CONTENTS. 
XI 
PART TIL—POISONOUS GASES: CARBON MONOXIDE—CHLORINE— 
HYDRIC SULPHIDE. 
I. CARBON MONOXIDE. 
SECTION PAGES 
43. Properties of Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . 74, 75 
44. Symptoms—Acute Form—Chronic Form ...... 75, 70 
45. Poisonous Action on the Blood—Action on the Nervous System . 76, 77 
46. Post-mortem Appearances ....... 77, 78 
47. Mass Poisonings by Carbon Monoxide—The Leeds Case—The Dar- 
laston Case . . . . . . . . . . . 78-80 
48. Penetration of Carbon Monoxide ....... 80, 81 
49. Detection of Carbon Monoxide—The Cuprous Chloride Method— 
Wanklyn’s Method—The Method of Nicloux and Gautier . . 81, 82 
II. CHLORINE. 
50. Properties of Chlorine . . . . . . . , . 82, 83 
51. Effects of Chlorine—Post-mortem Appearances ..... 83 
52. Detection of Free Chlorine ......... 83 
III. HYDRIC SULPHIDE (SULPHURETTED HYDROGEN). 
53. Properties of Hydric Sulphide ........ 84 
54. Effects of Hydric Sulphide—The Cleator Moor Cases .... 84, 85 
55. Post-mortem Appearances—Chronic Poisoning ..... 85 
56. Detection of Hydric Sulphide ........ 86 
PART IV.—ACIDS AND ALKALIES. 
Sulphuric Acid—Hydrochloric Acid—Nitric Acid—Acetic Acid—Ammonia— 
Potash—Soda—Neutral Sodium, Potassium, and Ammonium Salts. 
I. SULPHURIC ACID. 
57. Varieties and Strength of the Sulphuric Acids of Commerce—Pro¬ 
perties of the Acid—Nordhausen Sulphuric Acid .... 87, 88 
58. Properties of Sulphuric Anhydride ....... 88 
59. Occurrence of Free Sulphuric Acid in Nature ..... 88 
60. Statistics ............ 88, 89 
61. Accidental, Suicidal, and Criminal Poisoning ..... 89, 90 
62. Fatal Dose ............ 90, 91 
63. Local Action of Sulphuric Acid ........ 91 
64. Action of Sulphuric Acid on Earth, Grass, Wool, Wood, Paper, Carpet, 
Clothing, Iron—Caution necessary in judging of Spots—Illustrative 
Case ............ 91, 92 
65. Symptoms:—(1) External Effects; (2) Internal Effects—Action on 
the Gullet and Stomach—Intercostal Neuralgia .... 92-95 
66. Treatment of Acute Poisoning by the Mineral Acids .... 95 
67. Post-mortem Appearances—Rapid and Slow Poisoning—Illustrative 
Cases ............ 95-97 
68. Pathological Preparations in various London Hospitals . . . 97, 98 
69. Chronic Poisoning by Sulphuric Acid ....... 98 
Detection and Estimation of Free Sulphuric Acid. 
70. General Method of separating the Free Mineral Acids—The Quinine 
Process—The Old Process of Extraction by Alcohol—Hilger’s Test 
for Mineral Acid .......... 98-100 
71. The Urine—Excretion of Sulphates in Health and Disease—The 
Character of the Urine after taking Sulphuric Acid . . . 100, 101 
72. The Blood in Sulphuric Acid Poisoning . . . . . . 101, 102 
73. The Question of Introduction of Sulphates by Food—Maximum 
Amount of Sulphates introduced by this means—Sulphur of the 
Bile—Medicinal Sulphates .. . . 102, 103 
