A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 50
... acid and oxide of zinc , a scruple of each , worked up into an ointment with an ounce of vaseline , is sometimes recommended . When a slough has formed , its separation is hastened by the use of charcoal or chlorinated poultices . As it ...
... acid and oxide of zinc , a scruple of each , worked up into an ointment with an ounce of vaseline , is sometimes recommended . When a slough has formed , its separation is hastened by the use of charcoal or chlorinated poultices . As it ...
Page 70
... of respiration is the purification of the blood . Let us see just how this is effected . The air is a mechanical mixture of oxygen and nitrogen , with a small proportion of carbonic - acid gas and. 70 A TEXT - BOOK OF NURSING .
... of respiration is the purification of the blood . Let us see just how this is effected . The air is a mechanical mixture of oxygen and nitrogen , with a small proportion of carbonic - acid gas and. 70 A TEXT - BOOK OF NURSING .
Page 71
... acid , on the contrary , is so poisonous a gas that two or three parts of it in a thousand will produce sensibly bad ... acid and water - both of which are to be found in the blood - have greater affinity for air , and pass into it . So ...
... acid , on the contrary , is so poisonous a gas that two or three parts of it in a thousand will produce sensibly bad ... acid and water - both of which are to be found in the blood - have greater affinity for air , and pass into it . So ...
Page 72
... acid gas is heavier than air , so much so that when pure it can be poured from one vessel to another , like water . The air nearest the ground we might then expect to contain the largest proportion of this gas . It does not , however ...
... acid gas is heavier than air , so much so that when pure it can be poured from one vessel to another , like water . The air nearest the ground we might then expect to contain the largest proportion of this gas . It does not , however ...
Page 73
... acid gas , and gives off in its place oxygen , thus secur- ing the continual purification of the air . This circle of changes is perpetually going on each of the great natural kingdoms deriving its own proper food from the atmosphere ...
... acid gas , and gives off in its place oxygen , thus secur- ing the continual purification of the air . This circle of changes is perpetually going on each of the great natural kingdoms deriving its own proper food from the atmosphere ...
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Page 132 - Carrageen moss, pour over it two cups of boiling water, and let it stand where it will keep hot, but not boil, for two hours.