490 POISON DEVELOPED IN MEATS AND SAUSAGES. 
cumstance that of these numerous cases of poisoning, 40 per 
cent, were observed in the month of April, and the others 
in nearly equal numbers at various periods of the year; 
whence it results, that it is principally in spring that these 
symptoms are produced. 
The principal symptoms which characterise the poisoning 
in general supervene from twelve to twenty-four hours after 
eating the poisonous meats. 
They manifest themselves by profound oppression, sharp 
pains in the stomach accompanied by nausea, vomiting and 
ardent thirst. There is at the same time diminution and 
irregularity of the pulse, coldness of the extremities ; then 
supervene lypothemia, syncope, a considerable diminution of 
tactile sensibility, amblyopia, paralysis of the muscles of the 
pharynx and of the eyelids, ischnophonia, phenomena to 
which are sometimes added a croupy cough, and a peculiar 
dryness of all the mucous membranes. 
The symptoms observed during life, especially when they 
are taken in connexion with the results furnished by post¬ 
mortem examination, show that this poison exerts its action 
particularly on the ganglionic nervous system, rather than by 
acting as a septic alterant on the constitution, as one of the 
most illustrious scientific notabilities of our age has sup¬ 
posed. 
As regards the therapeutical agents resorted to for com¬ 
bating the terrible effects of this poision, there have been 
used by turns, but without much success, emeto-cathartics, 
antiphlogistics, narcotics, chlorinated water, spirits, astrin¬ 
gents, acids, alkalis, and, as special counter-poisons, the 
polysulphuret of potassium, recommended by Kerner; bella¬ 
donna and wine, extolled by Paulus and Kopp; and, finally, 
phosphuretted oil, employed by Schumann; but, in most 
serious cases, death has nevertheless been the fatal termi¬ 
nation of the symptoms. 
. (To be continued .) 
ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 
From the c London Gazette 9 of Friday , July 8th , 1859. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
John Mills, gent., vice Hart, appointed to the 2d Dragoons. 
H enry Dunsford, gent., vice Lambert, appointed to the 
Royal Artillery. 
