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 miiscaria, 31; Amanita phatloides, 31. 



Chapter VI. Poisoning from Other Plants. Equisetosis, Locoism, 



AND LUPINOSIS . . . .37 



Equisetosis, 37; Locoism, 37; Lupinosis, 40. 



Chapter VII. Delphinosis, Lathyrismus (Lathyrism), Aconitism, 



Veratrism, Umbelliferae, 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 Oil, and 

 Jequirity . ... . . . S2 



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

 Toxalbumins, Black I^ocust, Ricinus and Abrus, 55. 



Chapter IX. Poisoning from Opium, Solanaceae and Plants that 



Contain Saponins ... S9 



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, 72; 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. 



