RAYLESS GOLDENROD AS A POISOXOt'S PLANT 
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and is almost sure to contain acetone. Albumin and sugar will be 
found only if there have been extensive kidney lesions. They are by 
no means frequent, but their absence does not argue against a diag- 
nosis of Aplopappus poisoning. 
The urine findings point to a condition of acidosis. 
Table 2. — Summary 
of analyses of 
urine from Aplopappus 
cases 
Animal 
Date 
Vol- 
ume 
Reaction 
Speci- 
fic 
grav- 
ity 
Al- 
bu- 
min 
Su- 
gars 
Acetone Urea 
Remarks 
Cattle Nos.: 
840. 
Sept. 10, 1920 
Mis. 
155 
Alkaline.. 
1.032 


! Gms. 
Not tested 
1 voiding. 
840 
895 
924 
961. 
962 
Sheep Nos.: 
589 
Sept. 14, 1920 
do 
Sept. 7,1921 
Aug. 26,1922 
do 
490 
575 
880 
1,640 
50 
Acid 
...do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
1.027 
1.032 
1.020 
1.022 


+ 
+ 


+ 

...do 
...do 
+ 
+ 
~39.~67~ 
19.69 
Do. 
24 hour sample. 
Collected at 
autopsy. 
Do. 
Do. 
July 18,1920 
1,475 L.-do 
1.013 


Not tested 
for. 
...do 
...do 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
Traces 
+ 
+ 

24-hour sample. 
563 
570 
676 
676 
676 
676 
676 
676 
Sept. 5,1920 
Sept. 9,1920 
Aug. 13,1922 
do 
Aug. 14, 1922 
Aug. 15,1922 
Aug. 16,1922 
do 
1,105 
365 
60 
60 
60 
80 
100 
Alkaline.. 
...do 
Acid 
...do 
Alkaline.. 
Acid 
...do 
Alkaline 
..-do 
Acid 
...do 
Alkaline 
- d0 
1.010 
1.046 
1.033 
1.049 
"I. "622" 
1.023 
T6l9~ 
1.011 
1.017 
~i.~6_9~ 






+ 
+ 



+ 






6" 
6" 


______ 
10.04 
22.89 
~28."8T 
Do. 
Do. 
1 voiding. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
678 
678- 
698 
701 
634 
Aug. 11,1922 
Aug. 29, 1922 
Aug. 3, 1922 
July 11,1922 
July 17,1922 
1,050 
1,275 
230 
5 
145 
24-hour sample. 
Do. 
1 voiding. 
Do. 
48-hour sample. 
AUTOPSY FINDINGS 
Autopsies were made on 1 horse, 9 cattle, and 4 sheep. The re- 
sults of the autopsies were not especially marked, but they were very 
uniform. 
The heart was generally found in diastole. There was ordinarily 
more or less congestion in the fourth stomach, duodenum, jejunum, 
ileum, cecum, and rectum. This congestion in some cases was slight, 
and sometimes was only in spots, but was always present to a greater 
or less degree. The spleen was usually more or less congested, and 
the pancreas showed an abnormal quantity of blood in a number 
of cases. The liver was generally pale. The bile was usually thick, 
dark, and viscid, and the gall bladder was distended. The kidneys 
were congested in same cases, but ordinarily presented no abnormal 
appearance except that Avhich would be expected from hypostasis. 
The brain was congested in six cases, and in four the blood ves- 
sels of the spinal canal were unusually full. It could not be said, 
however, that this condition of the brain and spinal cord was a 
general occurrence. 
In two cases an odor of acetone was noted in the abdominal cavity, 
and the presence of acetone was demonstrated by chemical tests con- 
ducted by J. F. Couch. 
MICROSCOPIC CHANGES IN TISSUES 
In the autopsies certain changes were noted in various organs, 
these being usually related to alterations in the blood supply in the 
different tissues. 
