their children, do better than they who leave them large estates encumbered with the Divine indignation.

He that is eager either to fight or to go to law may, perhaps, have enough of it quickly, and be the first that repents it.

It is the sign of a weak mind, and the mark of a cruel temper, to delight in speaking ill of our neighbour, or of joining with others who do so.

Evil speakers, backbiters, and slanderers are spoken of in Scripture in the strongest manner; and a man's religion is pronounced to be vain who "bridleth not his tongue."

We have reason to be thankful when God restrains us, and keeps us out of the way of temptation; for our own wishes often bring us to our own ruin.

In reflections on the absent, go no farther than you would if they were present. "I resolve," says Bishop Beveridge, "never to speak of man's virtue before his face, nor of his faults behind his back." A golden rule, the observation of which would at one stroke banish from the earth flattery and defamation.-Sent by a Correspondent.

ETERNAL LIFE.

"THIS is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." We must observe here, that it is a twofold knowledge which is declared to be eternal life,-to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom He hath sent. There is nothing more necessary to be convinced of, than that God can only be known through the knowledge of Christ.

"No_man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him." All knowledge of God which is not formed in the school of Christ is dark and shadowy, liable to be overcast by the foolish imaginations of man's own mind, and so perverted into the grossest ignorance. Try to think of God the Father, and you will see from Nature His wondrous power and wisdom and energy;

but will the knowledge of those attributes of your Maker save you, a sinner? Will they give you pardon or hope, righteousness or peace? You will see much, indeed, of God's goodness on the face of Nature; but you will also see wrath, justice, and punishment: you will observe the creation groaning and travailing in pain; you will see many tremendous forms of agony and death. You witness the terrific and fatal flashes of the storm, the awful heavings of the earthquake, the devouring fire, and the roaring sea, all in their turns the relentless destroyers of mankind. In the God of Nature you can see no salvation; no eternal life in them. But in Christ Jesus the Lord reveals Himself as a Saviour God. Jesus Christ, whom He hath sent, shows that God is Love. The Father sent Him into the world; and He loved our souls before He sent Him, or else He could have kept His beloved Son in His bosom, leaving us in our sins, and to the death which we deserve. The Father's love was seen in sending Him; the Father's nature and character were seen in Jesus Christ, when' He was sent, and beheld on earth by every eye that knew Him, "full of grace and truth." Every word which is written about Christ reveals to us the Father with wonderful distinctness and truth; for He was the "brightness of His glory, and express image of His person." Every discourse of Christ was God Himself speaking; every act of His, was God Himself working. In the last scene of all is the greatest knowledge of God to be obtained. When He came to the cross at Mount Calvary, when the King of heaven went up the accursed tree, and stretched His holy arms upon it, and poured out His precious blood, and forgave those who shed it, while He felt the mortal agony they inflicted-when, in the midst of all His sufferings, He remembered one desolate mourning woman, and a dying thief, and spoke to them. in words of the tenderest mercy and compassion,-He showed us what a God it is with whom we have to do. To know Him, by these signs, by these proofs and manifestations-in what they teach and in what they realize -is, indeed, eternal life!

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