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 2. Action on different Tissues and in different Chemical forms                                327

Force of evidence from Symptoms      336

3. Morbid Appearances           337

4. Treatment                       342

CHAP. XV. Copper                        345

1. Tests for its Compounds      346

2. Action and Symptoms             358

3. Morbid Appearances              364

4. Treatment                       365

CHAP. XVI. Antimony                     367

1. Tests for its Compounds      367

2. Action and Symptoms                  371

3. Morbid Appearances                   376

4. Treatment                            377

CHAP. XVII. Tin, 379—Silver, 380—Gold, 383—Bismuth, 383—Chrome, 385—Zinc, 386—Iron, 391—Other rarer metals, 395

CHAP. XVIII. Lead                                             396

1. Chemical History, and Tests for its Compounds      396

Action of Water on Lead                                       399

Action of Acidulous Fluids on Lead                            416

Process for Lead in Organic Fluids                            423

2. Action and Symptoms in Man                            424

Tradesmen who are apt to suffer from Lead                     436

3. Morbid Appearances                                    439

4. Treatment, and Precautions for Workmen                441

CHAP. XIX. Baryta                                             446

XX. Vegetable Acrids, Euphorbia, Castor-oil seed, Physic-nut, Bitter Cassava, Manchineel, Croton, Bryony, Colocynth, Elaterium, Ranunculus, Anemone, Caltha, Clematis, Trollius, Mezereon, Cuckoo-pint, Gamboge, Daffodil, Jalap, Savin                                        451

XXI. Cantharides                                         470

XXII. Poisonous Fish                                     477

XXIII. Venomous Serpents and Insects                     484

XXIV. Diseased and Decayed Animal Matter                 487

XXV. Mechanical Irritants                                501

Substances, irritant, in large doses,—Pepper, Epsom Salt, Alum, Cream of Tartar, Sulphate of Potass, Common Salt, &c. 506

CHAP. XXVI. II. Of Narcotic Poisons, 510—of Narcotic Poisoning generally, and the distinction between it and natural disease 511

CHAP. XXVII. Opium                                            530

1. Chemical History and Tests                         530

2. Action and Symptoms                                   539

Action of Morphia and Narcotine                               557

3. Morbid Appearances                                    562

4. Treatment                                             566

CHAP. XXVIII. Hyoscyamus, Lactuca, and Solanum                571

XXIX. Hydrocyanic Acid                                   577

1. Tests                                              578

2. Action and Symptoms                                   582