Word: twig
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...drowning cases, the first thing to do is to empty the lungs, mouth and nostrils of water. The tongue should then be drawn out. It is best to hold the tongue with a handkerchief that it may not slip, or to push a twig or hair pin through it and let that keep the tongue from falling back. Take off all the clothes to the waist, then place the body on its back and begin a circular motion with the arms on lines parallel to the body, thus expanding and contracting the chest. Do this at the rate of about...