Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire."
- François Magendie
- Date:
- 1824
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Formulary for the preparation and mode of employing several new remedies : namely, morphine, iodine, quinine ... / with an introduction, and copious notes, by the late Charles Thomas Haden ; translated from the French of the third edition of Magendie's "Formulaire.". Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![A drop of acid mixed with a few drops of alcohol, when injected into the jugular vein, kills the animal instantly, as if he had been struck by lightning. Scarcely any traces of irritability can be found, a few moments after death, in the muscles of animals thus poisoned by prussic acid. ACTION ON MAN IN A STATE OF HEALTH AND IN DISEASE. Pure prussic acid produces the same effects on man as on animals. Even the vapour of it must be cautiously avoided ; for, if breathed, it produces considerable pain in the chest, and a feeling of oppression, which often remains for several hours. [We are told by Professor Orfila, that a professor of Vienna having prepared a pure and concentrated prussic acid, spread a certain quantity of it on his naked arm, and died a short time afterwards.] When properly diluted, however, it has the effect of calming the increased irritability which resides in certain organs when in a state of disease. Even when given in proper doses, if the in¬ tervals be too short, it will produce headache; and a species of vertigo, which goes off in a few minutes.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30796568_0127.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
