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grains of sulphate of zinc or sulphate of copper, dis- 

 solved in two or three tablespoonfuls of warm water, 

 are both safe and speedy emetics, but perhaps the 

 best of all is a hypodermic injection of apomorphine, 

 though this is really a matter of professional work. 

 In every case of poisoning it would be better to have 

 a professional opinion, provided that there is suffi- 

 cient time. To subdue the spasms chloroform is of 

 service, or twenty grains of chloral hydrate dissolved 

 in a tablespoonful of water may be given every two 

 or three hours. The correct antidote to strychnine 

 is a decoction of tobacco, but this is not as useful as 

 the remedies already referred to. 



Arsenic and other Poisons 



This is a constituent of some sheep dips, certain 

 weed-killers, and various rat poisons, but commonly 

 the latter contain either Phosphorus or Barium. 

 White arsenic, or arsenious acid, is a heavy white 

 powder, very insoluble in water, but the sulphides 

 of arsenic are yellow. Arsenic is commonly pre- 

 scribed in chronic skin diseases, usually in the form 

 of a solution (Fowler's solution), the average dose 

 being five drops two or three times a day. When 

 given in excessive doses, and prescribed for a long 

 period without intermittency, it accumulates in the 

 system, and may provoke an acute attack of arsenical 



