CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I . POISONS AND STATISTICS ON POISONS 1 



Ancient Use of Poisons, 2; The Rise of Chemistry and Poisons, 3; Ratze- 

 burg on Poisonous Plants, 4; Statistics of Poisoning, 5; Statutes on 

 Poisoning and Actions of Poisons on Different Animals, 6. 



CHAPTER II. BACTERIAL POISONS 8 



Impure Water the Source of Disease, 8; Bacterial Poisons, 10; Botulism, 

 11; Maidismus or Pellagra, 11. 



CHAPTER III. DERMATITIS 12 



Dermatomycosis, 12; Dermatophytes of Domestic Animals, 13; Favus, 17. 



CHAPTER IV. FORAGE POISONING, ERGOTISM, AND ASPERGILLOSIS . . 20 



Forage Poisoning, 20; Poisoning from Silage, 24; Ergotism, 28; Aspergil- 

 losis, 29. 



CHAPTER V. POISONING FROM FUNGI 31 



Toadstools Amanita muscaria, 31; Amanita phalloides, 31. 



CHAPTER VI. POISONING FROM OTHER PLANTS. EQUISETOSIS, LOCOISM, 



AND LUPINOSIS 



Equisetosis, 37; Lccoism, 37; Lupinosis, 40. 



CHAPTER VII. DELPHINOSIS, LATHYRISMUS (LATHYRISM), ACONITISM, 



VERATRISM, UMBELLI FERAE, CONIUM, CICUTA . . 44 



Delphinosis, 44; Lathyrismus, 45; Aconitism, 46; Veratrism, 46; Poisoning 

 from Umbelliferae, 49; Cowbane, 49; The Poison Hemlock, 51. 



CHAPTER VIII. FISH AND ARROW POISONS, HYDROCYANIC POISONING 

 TOXALBUMINS BLACK LOCUST, CASTOR OlL, AND 

 JEQUIRITY 52 



Fish and Arrow Poisons, 52; Hydrocyanic Poisoning, 53; Poisoning from 

 Toxalbumins, Black Locust, Ricinus and Abrus, 55. 



CHAPTER IX. POISONING FROM OPIUM, SOLANACEAE AND PLANTS THAT 



CONTAIN SAPONINS 59 



Opium, 59; Poisoning from Solanaceae; Jimson Weed; Hyoscyamin, 60; 

 Poisoning from Plants that Contain Saponin; Bouncing Betty; Corn- 

 cockle, 62. 



CHAPTER X. POISONING FROM FLOWERS, POISONING FROM HONEY, ME- 

 CHANICAL INJURIES 64 



Poisoning from Flowers, 64: Poisoning from Honey, 64; Mechanical In- 

 juries; Wild Barley; Cheat; Needle Grass; Greasewood; Crimson 

 Clover, 66. 



CHAPTER XI. CLASSIFICATION OF POISONS, SYMPTOMS, AND ANTIDOTES 72 



Poisons which Cause Coarse Anatomical Changes of the Organs, 72; Classi- 

 fication of Poisons and Poisonous Symptoms According to Bernard H. 

 Smith Narcotics, 73; Deliriants, 73; Inebriants, 74; Convulsives, 74; 

 Depressants, 74; Asthenics, 75; Purgatives, 75; Abortives, 76; Irritants 

 with Nervous Symptoms, 76; Simple Irritants, 76. Table of Symptoms 

 Observed After the Administration of Poisons, Adapted from Cattell 

 After the Work of Robert, 77; Treatment for Poisoning, 79. 



CHAPTER XII. THE PRODUCTION OF POISON IN PLANTS .... 82 



The Use and Actions of Poisons on Plants, 82; Distribution of Poisonous 

 Substances in Plants, 82; Light, 83; Heat, 83; Seasons, 83; Climatic, 

 85; Culture, 87; Related Species and Toxic Substances, 88; Distribu- 

 tion of Chemical Substances, 88; Saponins, 89; Hydrocyanic Acid, 89; 

 Cumarin, 90; Cytisin, 90. 



