A Remedy For Apparent Death from Intoxication

What to do if someone appears - appears, mind - to be dead from having had one too many sweet sherries? Cold wet cloths to the head, hot water bottles to the feet, call the doctor and be sure to loosen the neckcloth - the person will no longer appear to be dead. (They might actually just be dead.)

A Remedy For Arsenic Poisoning

Realised tonight that I'd promised some more 1883 remedies so here's what to do if you (heaven forbid) find yourself suffering from Arsenic poisoning.

Get as much diluted mustard or egg white as you can hold down swallowed before Holmes and Watson arrive. Or some tasty gruel flavoured with Epsom salts and treacle. Mmmmmmm.

Once you've recovered from the poisoning episode, enjoy some dressed Artichokes!