POISONS : THEIR EFFECTS AND DETECTION. 
734 
Britannia metal, G18. 
Britannicus, Poisoning of, 6. 
Bromine test for copper, 666. 
„ „ for phenol, 190. 
Brown’s lozenges, 683. 
Brucine, 348-352. 
„ mixed with strychnine, 381. 
„ Physiological action of, 349. 
„ picrate, 347. 
,, Separation from organic matters, 
352. 
,, Sublimation of, 263. 
„ Tests for, 349-352. 
Brummer’s process for separating saponin, 
462-463. 
Bryony, black, Poisoning by, 491. 
Bufonin, 493-494. 
Bufotalin, 493-494. 
Bulbocaprine, 363. 
Bush spider, Poisoning by, 498. 
Butylamine, 537. 
Butyl chloral, 170. 
Cadaverine, 525-526. 
Cadmium, Fatal dose of, 630. 
,, metal, 629. 
„ oxide, 629-630. 
,, Separation and determination 
of, 630-631. 
„ sulphide, 630. 
Calcic oxalate, Characters and tests, 351- 
352. 
Calcium-zinc oxide, 708. 
Calomel. See Mercurous chloride. 
Calvert’s carbolic acid powder, 179. 
Camphor, 144-145. 
„ Ammoniated liniment of, 144. 
„ Compound tincture of, 144-145. 
„ liniment, 144. 
,, Post-mortem appearances in 
poisoning by, 145. 
„ Properties of, 144. 
„ Separation of, 145. 
„ Spirits of, 144. 
,, Symptoms of poisoning by, 
145. 
„ water, 141. 
Cantharides, 500-506. 
„ Pharmaceutical preparations 
of, 501. 
,, Post-mortem appearances in 
poisoning by, 504. 
Cantharidin, Effects of, 502-504.' 
„ Fatal dose of, 501-502. 
„ Properties of, 500-501. 
» Tests for, 504-505. 
Carbolic acid. See Phenol. 
„ „ soaps, 179. 
>> » „ Analysis of, 195. 
Carbon bisulphide, Chronic poisoning by, 
176. 
»> >> Detection of, 177. 
»» » Poisoning by, 175. 
»» » Post-mortem appear¬ 
ances in poisoning 
by, 177. 
Carbon bisulphide, Properties of, 175. 
„ monoxide, 74-82. 
,, Action on blood, 76. 
>> ,> „ on nervous 
system, 76- 
77. 
99 99 Detection of, 80-81. 
>> haemoglobin, 67-69. 
» 99 Mass poisoning, 78-80. 
99 99 Penetration of, 80-81. 
>> ,, Post-mortem appear¬ 
ances in cases of 
poisoning, 77. 
» ,, Properties, 74. 
Carbonyl group of poisons, 35. 
Carlisle cases of poisoning, 539. 
Casella yellow, 618. 
Cassava root, Prussic acid in, 208. 
Castor oil seeds, poisoning by, 488. 
Cedrenes, 143. 
Cephalopoda, Action of poisons on, 44-45. 
Cevadine, 411-412. 
Chalk and opium. Aromatic powder of, 
291. 
Chapman case, 621-622. 
Charles IX. as a poisoner, 8. 
Chaulnes, Due de, Method of determining 
refractive index, 58. 
Ching’s Avorm cakes, 685. 
Chloral, Assay of, 165. 
,, Chronic poisoning by, 170. 
,, cyanhydrin, 225. 
,, Detection of, 165. 
,, Effects on man and animals, 
166-167. 
„ Excretion of, 170. 
,, Fatal dose of, 170. 
,, Properties of, 164. 
,, Separation from organic matters 
.. of, 171. 
,, Symptoms of poisoning by, 108. 
„ Treatment of poisoning by, 169. 
Chlorine, 82-86. 
,, Detection of, 83. 
„ Effects of, 83-84. 
,, Estimation of, 83-84. 
,, Post-mortem appearances in 
poisoning by, 83. 
9 9 Properties of, 82. 
Chlorodyne, 292. 
Chloroform, 154-161. 
„ Action on blood, 156. 
,, British Pharmacopoeia tests 
for, 155. 
99 Chronic poisoning by, 161. 
,, Detection of, 162. 
,, Fatal dose of, 157. 
,, General effects of liquid, 156- 
157. 
9 9 Local action of, 155-156. 
9 9 Manufacture of, 155. 
„ Physiological effects of, 159- 
160. 
„ Poisoning by liquid, 161, 
99 Post-mortem appearances in 
poisoning by, 157-158,161. 
