Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry
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§ 301. =General Tests for Alkaloids.=--In order to ascertain whether an alkaloid is present or not, a method of extraction must be pursued which, while disposing of fatty matter...
20. PART IX.--INORGANIC POISONS.[700] Fresenius has pointed out that sulphur may mask small quantities of arsenic, antimony, tin, &c., and he recommends that the turbid liquid in which apparently nothing but s...
16. PART V.--MORE OR LESS VOLATILE POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF BEING§ 137. Petroleum is a general term for a mixture of hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, which are found naturally in certain parts of the world, and are in commerce under liqui...
15. ill. For instance, the rabbit, if given a dose of any acid notsufficient to produce local effects but sufficient to affect its functions, will soon become paralysed and lie in a state of stupor, as if dead; the same dose per kilo. will not...
18. PART VII.--POISONS DERIVED FROM LIVING OR DEAD ANIMAL SUBSTANCES.§ 623. The glands of the skin of certain amphibia possess a secretion that is poisonous; the animal is unable to empty the poison glands by any voluntary act, but the secretion...
12. PART II.The English law enacts that: “Whoever shall administer, or cause to be administered to, or taken by any person, any poison or other destructive thing, with intent to commit murd...
11. PART I.--INTRODUCTORY.§ 1. It is significant that the root “_tox_” of the modern word _toxicology_ can be traced back to a very ancient word meaning “bow” or “arrow,” or, in its broadest sense, some...
19. PART VIII.--THE OXALIC ACID GROUP OF POISONS.§ 688. Oxalic acid is widely distributed both in the free state and in combination with bases throughout the vegetable kingdom, and it also occurs in the animal kingdom. In comb...
13. PART III.--POISONOUS GASES: CARBON MONOXIDE--CHLORINE--HYDRIC SULPHIDE.§ 37. Carbon monoxide, CO, is a colourless, odourless gas of 0·96709 sp. gravity. A litre weighs 1·25133 grm. It is practically insoluble in water. It unites with many metals, f...
22. Part II.--Physiology of the Motor Apparatus; the Voice and Speech;The Fourth English Edition has again been thoroughly revised, and a new feature introduced--that of printing some of the Illustrations in Colours. The number of figures has also...
14. PART IV.--ACIDS AND ALKALIES.§ 51. Sulphuric acid (hydric sulphate, oil of vitriol, H₂SO₄) occurs in commerce in varying degrees of strength or dilution; the strong sulphuric acid of the manufacturer, conta...
27. PART II. ANIMAL MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY. With CompleteOf the SECOND EDITION, the _British Medical Journal_ says:--“Certainly THE BEST ‘BIOLOGY’ with which we are acquainted, and it owes its pre-eminence to the fact that it is an EX...
7. PART VI.--ALKALOIDS AND POISONOUS VEGETABLE PRINCIPLES301. General Tests for Alkaloids, 236 302. Group-Reagents, 236, 237 303. Phosphomolybdic, Silico-Tungstic, and Phospho-Tungstic Acids as Alkaloidal Reagents, 237-239 304. Schulz...
25. PART II.--SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS IN OPERATION--THEIR CONSTRUCTION,LONDON. Doncaster Irrigation Farm. Beddington Irrigation Farm, Borough of Croydon. Bedford Sewage Farm Irrigation. Dewsbury and Hitchin Intermittent Filtration. Merton, Croydon...
10. PART IX.--INORGANIC POISONS.707. Metallic Arsenic; its Chemical and Physical Properties, 524 708. Arsenious Anhydride--Arsenious Acid; its Properties and Solubility, 524, 525 709. Arseniuretted Hydrogen (A...
6. PART V.--MORE OR LESS VOLATILE POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF BEING137. Petroleum, 129 138. Cymogene, 129 139. Rhigolene, 129 140. Gasolene, 129 141. Benzoline--Distinction between Petroleum-Naphtha, Shale-Naphtha, and Coal-Tar Naphtha, 129, 13...
5. PART IV.--ACIDS AND ALKALIES.51. Varieties and Strength of the Sulphuric Acids of Commerce-- Properties of the Acid--Nordhausen Sulphuric Acid, 75, 76 52. Properties of Sulphuric Anhydride, 76 53. Occurrenc...
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26. Part II.--Experimental Physiology.“This valuable little manual. . . . The GENERAL CONCEPTION of the book is EXCELLENT; the arrangement of the exercises is all that can be desired; the descriptions of experiments...
8. PART VII.--POISONS DERIVED FROM LIVING OR DEAD ANIMAL627. The Bite of the Tarantula--The Bite of the _Latrodectus Malmignatus_, 470 628. Effects of the Bite of the Katipo, 471 629. Ants, &c., 471 630. The Poison of Wasps, Bees, an...
3. PART II.14. The Legal Definition of Poison--English Law as to Poison, 20, 21 15. German Law as to Poisoning--French Law as to Poisoning, 21, 22 16. Scientific Definition of a Poison--Th...
1. PART I.--Forensic Medicine. PART II.--Insanity in its Medico-legal“A MOST USEFUL work of reference. . . . Of value to all those who, as medical men or lawyers, are engaged in cases where the testimony of medical experts forms a part of the evi...
2. PART I.--INTRODUCTORY.1. The History of the _Poison-lehre_--The Origin of Arrow-Poison-- Greek Myths, 1 2. Knowledge of the Egyptians relative to Poisons--Distillation of Peach-Water, 2 3. Roman and...
9. PART VIII.--THE OXALIC ACID GROUP OF POISONS.688. Distribution of Oxalic Acid in the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, 510 689. Properties and Reactions of Oxalic Acid, 510, 511 690. Oxalate of Lime; its Properties, 511, 512...
4. PART III.--POISONOUS GASES: CARBON MONOXIDE--CHLORINE--HYDRIC37. Properties of Carbon Monoxide, 64 38. Symptoms--Acute Form--Chronic Form, 64-66 39. Poisonous Action on the Blood--Action on the Nervous System, 66, 67 40. _Post-mortem_ App...
24. PART I.--INTRODUCTORY.Introduction. Details of River Pollutions and Recommendations of Various Commissions. Hourly and Daily Flow of Sewage. The Pail System as Affecting Sewage. The Separation of Rai...
21. Part I.--Physiology of the Blood, Circulation, Respiration,