Elements of medical jurisprudence / by Theodric Romeyn Beck and John B. Beck.

  • Dunlop William.
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1838
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    Hydrochlorate of ammonia, page 719. Hydrocotyle vulgaris, an acrid poison, 839. . Hydroeyanate of ammonia, 892. Hydrocyanic acid (see Prussic acid), 906. Hydrogen gas, ib. Hydrogenated sulphuret of potash, 719. Hydrophobia, 856. Feigned, 19. Hydrostatic test of infanticide, 268. Objections to, and examination of these, 265-285. Directions for performing, 285. Hymen, existence of, 82. As a proof of virginity, ib. Hyoscyamus, various species of, deemed poisonous, 884. Hyoscyamus albns, poisoning by, 883. Hyoscyamus niger, poisoning by, ib. Hypochondriasis, its characteristics, 450. Distinction between it and melan- choly, 451. Hypospadias, 52. Hysteria, feigned, 17- Identity, disputed cases of, 372-378. Use of physical signs in determining 373. ' Idiosyncrasy, its effects, 671. Idiotism, its frequency in some countries, 401. Idiotism, characteristics of, ib. Its complication with other diseases, ib. Feigned, 408. Idiots, laws concerning, 416. Definition of, in law, ib. Method of proving persons, 417- Persons born deaf, dumb, and blind, are, 475. Illusions, what constitutes them, 394. Imbecility, mental, 401, 467- In an insurance on life, 384. Immature foetus, signs of, 188. Impotence, a cause of divorce, 49. Laws concerning it, 49, 66. Causes of, in the male, 51. Absolute, ib. Accidental, 56. Curable, ib. Diseases that cause temporary, 57- That do not cause temporary, 58. Causes of, in the female, 60. Curable, 63. Incurable, 60. Impregnation, during sleep, 152. In cases of rape, 109. When the female is in a stupor, 152. Incoherent madness, 400. Incontinence of urine, feigned, 20. Indigestion, its symptoms, resembling poisons, 672. Infant cannot make a valid will, 463. Infanticide, page 201. History of, in various countries, 201- 213. Definition of, 214. Murder of the foetus in utero, ib. Vitality of the foetus, ib. Proofs of the murder of the foetus, (see Abortion), 217. Proofs of the child being born alive, 245. from the character of the blood, ib. from condition of heart and blood- vessels, 247- from the distribution of blood in different organs, 258. from thepresenceof ecchymosis,263. Proofs of the child having respired after birth, 265. Configuration and size of thorax, ib. Volume or size of the lungs, 266. Relative situation of the lungs, ib. Shape of the lungs, ib. Colour of the lungs, 267- Consistence or density of the lungs, ib. Specific gravity of the lungs, ib. Objections to the hydrostatic test, 268-286. State of the diaphragm, 287- Discharge of the meconium, ib. State of the bladder, ib. Means of death. Criminal, 288-296. Accidental, 296-304. Circumstantial evidence of, 304. External and internal examination of the child, 306. Mode of conducting dissection, ib. Examination of the mother, 308. Reports of cases, ib. Laws against, 314-322. Insanity, 390. Symptoms of, 391. Causes of, 405. Moral, 402, 441. Feigned, 405. Partial, 471. Concealed, 4081 Rules for detection of feigned and concealed, 415. Excuses from crimes, 423. Incapacitates for making a will, 463. (See Mania and Melancholia). Insensibility during delivery, 169. Insurance upon lives, 379. Intestines, wounds of the, 638. Intoxication, death from, 940. Symptoms indicative of danger, 941. Treatment, 943. In an insurance on life, 385. Does not excuse from punishment,453. A frequent case of insanity, 454. Iodine, poisoning by, 71L