Emergencies and how to treat them : the etiology, pathology, and treatment of the accidents, diseases, and cases of poisoning, which demand prompt action : desinged for students and practitioners of medicine / by Joseph W. howe.

  • Howe, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1843-1890
Date:
1886
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Credit: Emergencies and how to treat them : the etiology, pathology, and treatment of the accidents, diseases, and cases of poisoning, which demand prompt action : desinged for students and practitioners of medicine / by Joseph W. howe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    METALLIC POISONS. AESEISIC. EvEET pre].>Aration of arsenic acts as an irritant poison. Among tlie most common varieties are arsenious acid, arsenite of copper (Scheele's green); yellow sulphuret of arsenic (orpiment); and red arsenic, or realgar. Arsenious acid and Sclieele's green are most frequently employed for purposes of murder or suicide. Metallic arsenic is made by heating an oxide of arsenic with charcoal. Arsenious acid (AsOs) is obtained during the sublima- tion of the arseniuret of cobalt and iron. It usually exists in the shops as a fine white powder. If the sublimation has been slow, it will take the form of brilliant octahedral crystals {Taylor). It combines with many of the alkalies, as soda, ammonia, or potash, to form salts. The well-known Fowler's solution is a liquid preparation of the arsenite of potash. Scheele's green is applied to a variety of purposes. It is the principal ingredient in the coloring matter of green wall-paper, artificial flowers, candy and paper boxes, etc. Nearly all the bright-green colors of household furniture, paper, and knick-knacks, are made by this poison. This