CONTENTS. 
XV11 
SECTION PACES 
266. Length of Time Dogs survive a Fatal Dose . . . . . 213 
267. Symptoms in Man . . . . . . . . . 213, 214 
268. Possible Acts which may be performed after a Fatal Dose of Poison— 
Nunneley’s Experiments on Dogs—Death from eating Cyanide 
Glucosides ........... 214-21(5 
269. Chronic Poisoning by Hydric Cyanide . . . . . . 216 
270. Post-mortem Appearances . . . . . . . . 216-218 
271. Tests for Hydrocyanic Acid and Cyanide of Potassium—Action of 
Silver Nitrate—Formation of Prussian Blue—The Sulphur Test— 
The Guaiacum Test—Schonbein’s Test—Robert’s Test . . . 218-220 
272. Separation of Hydric Cyanide or Potassic Cyanide from Organic 
Matters such as the Contents of the Stomach—Sokoloff’s Method of 
Distillation—Venturoli’s Process ....... 220-222 
273. How long after Death can Hydric or Potassic Cyanides be detected ? 222 
274. Estimation of Hydrocyanic Acid or Potassic Cyanide . . . 222, 223 
275. Case of Poisoning by Bitter Almonds ....... 223 
Poisonous Cyanides other than Hydric and Potassic Cyanides. 
276. Action of Sodic and Ammonium Cyanides ...... 223 
277. Action of the Double Cyanides—Mercuric Cyanide—Silver Cyanide— 
Hydric Sulphocyanide — Potassic Sulphocyanide — Cyanogen 
Chloride—Cyanogen Iodide—Methyl Cyanide—Cyanuric Acid— 
Reid Hunt’s Observations on Various Nitriles. .... 223-226 
XIII. PHOSPHORUS. 
278. Properties of Phosphorus — Red and Yellow Phosphorus . . . 227 
279. Phosphuretted Hydrogen — Phosphine ...... 228 
280. Medicinal Preparations of Phosphorus ...... 228 
281. Matches and Vermin Pastes ........ 228-230 
282. Statistics of Phosphorus Poisoning ....... 230, 231 
283. Fatal Dose ............ 231 
284. Effects of Phosphorus . . . . . . . . .231, 232 
285. Tardieu’s Division of the Cases into three Groups : Common, 
Nervous, and Haemorrhagic ........ 232 
286. Common Form ........... 232, 233 
287. Haemorrhagic Form .......... 233, 234 
288. Nervous Form ........... 234 
289. Sequelae ............ 234 
290. Period at which the Symptoms commence ...... 234, 235 
291. Period of Death ........... 235 
292. Phosphorus Vapour .......... 235, 236 
293. Chronic -Phosphorus Poisoning—Necrosis of the Jaw — Effect on the 
Bones generally .......... 236, 237 
294. Changes in the Urinary Secretion ....... 237 
295. Changes in the Blood . ' . . . . . . . . . 237, 238 
296. Antidote—Treatment ......... 238 
297. Poisonous Effects of Phosphine (Phosphuretted Hydrogen) . . 238, 239 
298. Effects on the Blood .......... 239 
299. Post-mortem Appearances — Changes in the Liver .... 239-242 
300. Changes in the Kidneys—in the Lungs—in the Nervous System . 242, 243 
301. Diagnostic Differences between Acute Yellow Atrophy of the Liver 
and Fatty Liver produced by Phosphorus ..... 243 
302. The Detection of Phosphorus — Mitscherlich’s Process — The Pro¬ 
duction of Phosphine — Tests dependent on the Combustion of 
Phosphine—Salet on the Spectrum of Phosphine — Blondlot’s 
Apparatus ........... 244-246 
303. Description of the Spectrum of Phosphine — Lipowitz’s Sulphur Test . 246, 247 
304. Chemical Examination of the Urine ....... 247, 248 
305. Quantitative Estimation of Phosphorus ...... 248, 249 
306. How long can Phosphorus be detected after Death ? . . . . 249 
