INDEX. 
Olive oil. Solubility of certain poisons in, 
33-34. 
Opianic acid, 315. 
,, ,, as a test for brucine, 351. 
Opistoglypha, 506. 
Opium alkaloids, 287. 
,, ,, Action of solvents on, 
288. 
,. ,, Falck’s observation on 
349. 
,, and morphine, Doses of, 293. 
,, ,, Symptoms of pois¬ 
oning by, 302. 
,, Composition of, 288. 
,, Dry extract, 291. 
,, eating, 309. 
,, Fatal dose of, 294. 
,, General method of detecting, 294. 
,, Liniment of, 291. 
,, Liquid extract of, 291. 
,, poisoning, Diagnosis of, 308. 
,, Poisoning of children by, 293. 
,, Poisonous action of, 306. 
,, Post-mortem appearances in 
poisoning by, 311. 
„ smoking, 310. 
„ Tincture of, 295, 
Ore’s intravenous injection of chloral, 
167. 
Orfila’s works, 15. 
Organic analysis for identification of 
alkaloids, 265. 
„ matter, Destruction by heat, 
52-53. 
Orpiment. See Arsenic trisulphide. 
Oubain, 427. 
Overton on solutions of poison in oil, 33. 
Oxalate of lime, 542-543. 
Oxalates, Pathological changes on, 548- 
549. 
Oxalic acid, 541. 
„ „ Effects of, 543-544, 545-547. 
,. „ Estimation of, 552. 
,, ,, in the arts, 543. 
,, ,, Pathological changes by, 548. 
,, ,, Physiological action, 547. 
,, „ Separation of, from organic 
matters, 549-550. 
,, ., Statistics of poisoning by, 
543. 
,, ,, Sublimation of, 541-542. 
,, ,, vapour, Effects of, 545. 
Oxalmethvlene, 553. 
Oxalpropylene, 553. 
Oxymandelic acid, 243. 
Pagel’s distillation method for arsenic,54. 
Palmer, W., Case of, 333. 
Papaverine, 319. 
,, Effects of, 320. 
,, group of alkaloids, 288. 
„ Sublimation of, 263. 
Paradigitalin, 443. 
Paraffin oil, Properties of, 140. 
Paraldehyde, 174. 
Paramenisperznine, 475. 
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Paranitrobenzoic acid as a test for 
strychnine, 346. 
Paraphenyldiamine, 527-528. 
Partition coefficient, Determination of, 35. 
Pattison’s white, 633. 
Peach, Hydrocyanic acid in, 208. 
„ Penalty of, 2. 
Penicillium brevicaule, 573. 
Pental, 173. 
Peptotoxine, 532. 
Pereirine, 353. 
Permanganate method of oxidising 
organic matter, 597. 
Persian opium, 353. 
Petroleum, 139. 
„ Effects of, 140-141. 
„ naphtha. Properties of, 146. 
,, Separation and identification, 
141. 
Petromyzon fluviatilis, 497. 
Phallin, 438. 
Phaseo-lunatin, 207. 
Phenol, Action of, 181. 
„ Disinfecting action of, 178. 
,, Excretion of, 188. 
„ Fatal dose of, 180, 182. 
,, Internal administration of, 185. 
,, Physiological action of, 187. 
,, Separation from organic matters, 
192. 
„ Statistics of poisoning by, 179. 
„ sulphuric acid, 186. 
,, Symptoms of poisoning by, 186. 
,, Tests for, 189. 
Phenyl-amino-aceto-nitrile, 225. 
„ -carbyl-amine, 162. 
Phosphine, Poisonous effects of, 238. 
,, Production of, 244. 
,, Properties of, 228. 
„ Spectrum of, 245-246. 
,, Tests for, 245. 
Phospho-antimonic acid as alkaloidal 
reagent, 253. 
,, -molybdic acid as alkaloidal re¬ 
agent, 253. 
,, -tungstic acid as alkaloidal re¬ 
agent, 253. 
Phosphorus, Ancient knowledge of, 5. 
,. Changes in the blood by, 237. 
,, „ in the urine by, 237. 
„ Chronic form of poisoning 
by, 236. 
,, Common form of poisoning 
by, 231. 
,, Detection of, 244. 
„ Effects of, 231. 
„ Fatal dose of, 231. 
,, Haemorrhagic form of poison¬ 
ing by, 233. 
,, Nervous form of poisoning 
by, 234 
,, Period of death after poison¬ 
ing by, 235. 
,, ,, of first symptoms 
after poisoning by, 
234. 
