When a ring happens to get tightly fixed on a finger, take a piece of
common twine, soap it thoroughly, and then wind it round the finger
as tightly as possible. The twine should commence at the point of the
finger, and be continued till the ring is reached; the end of the twine
must then be forced through the ring. If the string is then unwound,
the ring is almost sure to come off the finger with it.