A treatise on poisons : in relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic.

  • Christison, Robert, Sir, 1797-1882.
Date:
1845
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    INDEX. AnsonPTinx, its extreme rapidity Pa^c 15 action oT poisons through lJ effect of in removing p >i- sons beyond the reach of analysis 57 Acetatae of lead, tests of, in its pure state - - - - 398 [irocess 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 ani- mals - - - 165 Acid, arsenious, its chemical proper- ties - - - - 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 com- plete evidence conjunctly, not se- parately - - -209 its tests when mixed with organic substances - - 215 Marsh's process for 211,217 Reinsch's process for 214, 216 process for by hydrosul- phuric 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 - - Hfi Acid, hydrocyanic, its action on the body .... 582 rapidity of its ac- tion - - - 582, 590 acts in all its chemi- ical 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 thebiood Page 594 contained in many plants, renders them poisonous 600 its tests when pure 578 process for detect- ing 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 poison- ing with - - - 596 Acid, meconic, its tests - - 532 Acid, nitiic, its tests in the pure and mixed state - - 142, 143 process for stains pro- duced by - - - 14 3 Acid, oxalic, its action on the animal body - - - - 173 its morbid appearances 177 symptoms caused by it in man - - - - 173 its symptoms are occa- sionally of themselves completeproof 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 mix- ed state - - - 126 . process for stains occa- sioned 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 poi- soning - - - - 135 throwing of, to disfi- gure or disable, is a capital crime 122 treatment of poisoning with 140