Treatment of the diseases of the eye, by means of prussic acid vapour, and other medicinal agents / [Alexander Turnbull].

  • Turnbull, Alexander, 1794 or 1795-1881.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Treatment of the diseases of the eye, by means of prussic acid vapour, and other medicinal agents / [Alexander Turnbull]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ten minutes ; but neither redness nor any sen¬ sible heat was induced ; for this satisfactory rea¬ son, that heat is the consequence of oxidation with the carbon, which oxidation, in the case of carbonic acid gas, had of course been previously effected. Alcohol, sulphuric ether, nitric ether, and many other ethers—all of which contain a large portion of carbon—were similarly tried, hut had no effect; for the same reason—viz., that it is already in a state of union with oxygen in all these highly carbonized bodies. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A. Turnbull, M.D.