INDEX.
- Absorption, its extreme rapidity, 15
- — action of poisons through, 17
- — effect of in removing poisons beyond the reach of analysis, 57
- Acetatæ of lead, tests of, in its pure state, 398
- — — — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 423
- — — — effects on the animal body. See Lead.
- Acetates of copper, their tests, 350
- — — morphia, its tests, 533
- Acid, acetic, its tests in the pure and mixed state, 164
- — — effects on man and animals, 165
- Acid, arsenious, its chemical properties, 200
- — — its taste, 200
- — — its solubility in various menstrua, 201
- — — its tests when in the solid state, 203
- — — its tests when in solution, 206
- — — its liquid tests give complete evidence conjunctly, not separately, 209
- — — its tests when mixed with organic substances, 215
- — — Marsh’s process for, 211, 217
- — — Reinsch’s process for, 214, 216
- — — process for by hydrosulphuric acid, 217
- — — process for by Fresenius and Von Bab, 218
- — — fallacies in the process for detecting, 219
- — — its effects on the body. See Arsenic.
- Acid, carbonic. See Gas.
- — carbazotic, a poison, 610
- — citric, not poisonous, 180
- Acid, hydrochloric, tests for, in its pure and mixed state, 146
- Acid, hydrocyanic, its action on the body, 582
- — — rapidity of its action, 582, 590
- — — acts in all its chemical combinations, 585
- — — acts through every animal tissue, 584, 592
- — — enters the blood and communicates its odour, 594
- Acid, hydrocyanic, why its odour is not always perceptible in the blood, 594
- — — contained in many plants, renders them poisonous, 600
- — — its tests when pure, 578
- — — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 580
- — — symptoms it induces in man, 587
- — — may cause instant death, 582, 590
- — — morbid appearances caused by it, 593
- — — treatment of poisoning with, 596
- Acid, meconic, its tests, 532
- Acid, nitric, its tests in the pure and mixed state, 142, 143
- — — process for stains produced by, 143
- Acid, oxalic, its action on the animal body, 173
- — — its morbid appearances, 177
- — — symptoms caused by it in man, 173
- — — its symptoms are occasionally of themselves complete proof of poisoning, 179
- — — its tests when pure, 168
- — — process for, in organic mixtures, 170
- — — treatment of poisoning with, 178
- Acid, phosphorous, a feeble poison, 152
- — — sulpho-cyanic, not a poison, 587
- Acid, sulphuric, its tests in the pure state, 123
- — — process for it in the mixed state, 126
- — — process for stains occasioned by, 125
- — — action on animals, 128
- — — morbid appearances, 135
- — — the morbid appearances are at times of themselves complete proof of poisoning, 139
- Acid, sulphuric, symptoms in man classified, 129
- — — the symptoms are at times alone complete proof of poisoning, 135
- — — throwing of, to disfigure or disable, is a capital crime, 122
- — — treatment of poisoning with, 140
- Acid, sulphuric, effects of on the intestines after death, 139
- Aconitina, the alkaloid of monkshood, 662
- Aconitum, poisoning with, 662
- Acrid poisons of the vegetable and animal kingdoms, 451
- Action of poisons, 9
- — — — by absorption, 17
- — — — causes which modify the, 27
- — — — local, 9
- — — — remote, 11
- — — — organs acted on by the remote, 22
- — — — rapidity of the, 14, 582
- — — — through sympathy, 12
- — — — applied to the discovery of antidotes, 37
- Administration of poison by prisoner, necessity of the proof of, on trials, 72
- — — — by prisoner, may be proved by pure medical evidence, 73
- Æthusa, poisoning with, 662
- Aggregation, state of, its effects on the action of poisons, 28
- Alcohol, poisoning with, 725
- — morbid appearances induced by, 731
- — poisoning of with other poisons, 734
- — symptoms of poisoning with, in its several degrees, 725
- — treatment of poisoning with, 735
- Alkalies and Alkaline salts, fixed, 180
- — — — — their mode of action, 183
- — — — — morbid appearances caused by them, 186
- — — — — symptoms caused in man, several varieties of, 183
- — — — — tests for, 181
- — — — — treatment of poisoning with, 187
- Alkaline sulphurets. See Sulphurets.
- Almond. See Bitter-Almond.
- Alum, effects of on man and animals, 509
- Ammonia and its salts, tests of, 193
- — — — — their effects on man and animals, 193
- Ammoniacal gas, effects of, on man, 194
- Amygdalus. See Bitter Almond.
- Anemone, its effects as a poison, 463
- Angustura bark, false, its effects on man and animals, 692
- Animal acrids, general observations on their effects, 470
- Animal matter poisoned by disease, 487
- — — poisonous from ordinary putrefaction, 490
- — — poisonous from modified putrefaction, 492
- Animals, evidence of poisoning from experiments on, 62
- Animals, effects of suspected articles of food on, 63
- — effects of suspected matters of vomiting or contents of stomach on, 67
- — experiments on, may illustrate physiological points disputed on trials, 71
- — various effects of poisons on different, 63
- Antidotes, by what principles the search for them must be regulated, 37
- Antimony, tests for its compounds, 367
- — tartrate of. See Tartar-emetic.
- Apoplexy, distinction between it and narcotic poisoning, drawn from symptoms, 511
- — distinction between it and narcotic poisoning, drawn from morbid appearances, 514
- — congestive appearances of, 517
- — from extravasation, 517
- — serous, 517
- — simple, 515
- Arseniate of potass, its tests, 224
- Arsenic, tests for its compounds, 198
- — action of, illustrated by experiments on animals, 227
- — acts through all the animal tissues, 229
- — acts in all its chemical forms, except in the metallic state, 230
- — action of, is a little impaired by the effects of mixture—not by habit, 233
- — acts when applied to ulcers and eruptions, 251
- — acts when applied to the sound skin, 257
- — acts when introduced into the rectum, 253
- — acts when thrust into the vagina, 254
- — acts powerfully when inhaled, 254
- — does it exist in the blood of those poisoned with it?, 228
- Arsenic, dose required to cause death, 232
- — morbid appearances caused by it, 262
- — morbid appearances sometimes not caused by it at all, 262
- — morbid appearances caused by it after death, 282
- — does it prevent the bodies of those poisoned with it from putrefying?, 273 273
- — symptoms it causes in man classified according to three varieties, 234
- — symptoms of, at times supply alone complete evidence of poisoning, 259
- Arsenic, symptoms of, occasionally very trifling, even where fatal, 286
- — symptoms of, how soon may they begin, and how long may they be delayed?, 234
- — symptoms of, how soon may they kill?, 239
- — symptoms of, how long may they last?, 248
- — treatment of poisoning with, 283
- — treatment of, no antidotes known, 285
- — changes it undergoes in the stomach after death, 268
- — metallic, not a poison, 230
- — oxide of. See Acid, arsenious.
- — sulphurets of. See Sulphurets.
- Arsenite of copper, its tests, 223
- — — — seldom contained in mineral green, 223, 346
- — of potass, its tests, 223
- Arseniuretted-hydrogen, 227
- — — its effects, 256
- Arum maculatum, poisoning with, 465
- Asagræa officinalis, 672
- Atropa, poisoning with, 639
- — symptoms induced by it in man, 640
- — morbid appearances caused by it, 643
- Atropia, alkaloid of belladonna, 639
- Bacon, poisonous at times, 497
- Baryta, poisoning with its compounds, 446
- — muriate of, tests for, 446
- — — — and carbonate, their effects on man and animals, 448
- — morbid appearances caused by, 450
- — treatment of poisoning with, 450
- Bee, its poisonous sting, 487
- Belladonna. See Atropa.
- Bichloride of mercury. See Corrosive Sublimate.
- Bicyanide of mercury, 303
- Biliary ducts, rupture of, imitates irritant poisoning, 97
- Bilious vomiting, imitates irritant poisoning, 100
- Bismuth, poisoning with its compounds, 383
- Bitartrate of potash, a poison in large doses, 507
- Bitter-almond, its poisonous effects, 602
- — may cause death, 603
- — essential oil of, its effects as a poison, 604
- — essential oil of, its composition, 601
- — essential oil of, its formation, 602
- Bitter-apple, poisoning with, 460
- Bitter cassava, poisoning with, 457
- Bitter-sweet, a feeble poison, 576
- Blood, discovery of poisons in the, 21
- Boiling water, effects of, when swallowed, 505
- — — causes cynanche laryngea, 506
- Bombyx processionaria, its poisonous effects, 477
- Brain, inflammation of its membranes, distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 523
- — inflammation of its substance, distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 524
- — hypertrophy of, distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 526
- Bread, adulteration of, with the sulphate of copper, 354
- — effects of spoiled, 720
- Bromine, tests for, 161
- — its effects on animals, 162
- Brucea antidysenterica, not the False Angustura tree, 692
- Brucia, alkaloid of false angustura bark, 692
- Bryony-root, effects of, on man and animals, 459
- Calomel, its tests, 292
- — can it be considered an irritant poison?, 332
- Calthapalustris, its effects as a poison, 463
- Camphor, its effects on animals, 694
- — morbid appearances caused by, 696
- — symptoms excited by, in man, 694
- Cantharides, physical characters of, 471
- — action of, on animals, 471
- — morbid appearances caused by, 476
- — symptoms it excites in man, 472
- — treatment of poisoning with, 476
- Carbonate of ammonia, 193
- — of baryta, tests of, 446
- — of lead, tests of, 398
- — of lead is formed on lead by the action of air and water,—and see Lead, 399
- Carbonates of potass and soda, tests of, 181
- Carbonic acid. See Gas.
- Carbonic oxide gas, effects of, on man, 624
- Carburetted-hydrogen gas, its effects on man, 622
- Cassada, bitter, its effects, 457
- Castor-oil-seeds, effects of, on man and animals, 456
- Cerasus Lauro-cerasus. See Cherry-laurel.
- Cevadilla, a poison, 672
- Cheese, occasionally poisonous without intentional adulteration, 494
- Chemical analysis, evidence of general poisoning from, 54
- — — may be rendered unavailing by vomiting and purging, 55
- — — may be rendered useless by absorption, 57
- — — may be fruitless, because the poison has been decomposed, 58
- — — is often successful after long interment, 58
- Chemical combination, its influence in modifying the operation of poisons, 28
- Chemical decomposition, its effects in removing poisons beyond the reach of analysis, 58
- Chemical evidence not always indispensable to the proof of poisoning, 59
- Cherry-laurel water, a deadly poison, 605
- — essential oil of, is the same as the oil of bitter-almond, 605
- — effects of the distilled water and oil on animals and man, 605, 606
- Chlorine, its effects on man and animals, 152, 616
- Chloride of barium, 446
- — of iron, poisoning with, 392
- Chlorides of soda, potassa and lime, their action as poisons, 191
- Cholera imitates irritant poisons, and how to be distinguished, 100
- — its shortest duration, 101
- — supposed to have been caused by emanations from a cess-pool, 621
- — impairs the activity of some poisons, 35
- — malignant, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 102
- Chrome, poisoning with the compounds of, 385
- Cicuta, its effects on man and animals, 662
- Cinnabar, its tests, 290
- Citric acid, not a poison, 180
- Classification of poisons, 90
- Cluster-cherry, its distilled water and essential oil are active poisons, 608
- Cocculus indicus, its effects on man and animals, 696
- Colchicum autumnale, effects of, on man, 674
- Colchina, alkaloid of colchicum, 674
- Cold water, death from drinking it, imitating irritant poisoning, 98
- Colic, how it is distinguished from irritant poisoning, 109
- Colica pictonum, causes of, 426, 431, 437
- — — trades which are subject to suffer, 436
- Colica pictonum, precautions for preventing it in workmen, 443
- Colocynth, effects of, on man and animals, 460
- Common salt, a poison in very large doses, 508
- Compound poisoning, 740
- Conduct of prisoner, illustrated by medical evidence, may prove his guilt, 73
- Conia, alkaloid of hemlock, 653
- Conium, effects of, on man and animals, 654
- Copper, poisoning with, 345
- — action of its compounds, 358
- — adulteration of bread with, 354
- — corrosion of, by articles of food and drink, 350, 353
- — corroded by saline solutions, 350
- — corroded by wine and vegetable acids, 352
- — corroded by fatty matters, 352
- — metallic, not poisonous, 360
- — morbid appearances caused by, 364
- — process for detecting its salts when pure, 346
- — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 355
- — sulphuret not poisonous, unless long exposed to the air, 361
- — symptoms of poisoning with in man, 361
- — treatment of poisoning with, 365
- — contained in most vegetable substances, 355
- — is it contained in the blood of animals poisoned with it?, 360
- Coriaria myrtifolia, poisoning with, 698
- Corrosion caused by poisons, examples of, 9
- Corrosive sublimate, action on animals. See Mercury.
- — — action on dead intestine, 341
- — — chemical properties of, 291
- — — is decomposed by organic principles, 297
- — — process for, in the solid state, 292
- — — process by reduction when it is dissolved, 292
- — — process by liquid tests when it is dissolved, 293
- — — process for it in organic mixtures, 296
- — — additional tests for it in the pure state, 294
- — — symptoms caused by it in man. See Mercury.
- Cream of tartar, a poison in large doses, 507
- Creasote, a poison, 739
- Croton-oil and seed, effects of, 459
- Cuckow-pint, poisoning with, 465
- Cupping-glasses, in the treatment of external poisoning, 38
- Cyanide of mercury, tests for, 303
- — its effects on man, 332
- Cyanogen gas, its effects on animals, 636
- Cyanous acid, a feeble poison, 587
- Cytisus Laburnum, its poisonous effects, 723
- Daffodil, its effects as a poison, 467
- Daphne, effects of its different species on man and animals, 465
- Darnel-grass, its effects on man, 721
- Datura, poisoning with, 644
- Daturia, alkaloid of thorn-apple, 645
- Dead-tongue, poisoning with, 658
- Death-bed, evidence in cases of poisoning, its importance, and hints for collecting it, 84
- Delirium tremens, impair the activity of some poisons, 35
- — — the effect of alcohol, 731
- Delphinia, alkaloid of stavesacre, 464
- Delphinium, poisoning with, 464
- Digestion of poisons, tends to remove them beyond the reach of analysis, 58
- Digitalis, poisoning with, 678
- Dippel’s oil, a poison, 737
- Diseases, their influence on the operation of poisons, 35
- Distension of stomach, death from, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 95
- Dysentery impairs the activity of opium as a poison, 35
- Eels sometimes poisonous, 484
- Elaterium and elaterin, their poisonous properties, 461
- Emeta, its poisonous properties, 682
- Empyreumatic oils are active poisons, 737
- Epilepsy, distinction between it and narcotic poisoning from the symptoms, 519
- — distinction of, from narcotic poisoning by morbid appearances, 521
- Epsom salt, a poison in large doses, 506
- Ergot. See Spurred rye.
- Ervum Ervilia is a poison, 722
- Ether, effects of, on man and animals, 736
- Euphorbium, its effects on man and animals, 454
- Evidence of poisoning. See Symptoms. Morbid Appearances. Chemical Evidence. Animals.
- — of general poisoning from symptoms, 43
- — — — — from morbid appearances, 51
- — — — — from chemical analysis, 54
- Evidence of general poisoning from experiments on animals, 62
- — — — — from moral circumstances, 71
- Evidence, medical, of the administration in charges of poisoning, 72
- — — may prove the prisoner’s intent, 78
- — — on death-bed, 83
- Fainting, mortal, distinction between it and narcotic poisoning, 527
- Feigned poisoning, 86
- Ferro-cyanate of potass not poisonous, 586
- Fever impairs the activity of some poisons, 35
- Fish-poison, 477
- Fly-powder, tests for, 199
- Fool’s parsley, effects on man and animals, 661
- Foxglove, its effects on man and animals, 678
- Fowler’s solution, tests of, 223
- Fungi, list of the wholesome, 700
- — list of the deleterious, 701
- — circumstances which modify their qualities, 702
- — rules for knowing poisonous, 703
- — active principles of, 704
- — symptoms of poisoning with, 704
- — morbid appearances caused by, 708
- — treatment of poisoning with, 709
- — poisoning of wholesome kinds with other poisons, 709
- Gamboge, poisoning with, 466
- Gas, carbonic acid, morbid appearances caused by, 632
- — — — is poisonous positively, not negatively, 614, 624
- — — — symptoms caused by, when pure, 625
- — — — symptoms it causes when diluted with air, 625
- — — — symptoms, when from burning charcoal, 626
- — — — symptoms, when from burning coal, 631
- — — — symptoms, when from burning tallow, 630
- — — — symptoms when formed by respiration, 632
- — — — treatment of poisoning with, 634
- Gas, carbonic oxide, its effects on man, 634
- — carbureted-hydrogen, effects on man, 622
- — coal and oil, effects on man, 622
- — chlorine, its effects on man, 616
- — cyanogen, its effects on animals and plants, 636
- — hydrosulphuric acid, effects when injected into the veins, 613
- — — — effects when breathed by man, 618
- — — — effects on vegetables, 618
- Gas, hydrosulphuric acid, morbid appearances caused by, 619
- — — — proves fatal though applied to the skin only, 614, 617
- — muriatic acid, very poisonous to plants, 617
- — nitric oxide and nitrous acid, effects when injected into the veins, 614
- — nitrous acid, effects on man, 615
- — nitrous oxide, its effects on man and plants, 635
- — oxygen, a positive poison, 636
- — sulphurous acid, extremely poisonous to plants, 631
- Gases, poisonous, medico-legal importance of, 611
- — which of them are negatively, and which positively poisonous, 612
- Gastritis. See Stomach.
- General poisoning, evidence of, 39
- and see Evidence.
- Glass-powder, is it a poison?, 503
- Gold, poisoning with its compounds, 383
- Goulard’s extract, tests for, 399
- Grain, sometimes poisonous, 710
- — unripe, its supposed effects on man, 719
- Green vitriol. See Sulphate of Iron.
- Gullet, perforation of, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 108, 119
- Habit, its effect in modifying the action of poisons, 34
- Hæmatemesis, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 109
- Heart, organic diseases of, may imitate narcotic poisoning, 528
- Hellebore, effects of its different species on man and animals, 672
- Hellebore, white. See Veratrum.
- Hemlock, its effects on man and animals, 653
- — dropwort, its effects as a poison, 660
- Henbane. See Hyoscyamus.
- Hippomane Mancinella, its poisonous effects, 458
- Hot liquids cause symptoms of irritant poisoning, 505
- Hydrochlorate of ammonia. See Ammonia.
- Also, 193
- Hydrochlorates. See Muriates.
- Hydrochloric acid. See Acids.
- Hydrocyanic acid. See Acid.
- Hyoscyamus, its effects on man and animals, 573
- Hydrophobia impairs the activity of some poisons, 35
- Hypertrophy of brain. See Brain.
- Hysteria lessens the effect of opium, 35
- Idiosyncrasy, its influence in modifying the action of poisons, 32
- — sometimes renders wholesome articles deleterious to individuals, 33, 68
- Iliac passion imitates irritant poisoning, 109
- Imaginary poisoning, 85
- Imputed poisoning, 88
- Inflammation of brain. See Brain.
- — of intestine. See Intestines.
- — of stomach. See Stomach.
- Insects, poisonous, 486
- Intent in the administration of poison may be sometimes proved by medical evidence, 78
- Interment for years may not prevent the detection of poisons, 58
- Intestines, inflammation of, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 99
- — obstruction of, may imitate irritant poisoning, 109
- — perforation of, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 108, 119
- Iodide of potassium, effects, 157
- — — — tests of, 158
- Iodine, its effects on man and animals, 154
- — its tests in the pure and mixed state, 152
- Ipecacuan, poisoning with, 682
- Ipomæa Purga, a poison, 467
- Iron, poisoning with the salts of, 391
- Irritant poisons, general observations on, 92
- — — distribution of into orders, 121
- — — morbid appearances of, contrasted with those of various natural diseases, 110
- — — symptoms of, contrasted with those of various natural diseases, 93
- Irritation, examples of, caused by poisons, 9
- Jalap, its effects as a poison, 467
- Jatropha, its effects on man and animals, 457
- Juniperus Sabina, its poisonous effects, 468
- King’s yellow, its tests and composition, 225
- Laburnum seeds poisonous, 723
- Lacluca, poisoning with, 575
- Lathyrus Cicera is a poison, 722
- Lead, tests for its compounds, 396
- — action of air and water on, 399
- — adulteration of wines with, 420
- — adulteration of spirits with, 422
- — adulteration of a mechanical nature, 422
- — corrosion of, by distilled water, 401
- — corrosion of, by water prevented by salts in solution, 403
- — corrosion of, prevented by excessively minute proportions of some salts, 403
- — corrosion of, by natural waters, 406
- — corrosion of, by rain and snow-water, 406
- Lead, corrosion of, by spring waters, how prevented, 414
- — corrosion of, not caused by some spring waters, 408
- — dissolved by many acidulous fluids, 415
- — dissolved by these fluids much more rapidly if it is oxidated, 419
- — metallic, is not poisonous, 427
- — mode of action on the animal body, 424
- — does it exist in the blood or organs of animals poisoned with it?, 426
- — morbid appearances caused by, 439
- — process for detecting its compounds, 396
- — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 422
- — sulphuret of, not poisonous, 427
- — symptoms caused by, in man, classified according to two varieties, 429
- — symptoms caused by, as an irritant, 429
- — symptoms of, constituting the disease colica pictonum, 431
- — tradesmen who are subject to suffer from poisoning with, 436
- Lead, treatment of poisoning with, 441
- Lead glazing is rapidly acted on by acidulous fluids in some circumstances, not in others, 419
- Lettuce-opium, effect of, on animals, 575
- Lime, poisoning with, 192
- Liver of sulphur. See Sulphurets.
- Litharge, tests for, 396
- Lividity is no evidence of poisoning, 51
- Local action of poisons, 9
- Lolium temulentum, its effects on man, 721
- Maize, spurred, 718
- Manchineel, its effects on man and animals, 458
- Mania impairs the activity of some poisons, 35
- Marsh marigold, its effects on man and animals, 464
- Meadow-saffron, its effects on man, 674
- Mechanical irritants produce the same effects as irritant poisons, 501
- Meconic acid, its tests, 53
- — — is not poisonous, 562
- Meloe proscarabæus, its poisonous effects, 477
- Melanosis of stomach imitates the effects of irritant poisons, 112
- Melæna, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 109
- Meningitis, how distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 523
- Menispermum Cocculus, poisoning with, 696
- Mercurial salivation in cases of poisoning, when does it begin?, 314
- Mercurial salivation, phenomena of, 316
- — — can it be confounded with any other disorder?, 319
- — — may it return after a long intermission?, 322
- — — its duration, 322
- — — in what modes it may prove fatal, 324
- Mercurial tremor, 324
- Mercury, action of its soluble compounds on the animal body, 303
- — acts through all animal tissues, 327
- — acts in all soluble chemical compounds, 329
- — acts not, when in the metallic state, 330
- — acts not, in the form of sulphuret, 331
- — acts not, when its soluble compounds are decomposed by organic principles, 336
- — existence in the blood of those who have taken it is extremely probable, 306
- — morbid appearances caused by, 337
- Mercury, processes for its compounds when pure, 289
- — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 299
- — symptoms of poisoning with, classified according to three varieties, 310
- — symptoms of corrosive poisoning with, their longest duration, 312
- — symptoms of, their shortest duration in fatal cases, 313
- — symptoms of, sometimes furnish of themselves decisive evidence of poisoning, 337
- — treatment of poisoning with an antidote, 342
- Metals, not poisonous unless oxidated, 230, 329, 360, 427
- Mezereon, its effects on man and animals, 465
- Milk at times poisonous without intentional adulteration, 496
- Mineral-green, tests of, 347
- — See Arsenite of Copper.
- Mixture, its effect in modifying the action of poisons, 29
- Momordica Elaterium, its poisonous properties, 461
- Monkshood, its effects on man and animals, 662
- Moral evidence of poisoning, 71
- Morbid appearances, evidence of general poisoning from, 51
- — — sometimes supply alone full proof of poisoning, 139
- Morphia, its tests, 532
- — its effects on man and animals, 557
- Mosses, poisonous, 710
- Mountain-ash is poisonous, as containing hydrocyanic acid, 609
- Muriate of baryta. See Baryta.
- Muriate of morphia, its tests, 533
- Muriate of mercury. See Calomel—Corrosive Sublimate.
- Muriate of soda, a poison in large quantity, 508
- Muriatic acid, 146
- Muriatic acid gas, 617
- Muscles are occasionally poisonous, 479
- — causes why they become poisonous, 481
- — copper cannot account for their effects, 481
- — decay, does it render them poisonous?, 481
- — disease, will this explain their effects?, 482
- — idiosyncrasy sometimes makes them poisonous, 482
- — insects of a poisonous nature entering their shell, will this explain their effects?, 483
- Muscles, principle of a poisonous nature not yet discovered in them, 482
- — symptoms and morbid appearances caused by the poisonous, 479
- Mushrooms. See Fungi.
- Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, a poison, 467
- Narcotico-acrid poisons, general remarks on, 637
- Narcotic poisoning, its symptoms and morbid appearances, contrasted with those of natural disease, 510
- Narcotics, their active principles, 529
- Narcotine, its tests, 534
- — its effects on animals, 560
- Nervous local impressions, examples of, caused by poisons, 10
- Nicotiana Tabacum. See Tobacco.
- Nicotianin, poisonous principle of tobacco, 647
- Nightshade. See Solanum—Atropa.
- Nitrates of mercury, their tests, 303
- Nitre, its tests, 187
- — its action and symptoms in man, 188
- — morbid appearances caused by, 191
- Nitric acid. See Acids, Mineral.
- Nitric oxide gas, its effects on animals, 614
- Nitrous acid vapour, its effects on man, 615
- Nitrous oxide gas, its effects on man, 635
- Nux-vomica, action of, on animals, 688
- — morbid appearances caused by, 689
- — symptoms it excites in man, 686
- Nux-vomica, symptoms of, sometimes alone are complete evidence of poisoning, 690
- — its tests, 686
- — treatment, 690
- Œnanthe, poisoning with, 653
- Oil of Dippel, 737
- Oil of tar, 738
- Oil of turpentine, 738
- Oils, empyreumatic, are poisonous, 737
- Opium, frequently used for the purpose of poisoning, 530
- — action of, illustrated by experiments, 539
- — acts as a poison through every animal tissue, even the skin, 556
- — chemical history of, 530
- — chemical analysis cannot detect it in the blood, 541
- — morbid appearances caused by, 562
- — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 534
- — may cause death and not be discoverable in the stomach why?, 537
- Opium, symptoms of, in man, 539
- — symptoms of, how soon may they begin, and how long may they be delayed?, 543
- Opium, ordinary, shortest, and longest duration of fatal poisoning with, 547
- — smallest fatal dose of, in adults, 549
- — fatal dose in infants extremely small, 549
- — principles contained in, 531
- — tests for the principles of, when pure, 532
- — treatment of poisoning with, 566
- Opium-eaters, are they short lived?, 551
- Orpiment, 224, 230
- Osmium, 395
- Oxygen, a poison, 636
- Oysters, sometimes poisonous, 483
- Peach flowers may cause fatal poisoning, 608
- Pepper, a poison in very large doses, 506
- Perforation. See Stomach—Intestines—Gullet.
- Peritonæum, inflammation of, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 105
- Phosphorus, its effects on man and animals, 149
- Phosphorous acid, a feeble poison, 152
- Picrotoxin, active principle of Cocculus Indicus, 696
- Pretended poisoning, 85
- Protochloride of Mercury, See Calomel.
- Prunus Lauro-cerasus. See Cherry-Laurel.
- Prunus Padus. See Cluster-Cherry.
- Prussiate. See Ferro-cyanate.
- Prussic acid. See Hydrocyanic.
- Putrefaction of the body, not a proof of poisoning when premature, 51
- — does not always prevent the detection of poisons, 59
- — does arsenic preserve the body from?, 273
- Putrefied animal matter, its effects as a poison on man and animals, 492
- Quantity or dose, its influence in modifying the action of poisons, 27
- Ramollissement. See Brain.
- Ranunculaceæ, their effects on man and animals, 462, 662
- Ranunculus, its poisonous effects, 462
- Realgar, its tests, 224
- Remote action of poisons, through what channel is it carried on?, 12
- Red-lead, tests for, 397
- Red precipitate, tests for, 290
- Redness of Stomach. See Stomach.
- Ricinus. See Castor oil.
- Rue, poisoning with, 681
- Rupture of stomach, death from, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 97
- Rupture of duodenum, death from, how distinguished from irritant poitant poisoning, 97
- Rupture of biliary ducts, 97
- — of uterus, 98
- Rust of wheat is not poisonous, 719
- Rye. See Spurred rye.
- Sal-ammoniac, its tests, 193
- — its action on animals, 196
- Salivation may be caused by various poisons, 319
- — may be caused by ulcerated sore throat, 319
- — sometimes an idiopathic disease, 319
- — sometimes arises from the influence of the imagination, 321
- Salivation, mercurial. See Mercurial.
- Salmon, pickled or kippered, sometimes injurious, 499
- Salt, common, a poison in very large quantity, 508
- Savin, its effects on man and animals, 468
- Sausages, occasionally poisonous, 492
- Scilla maritima, effects on man and animals, 671
- Secale cornutum. See Spur.
- Secret poisoning, 39, 249
- Serpents, venomous, 484
- Silver, poisoning with its compounds, 380
- Simultaneous illness of several persons, important proof of general poisoning, 80
- Skin, poisons act slowly or not at all through the sound, 30
- Skin, poisons act through it sometimes when long applied or rubbed in, or in the gaseous state, 257, 328, 435, 556, 614, 618, 625
- Snakes, venomous, 484
- Solanum, effects of its species on man and animals, 576
- Sorbus aucuparia. See Mountain-ash.
- Spinal cord, diseases of, distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 527
- Spirituous liquors. See Alcohol.
- Sprats smoked, sometimes poisonous, 499
- Spur, what kinds of grain are attacked by, 711
- Spurred maize, 718
- Spurred rye, its causes, 711
- — chemical analysis of, 713
- — effects on man and animals, 714
- — miscarriage supposed to be induced by, 717
- Squill, poisoning with, 670
- Stavesacre, its effects on man and animals, 464
- St. Ignatius’ bean, effects of, on man and animals, 691
- Stomach, distension of, death from, contrasted with irritant poisoning, 95
- — fibrinous and mucous effusion in, imitates the effects of irritant poisoning, 113
- — gelatinization of, a cause of perforation, 107
- — inflammation of, how distinguished from irritant poisoning, 102
- — inflammation of, is it in its acute state ever a natural disease?, 102
- — partial laceration of, contrasted with irritant poisoning, 97
- — redness of, from natural causes, imitates the effects of irritant poisons, 110
- — rupture of, contrasted with the effects of irritant poisons, 96
- — spontaneous perforation of, distinguished from irritant poisoning, 105
- — spontaneous perforation of, its symptoms and varieties, 105
- — spontaneous perforation of, its morbid appearances, nature and causes, 113
- — ulceration of, how distinguished from the effects of irritant poisons, 113
- Stomach-pump, discovery of, 567
- Stramonium, its effects on man and animals, 645
- Strontia, its salts not poisonous, 451
- Strychnia, alkaloid of the Strychni, effects of, on animals, 683
- Strychnos, which of its species are poisonous, 683
- Sugar of Lead. See Acetate.
- Sulphate of copper, tests for, 348
- — — — adulteration of bread with, 354
- — — iron occasionally poisonous, 392
- — — magnesia, poisonous in very large doses, 506
- — — mercury, its tests, 290
- — — potash, poisonous in large doses, 507
- — — zinc, tests of when pure, 386
- — — — effects on animals, 387
- — — — effects on man, 388
- — — — morbid appearances by, 391
- — — — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 386
- Sulpho-cyanic acid a feeble poison, 586
- Sulphur, its effects on man and animals, 152
- Sulphurets of the alkalis, effects on man, morbid appearances, and treatment of poisoning with, 196
- Sulphurets of antimony, tests of, 367
- — — arsenic, tests of, 224
- — — arsenic, its effects as a poison, 230
- Sulphuret of copper, not poisonous unless long exposed to the air, 360
- — — lead not poisonous, 428
- — — mercury its tests, 290
- — — mercury, not poisonous, 331
- Sulphuretted hydrogen. See Gas.
- Sulphuric acid. See Acids, Mineral.
- Sympathetic effects of poisons, 12
- Symptoms of poisoning, evidence from, 42
- — — — general character of, contrasted with those of the symptoms of natural disease, 42, 46
- — — — suddenness of the invasion of, 43, 46
- — — — commence after a meal, 45, 47
- — — — commence during health, 49
- — — — regularity of their increase, 44, 47
- — — — uniformity of their nature, 45, 47
- — — — may sometimes of themselves be complete evidence of poisoning, 179, 259, 337, 691
- Syncopal asphyxia, how distinguished from narcotic poisoning, 527
- Tartar-emetic, action of, on animals, 371
- — action on the skin, 375
- — morbid appearances caused by, 376
- — process for detecting it in a pure solution, 368
- — process for detecting it in organic mixtures, 369
- — symptoms excited in man by, 372
- — sometimes not poisonous in large doses, 373
- Tartar-emetic, treatment of poisoning with, 377
- Tartaric acid, not a poison, 180
- Tetanus lessens the activity of some poisons, 35
- Thorn-apple effects on man and animals, 645
- Ticunas, an American poison, 693
- Tin, poisoning with its compounds, 378
- Tissues, influence of different, in modifying the action of poisons, 30
- Tobacco, effects on man and animals, 649
- — effects of, by the way of injection, 650
- — not injurious to workmen who manufacture it, 652
- Toffana, alleged effects of the Aqua Toffana, 249
- Trachinus has poisonous spines, 478
- Tremblement metallique, its nature and causes, 325
- Treatment of poisoning, general inferences as to, drawn from the physiological action of poisons, 36
- Turbith-mineral, its tests, 290
- Unripe grain, its supposed deleterious effects, 719
- Upas antiar, 698
- — tieuté, 691
- Uterus, rupture of, imitates irritant poisoning, 97
- Vegetable acrids, general remarks on their effects, 451
- Venomous insects, 486
- Venomous serpents, 484
- Veratria, alkaloid of veratrum, 673
- Veratrum, poisoning with the different species of, 672
- Verdigris, artificial, tests of, 349
- Verdigris, natural, tests of, 348
- Verditer, tests of, 347
- Vermilion, tests of, 290
- Vitriol, blue. See Sulphate of Copper.
- Vomiting, effects of, in removing poisons beyond the reach of analysis, 55
- Wasp, its poisonous effects, 480
- Water-hemlock, effects of, on man and animals, 658
- Weever, poisonous spines of, 478
- Wheat, rust of, is hardly poisonous,
- White-lead, tests for, 397
- White vitriol. See Sulphate of Zinc.
- White precipitate, 332
- Worms perforating the intestines may imitate irritant poisoning, 108
- — producing epilepsy may imitate narcotic poisoning, 521
- Woorara, an American poison, 693
- Yew, poisoning with, 699
- Zinc, poisoning with its compounds, 386
- — sulphate of. See Sulphate.