| 514. | Symptoms Produced by Colchicum—Post-mortem Appearances, | 412, 413 |
| 515. | Separation of Colchicine from Organic Matters, | 413 |
| | XIII. MUSCARINE AND THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLES OF CERTAIN FUNGI. | |
| 516. | Description of the Amanita Muscaria—Use of it by the Natives of Kamschatka, | 413, 414 |
| 517. | Cases of Poisoning by the Fungus itself, | 414, 415 |
| 518. | Muscarine—Its Properties and Effects, | 415, 416 |
| 519. | Antagonistic Action of Atropine and Muscarine, | 416 |
| 520. | Detection of Muscarine, | 416, 417 |
| 521. | The Agaricus Phalloides—Phallin, | 417 |
| 522. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 417, 418 |
| 523. | The Agaricus Pantherinus—The Agaricus Ruber—Ruberine—Agarythrine, | 418 |
| 524. | The Boletus Satanus, or Luridus, | 418 |
| 525. | Occasional Effects of the Common Morelle, | 418 |
| | Division II.—Glucosides. | |
| | I. DIGITALIS GROUP. | |
| 526. | Description of the Digitalis Purpurea, or Foxglove, | 419 |
| 527. | Active Principles of the Foxglove—The Digitalins, | 419 |
| 528. | Digitalein, | 420 |
| 529. | Digitonin—Digitogenin, | 420 |
| 530. | Digitalin, | 420 |
| 531. | Digitaletin, | 420 |
| 532. | Digitoxin—Toxiresin, | 420, 421 |
| 533. | Digitaleretin—Paradigitaletin, | 421 |
| 534. | Other Active Principles in Digitalis; such as Digitin, Digitalacrin, Digitalein, &c., | 421, 422 |
| 535. | Reactions of the Digitalins, | 422 |
| 536. | Pharmaceutical Preparations of Digitalin, | 422 |
| 537. | Fatal Dose, | 422-424 |
| 538. | Statistics of Poisoning by Digitalis, | 424 |
| 539. | Effects on Man—Illustrative Cases, | 424-427 |
| 540. | Physiological Action of the Digitalins, | 427 |
| 541. | Local Action of the Digitalins, | 427, 428 |
| 542. | Action on the Heart and Circulation, | 428, 429 |
| 543. | Action of the Digitalins on the Muco-Intestinal Tract and other Organs, | 429 |
| 544. | Action of Digitalin on the Common Blow-Fly, | 429 |
| 545. | Action of the Digitalins on the Frog’s Heart, | 429, 430 |
| 546. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 430 |
| 547. | Separation of the Digitalins from Animal Tissues, &c.—Tests, Chemical and Physiological, | 431 |
| | II. OTHER POISONOUS GLUCOSIDES ACTING ON THE HEART. | |
| | 1. Crystallisable Glucosides. | |
| 548. | Antiarin—Chemical Properties, | 432 |
| 549. | Effects of Antiarin, | 432 |
| 550. | Separation of Antiarin, | 432 |
| 551. | The Active Principles of the Hellebores—Helleborin—Helleborein—Helleboretin, | 433 |
| 552. | Symptoms of Poisoning by Hellebore, | 433 |
| 553. | Euonymin, | 433 |
| 554. | Thevetin, | 434 |
| | 2. Substances partly Crystallisable, but which are not Glucosides. | |
| 555. | Strophantin, | 434 |
| 556. | Apocynin, | 434 |
| | 3. Non-Crystallisable Glucosides almost Insoluble in Water. | |
| 557. | Scillain, or Scillitin—Adonidin, | 434 |
| 558. | Oleandrin, | 435 |
| 559. | Neriin, or Oleander Digitalin, | 435 |
| 560. | Symptoms of Poisoning by Oleander, | 435, 436 |
| 561. | The Madagascar Ordeal Poison, | 436 |
| | 4. Substances which, with other Toxic Effects, behave like the Digitalins. | |
| 562. | Erythrophlein, | 436 |
| | III. SAPONIN—SAPONIN SUBSTANCES. | |
| 563. | The Varieties of Saponins, | 436, 437 |
| 564. | Properties of Saponin, | 437 |
| 565. | Effects of Saponin, | 437, 438 |
| 566. | Action on Man, | 438 |
| 567. | Separation of Saponin, | 438, 439 |
| 568. | Identification of Saponin, | 439 |
| | Division III.—Certain Poisonous Anhydrides of Organic Acids. | |
| | I. SANTONIN. | |
| 569. | Properties of Santonin, | 439, 440 |
| 570. | Poisoning by Santonin, | 440 |
| 571. | Fatal Dose, | 440 |
| 572. | Effects on Animals, | 440 |
| 573. | Effects on Man—Yellow Vision, | 440, 441 |
| 574. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 441 |
| 575. | Separation from the Contents of the Stomach, | 441, 442 |
| | II. MEZEREON. | |
| 576. | Cases of Poisoning by the Mezereon, | 442 |
| | Division IV.—Various Vegetable Poisonous Principles—not Admitting of Classification Under the Previous Three Divisions. | |
| | I. ERGOT OF RYE. | |
| 577. | Description of the Ergot Fungus, | 442, 443 |
| 578. | Chemical Constituents of Ergot—Ergotinine—Ecboline—Scleromucin—Sclerotic Acid—Sclererythrin—Scleroidin—Sclerocrystallin—Sphacelic Acid—Cornutin, | 443-445 |
| 579. | Detection of Ergot in Flour, | 445 |
| 580. | Pharmaceutical Preparations, | 445 |
| 581. | Dose, | 446 |
| 582. | Ergotism—Historical Notice of Various Outbreaks, | 446, 447 |
| 583. | Convulsive Form of Ergotism, | 447 |
| 584. | Gangrenous Form of Ergotism—The Wattisham Cases, | 447, 448 |
| 585. | Symptoms of Acute Poisoning by Ergot, | 448 |
| 586. | Physiological Action, as shown by Experiments on Animals, | 448-450 |
| 587. | Separation of the Active Principles of Ergot, | 450 |
| | II. PICROTOXIN, THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE OF THE COCCULUS INDICUS. | |
| 588. | Enumeration of the Active Principles contained in the Menispermum Cocculus, | 451 |
| 589. | Picrotoxin; its Chemical Reactions and Properties, | 451, 452 |
| 590. | Fatal Dose, | 452 |
| 591. | Effects on Animals, | 452, 453 |
| 592. | Effects on Man, | 453 |
| 593. | Physiological Action, | 453 |
| 594. | Separation from Organic Matters, | 453, 454 |
| | III. THE POISON OF ILLICIUM RELIGIOSUM. | |
| 595. | Dr. Langaard’s Researches, | 454 |
| | IV. PICRIC ACID AND PICRATES. | |
| 596. | Properties of Picric Acid, | 454 |
| 597. | Effects of Picric Acid, | 454, 455 |
| 598. | Tests, | 455 |
| | V. CICUTOXIN. | |
| 599. | Description of the Cicuta Virosa, | 456 |
| 600. | Effects on Animals, | 456 |
| 601. | Effects on Man, | 456, 457 |
| 602. | Separation of Cicutoxin from the Body, | 457 |
| | VI. ÆTHUSA CYNAPIUM (FOOL’S PARSLEY). | |
| 603. | Dr. Harley’s Experiments, | 457 |
| | VII. ŒNANTHE CROCATA. | |
| 604. | The Water Hemlock—Description of the Plant—Cases of Poisoning, | 457, 458 |
| 605. | Effects of the Water Hemlock, as shown by the Plymouth Cases, | 458 |
| 606. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 459 |
| | VIII. OIL OF SAVIN. | |
| 607. | Effects and Properties of Savin Oil, | 459 |
| 608. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 460 |
| 609. | Separation and Identification, | 460 |
| | IX. CROTON OIL. | |
| 610. | Chemical Properties of Croton Oil, | 461 |
| 611. | Dose—Effects—Illustrative Cases, | 461 |
| 612. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 461 |
| 613. | Chemical Analysis, | 462 |
| | X. THE TOXALBUMINS OF CASTOR OIL SEEDS AND ABRUS. | |
| 614. | The Toxalbumin of Castor Oil Seeds, | 462 |
| 615. | Toxalbumin of Abrus, | 462, 463 |
| | XI. ICTROGEN. | |
| 616. | Ictrogen, | 463 |
| | XII. COTTON SEEDS. | |
| 617. | Cotton Seeds as a Poison, | 464 |
| | XIII. LATHYRUS SATIVUS. | |
| 618. | Poisonous Qualities of Vetchlings, | 464, 465 |
| | XIV. ARUM—LOCUST-TREE—BRYONY—MALE FERN. | |
| 619. | Arum Maculatum, | 465 |
| 620. | The Black Bryony, | 465 |
| 621. | The Locust Tree, | 465 |
| 622. | Male Fern, | 465, 466 |
| |
| | PART VII.—POISONS DERIVED FROM LIVING OR DEAD ANIMAL SUBSTANCES. | |
| | Division I.—Poisons Secreted by Living Animals. | |
| | I. POISONOUS AMPHIBIA. | |
| 623. | Poisonous Properties of the Skin of the Salamandra Maculosa—Salamandrine, &c., | 467 |
| 624. | Poison from the Toad, | 468 |
| | II. THE POISON OF THE SCORPION. | |
| 625. | Various Species of Scorpions—Effects of the Scorpion Poison, | 468 |
| | III. POISONOUS FISH. | |
| 626. | Poisonous Fish—Illustrative Cases, | 468-470 |
| | IV. POISONOUS SPIDERS AND INSECTS. | |
| 627. | The Bite of the Tarantula—The Bite of the Latrodectus Malmignatus, | 470 |
| 628. | Effects of the Bite of the Katipo, | 471 |
| 629. | Ants, &c., | 471 |
| 630. | The Poison of Wasps, Bees, and Hornets, | 471 |
| 631. | Cantharides, | 471 |
| 632. | Cantharidin, | 471, 472 |
| 633. | Pharmaceutical Preparations of Cantharides, | 472 |
| 634. | Fatal Dose, | 472 |
| 635. | Effects on Animals—Radecki’s Experiments—Effects on Man—Heinrich’s Auto-Experiments, | 472, 473 |
| 636. | General Symptoms Produced by Cantharides, | 473, 474 |
| 637. | Post-mortem Appearances, | 474 |
| 638. | Tests for Cantharidin—Distribution in the Body—Dragendorff’s Process, | 475-477 |
| | V. SNAKE POISON. | |
| 639. | Classes of Poisonous Snakes, | 477 |
| 640. | The Poison of the Cobra, | 478 |
| 641. | Fatal Dose of Cobra Poison, | 479 |
| 642. | Effects on Animals, | 479 |
| 643. | Effects on Man, | 479, 480 |
| 644. | Antidotes and Treatment—Halford’s Treatment by Ammonia—Permanganate of Potash, | 480, 481 |
| 645. | Detection of the Cobra Venom, | 482 |
| 646. | Effects of the Bite of the Duboia Russellii, or Russell’s Viper, | 483 |
| 647. | The Poison of the Common Viper—The Venom of Naja Haje (Cleopatra’s Asp), | 483, 484 |
| | Division II.—Ptomaines—Toxines. | |
| 648. | Definition of a Ptomaine, | 485 |
| | Isolation of Ptomaines. | |
| 649. | Gautier’s Process, | 485 |
| 650. | Brieger’s Process, | 485-487 |
| 651. | Benzoyl Chloride Method, | 487, 488 |
| 652. | The Amines, | 488-490 |
| 653. | Methylamine, | 491 |
| 654. | Dimethylamine, | 491 |
| 655. | Trimethylamine, | 491 |
| 656. | Ethylamine, | 491 |
| 657. | Diethylamine, | 491 |
| 658. | Triethylamine, | 491 |
| 659. | Propylamine, | 491 |
| 660. | Isoamylamine, | 492 |
| | Diamines. | |
| 661. | Rate of Formation of Diamines, | 492 |
| 662. | Ethylidenediamine, | 492 |
| 663. | Neuridine, | 493, 494 |
| 664. | Cadaverine, | 494-496 |
| 665. | Putrescine, | 496 |
| 666. | Metaphenylenediamine, | 497 |
| 667. | Paraphenylenediamine, | 497 |
| 668. | Hexamethylenediamine, | 497 |
| 669. | Diethylenediamine, | 497, 498 |
| 670. | Mydaleine, | 498 |
| 671. | Guanidine, | 498, 499 |
| 672. | Methylguanidine, | 499, 500 |
| 673. | Saprine, | 500 |
| 674. | The Choline Group, | 500, 501 |
| 675. | Neurine, | 501 |
| 676. | Betaine, | 501, 502 |
| 677. | Peptotoxine, | 502 |
| 678. | Pyridine-like Alkaloid from the Cuttle-fish, | 502, 503 |
| 679. | Poisons connected with Tetanus—Tetanine, | 503 |
| 680. | Tetanotoxine, | 503, 504 |
| 681. | Mydatoxine, | 504 |
| 682. | Mytilotoxine, | 505 |
| 683. | Tyrotoxicon, | 504, 505 |
| 684. | Toxines connected with Hog Cholera, | 505, 506 |
| 685. | Other Ptomaines, | 506 |
| | Division III.—Food Poisoning. | |
| 686. | The Welbeck—The Oldham—The Bishop Stortford—The Wolverhampton—The Carlisle, and other Mass Poisonings by changed Food—Statistics of Deaths from Unwholesome Food, | 506-508 |
| 687. | German Sausage Poisoning, | 509 |
| |
| | PART VIII.—THE OXALIC ACID GROUP OF POISONS. | |
| 688. | Distribution of Oxalic Acid in the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, | 510 |
| 689. | Properties and Reactions of Oxalic Acid, | 510, 511 |
| 690. | Oxalate of Lime; its Properties, | 511, 512 |
| 691. | Use of Oxalic Acid in the Arts, | 512 |
| 692. | Properties of Hydropotassic Oxalate (Binoxalate of Potash), | 512 |
| 693. | Statistics of Oxalic Acid Poisoning, | 512 |
| 694. | Fatal Dose of Oxalic Acid, | 513 |
