Detection of Small Amounts of Chloral. 115 



45 — Stomach Negative Negative 



45 — Brain " 



47 — Liver " 



51 — Brain " 



59 — Stomach " 



63 — Brain " 



64 — Brain " 



65 — Brain " 



65 — Stomach " 



73 — Stomach " 



74 — Liver " 



75 — Stomach " 



80 — Lungs " 



94 — Stomach " 



98 — Stomach " 



98 — Intestines " 



100 — Brain " 



101 — Lungs " 



102 — Brain " 



109 — Stomach " 



no — Liver " 



113 — Brain " 



114 — Liver Slight red brown Red brown* 



1 1 5 — Liver Negative Negative 



116 — Liver " 



118 — Brain " " 



119 — Brain " " 



121 — Liver " " 



123 — Brain " " 



127 — Brain " " 



130 — Liver " " 



131 — Liver " " 



132 — Brain " " 



134 — Liver " " 



S/n — Liver " " 



S/12— Brain " " * 



S/13 — Stomach " " 



Among the above collection most of the more common vola- 

 tile poisons were represented. No. 80 and No. S/14 contained 

 chloroform, Nos. 38, 40, 44, 114, S/11 and S/12 contained formal- 

 dehyde. None of them contained chloral. 



The phloroglucin test is applied only if the reduced fuchsin 

 test is negative. Six of the above set gave a reduced fuchsin test, 

 due to the formalin of the embalming fluid. The remaining 60 

 distillates gave a negative phloroglucin test. All the 66 distil- 



* Distillates from embalmed material. 



