P Palmolin, 16 _Panaeolus papilionaceus_, 21 "Paragaertner" forms, 68 Parasites, 79, 84 Paratyphoid fever, 58-78; carriers, 61, 62, 66, 67, 70, 73, 78; diseased animals, 67, 71; gastro-intestinal, 61; general characters of, 61; human contamination, 73; means of prevention, 77; miscellaneous contaminations, 74; sources of infection, 71; symptoms, 61; toxin production, 68; typhoid-like, 61; typical outbreaks, 58 Parrots, 72 Parsnips, 16 Pasteurization, 48, 54 Pastry, 47 Paté de foie gras, 78 Peas, 31, 43, 46 Pellagra, 102, 103 Pepper, 41 Pericarp of rice, 102 Peripheral neuritis, 26 Pickling, 93 Pidan, 98 Pie, 60 Pigs, 71 Pike, 25 Pinworm, 84 Plant oils, 16 Plants, 9, 13-24, 25, 101 Poisons: bacterial, 96; chemical, 26; mineral, 26; organic, 26; protoplasmic, 33 Poisoning by: aniline dyes, 32; animals, 24; antimony, 27; arsenic, 26; Asiatic cholera infection, 50; _Bacillus proteus_(?) infection, 55; botulism intoxication, 86; coloring substances, 31; copper, 30; defective diet: beriberi, 102, favism, 104, lathyrism, 103, pellagra, 103, rickets, 105, scurvy, 104; egg-white, 9; ergot, 85; fish, 25; food preservatives, 33; food substitutes, 41; lead, 27; milk-borne infections: diphtheria, 54, foot-and-mouth disease, 55; milksickness, 100; scarlet fever, 54, and septic sore throat, 55; mushrooms, 18; parasites, animal: teniasis, 82, trichiniasis, 79, other, 84; paratyphoid infection, 58; plants, 13; shellfish, 24; tin, 29; tuberculosis infection, 51; typhoid infection, 44 Poisoning, food: articles of food most commonly connected with, 7; effects of, 2; extent of, 3; frequency of, 1; kinds of, 6; means of prevention, 2; obscure, 100; outbreaks of, in United States, 3, 4, 5; reports of, 3, 4, 8; scope of book, 6; seasonal incidence of, 5; unknown, 100 Poison-ivy, 14 "Poison squads," 34 Pollen, 9 Polyneuritis of fowls, 102 Pork, 79 Pork and beans, 88 Potatoes, 46, 107 Potato salad, 65 Preservatives: chemical, 33; food, 33; household, 37 Proteins, 9, 11, 12, 62, 69, 80 Protochloride of tin, 30 "Ptomain poisoning," 1, 3, 18, 68, 97 Puffers, 24 Pulse, 103 Pyrites, iron, 26 Q Quinine, 33 R Rabbit, 71 Rachitis, 105 Radishes, 45 Rash, 10, 12 Rats, 56, 74, 75, 78, 81, 82 "Rat virus," 75 Refrigeration, 33, 40 Rice, 43, 102 Ricin, 14 Rickets, 105 Ripening, 97 Roundworm, 79 "Royal _Amanita_," 18 Rye, 85 S Saccharin, 41 Salad, 5, 95, 107; dressing, 95 Salicylic acid, 36 Salt, 33, 41, 94 Salt solution, 33, 40 Salting, 33 Saltpeter brines, 33