106 tobacco: its use and abuse. 



bones. The hands were quite powerless, and the patient 

 was unable to render himself the slightest assistance. 



"The tongue was pale and flabby; and, on exami- 

 ning the gums, I found a deep blue-black or leaden 

 colored line around the teeth, more marked about the 

 molars. 



"Digestion was much impaired. Appetite capricious, 

 with much flatulence, and occasional attacks of consti- 

 pation, with colicky pains. 



"On examining Mr..A. B., I was at once struck by 

 the very marked ' wrist-drop,' more complete than I had 

 ever seen before ; the limitation of the paralysis to the 

 extensors, which were greatly wasted ; the existence of 

 a blue line around the teeth ; and the occurrence of oc- 

 casional attacks of constipation and colic, together with 

 flying pains in the fleshy parts of the body, with absence 

 of all articular inflammation. These symptoms led me 

 to the conclusion, that Mr. A. B. was sufi'ering from 

 saturnine paralysis, and that he had been slowly poi- 

 soned by lead. 



" In the course of my inquiries, however, I found 

 that he took snuff in considerable quantities. I accord- 

 ingly emptied his box of its contents, and took them up 

 to town with me, with a view to further examination. 

 The snuff was analyzed by Professor Williamson, who 

 immediately detected in it a considerable quantity of 

 lead; and another supply having been procured from 

 the shop at which Mr. A. B. was in the habit of pur- 

 chasing it^ wa^ subjected to analysis by Dr. Garrod, who 

 readily detected large quantities of the metal in it." 



119. When snuff is packed " in boxes lined with ver^ 



