Our domestic poisons, or, The poisonous effects of certain dyes & colours used in domestic fabrics / by Henry Carr.

  • Henry Carr
Date:
1879
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Credit: Our domestic poisons, or, The poisonous effects of certain dyes & colours used in domestic fabrics / by Henry Carr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    to the appearance of mauve stains on the forehead, &c. It was subsequently found that brilliant mauve and magenta streaks could be readily produced by rubbing these black and bronze grasses on damp paper. A peculiar feature of the case was that the colouration could not be removed from the head by mere washing—the skin, in fact, becoming dyed. During the night, however, the colour seemed to come out from the skin in the perspiration sufficiently to dye a night-cap very distinctly in the course of one night. There moreover appeared to be considerable irritation from the fact that the lady usually observed in the morning that the tips of her fingers were dyed crimson, evidently owing to her having rubbed her head during the night. The colour on the finger- tips was difficult to remove, but seemed to wear out during the day. The medical attendant of the family was much puzzled until the explanation was arrived at, and was almost driven to the conclusion that some peculiar exudation was proceeding from the skin; upon which inquiries were made as to the pos- sibility of aniline having been in any way introduced into the food of the family. u I have thought the details of this case sufficiently interesting to be of use to you in the laudable move- ment in which I understand you are engaged.” It is thus an unquestionable fact, substantiated by the highest medical authorities, that our house decora- tions and our dress materials are, to a very great extent
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