3d. _To excite respiration_, turn the patient slightly on his side, and apply some irritating or stimulating agent to the nostrils, as _veratrine_, _dilute ammonia_, etc. 4th. Make the face warm by brisk friction; then dash cold water upon it. 5th. If not successful, lose no time; but, _to imitate respiration_, place the patient on his face, and turn the body gently, but completely _on the side, and a little beyond_; then again on the face, and so on, alternately. Repeat these movements, deliberately and perseveringly, {251} _fifteen times only_ in a minute. (When the patient lies on the thorax, this cavity is _compressed_ by the weight of the body, and _ex_piration takes place. When he is turned on the side, this pressure is removed, and _in_spiration occurs.) 6th. When the prone position is resumed, make a uniform and efficient pressure _along the spine_, removing the pressure immediately, before rotation on the side. (The pressure augments the _ex_piration: the rotation commences _in_spiration.) Continue these measures. 7th. Rub the limbs _upward_, with _firm pressure_ and with _energy_. (The object being to aid the return of venous blood to the heart.) 8th. Substitute for the patient's wet clothing, if possible, such other covering as can be instantly procured, each bystander supplying a coat or cloak, etc. Meantime, and from time to time, _to excite inspiration_, let the surface of the body be _slapped_ briskly with the hand. 9th. Rub the body briskly till it is dry and warm, then dash _cold_ water upon it, and repeat the rubbing. Avoid the immediate removal of the patient, as it involves a _dangerous loss of time_--also, the use of bellows, or any _forcing_ instrument; also, the _warm bath_, and _all rough treatment_. * * * * * {252} GLOSSARY. ------o------ AB-DO´MEN (Latin _abdo_, to conceal). The largest cavity of the body containing the liver, stomach, intestines, etc.; the belly. AB-SOR´BENTS (L. _ab_ and _sorbeo_, to suck up). The vessels which take part in the process of absorption. AB-SORP´TION. The process of sucking up fluids by means of an animal membrane. AC-COM-MO-DA´TION of the Eye. The alteration in the shape of the crystalline lens, which accommodates or adjusts the eye for near and remote vision. AC´ID, LACTIC (L. _lac_, milk). The acid ingredient of sour milk; the gastric juice also contains it. AL-BU´MEN, or Albumin (L. _albus_, white). An animal substance resembling white of egg. AL-BU´MI-NOSE (from _albumen_). A soluble animal substance produced in the stomach by the digestion of the albuminoid substances. AL-BU´MIN-OID substances. A class of proximate principles resembling albumen; they may be derived from either the animal or vegetable kingdoms. AL´I-MENT (L. _alo_, to nourish). That which affords nourishment; food. AL-I-MENT´A-RY CA-NAL (from _aliment_). A long tube in which the food is digested, or prepared for reception into the system.