EDIBILITY OF THE FLESH OF POISONED ANIMALS. 
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A half pound of the meat, as well as the bouillon therefrom, 
was eaten by us without injury or any characteristic 
symptom. The three dogs, already mentioned, each received 
one kilogram of the raw flesh, which they ate with avidity 
and subsequently showed no unusual signs, not even contrac¬ 
tion of the pupil. 
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FLESH. 
This embraces I. Muscle, 1750 grms.; II. Liver, 500 grms,; 
III. Throat, lungs, kidneys, blood, etc., 1000 grms. The 
procedure was as in the analysis of meat poisoned by strych¬ 
nine, except that the easy decomposing nature of the alkaloid 
under consideration necessitated particular care. The 
digesting process was carried out in a darkened chamber, 
away from the solar rays, and the temperature of the water- 
bath did not exceed 30° to 35 0 . In filtering, we noticed a 
peculiar red color of the filtrate, which indicated that at least 
part of the eserine had been oxidized to rubreserine. The 
evaporation of the filtrate, and the distillation of the alcohol 
were conducted on a bath of ioo°. It is hardly necessary to 
state that also in this chloroform solution considerable 
quantities of extract matter were separated. Upon testing 
we discovered not the least trace of eserine in the liver and 
muscle; on the contrary, the blood, etc., showed distinct 
eserine reaction. The test of Eber was applied, and is as 
follows: a drop of the suspected solution was put upon a 
porcelain dish with a drop of barium oxidum in solution, and 
immediately a red color appeared ; after drying, the drop 
turns blue at its periphery (physostigmine blue), this blue 
disappeared with the production of the original red when 
water was brought in contact with it. 
After the chloroform containing the free eserine was 
evaporated, the Eber test was applied without the faintest 
tint of color, the test was negative ; after drying, however, 
the same showed a plain blue on the outer edge, and when 
water was brought into contact with it the characteristic red 
color made its appearance. 
After two days the reaction was weaker, and after 
