Swoons

June 5th, 2024

In a swooning fit, the patient should immediately be exposed to the open air, and the face and neck sprinkled with cold water. Pungent odours, or volatile spirits, should be held to the nostrils, and the feet rubbed with hot flannels, or put into warm water.

Source: The Cook And Housekeeper’s Complete and Universal Dictionary, Mary Eaton

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