CHAPTER XXVIII

DANGERS IN THE USE OF MERCURY AND ITS SALTS. By T. MORISON LEGGE, M.D., _H.M. Medical Inspector of Factories_, 434

Introduction--Historical--Mode in which Poisoning is brought about--Symptoms--Recovery from the Ore--Making of Thermometers--Incandescent Electric Lamps--Electrical Meters--Gold and Silver Extraction--Water-gilding--Silvering of Mirrors--Hatters Furriers’ Processes--Preparation of Mercurial Compounds--Preventive Measures--Rules to be observed in the Manufacture of Mercurial Preparations.