If. in ratin;:. a man has a sharp
knife, and eiils his meat wholly in
two. he may p'tl tw. or three of thoso
pieces in his mouth, nud chew and
swallow without danger i but if tho
knife is dull, and docs not divide tho
pice, s wholly, two pieces may bo
tied (ogelhrr with olio of these littlo
strings, ami while you have swallow
ed tn part nearest tho swallow tho
other limy be near tho teeth, and both
held by the string, which, holding tho
two parts together, and hanging
across tho trnp-door, prevents its
opening, und death follows iu nn in
ht uit. Hence, the practical viiluo of
sharp knivt s tit tho dinner table.
A Ion;; hair in a mouthful of food
may so entangle it, in the act of
swallowing, ns to cause a chunking to
death. This is what is meant by lin
ing "strangled by a hair." String
beans may occasion a choking to
death iu tho s:imo way, if not careful
ly strung. Heuco all food should bo
cut linn should bo taken into tho
mouth in small pieces, chewed thor
oughly, nnd swallowed deliberately.
Mont readers liuvo suffered con
siderablo inconvenience from some
thing "going tho wrong way." This
is occasioned by a single drop of wit
ter or atom nf solid food, a crumb or
other thing, slipping into the wind
pipe or falling down to tho lungs,
causing an instantaneous, spiteful.
