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Poisons, Their Effects and Detection: A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and ExpertsBlyth, Alexander Wynter

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Poisons, Their Effects and Detection: A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts

Name: Poisons, Their Effects and Detection: A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts
Author: Blyth, Alexander Wynter

Blyth, Alexander Wynter

Poisons

17. Foderé’s, Orfila’s, Casper’s, Taylor’s, and Guy’s Definition of
       Poisons--Poisons arranged according to their Prominent
       Effects,                                                   23, 24
   18. Kobert’s Classification,                                   24, 25
   19. The Author’s Arrangement,                                   25-28


  III. STATISTICS.

   20. Statistics of Poisoning in England and Wales during the Ten
       Years 1883-92--Various Tables,                              28-31
   21. German Statistics of Poisoning,                             31-33
   22. Criminal Poisoning in France,                              33, 34


  IV. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TOXIC ACTION AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.

   23. The Influence of Hydroxyl--The Replacement of Hydrogen by a
       Halogen--Bamberger’s Acylic and Aromatic Bases,            35, 36
   24. The Replacement of Hydrogen by Alkyls in Aromatic Bodies,   36-38
   25. The Influence of Carbonyl Groups,                              39
   26. Oscar Loew’s Theory as to the Action of Poisons,            39-41
   27. Michet’s Experiments on the relative Toxicity of Metals,   41, 42


  V. LIFE TESTS: OR THE IDENTIFICATION OF POISON BY EXPERIMENTS
  ON ANIMALS.

   28. The Action of Poisons on Infusoria, Cephalopoda, Insects,   42-44
   29. Effect of Poisons on the Heart of Cold-blooded Animals,    44, 45
   30. The Effect of Poisons on the Iris,                         45, 46


  VI. GENERAL METHOD OF PROCEDURE IN SEARCHING FOR POISON.

   31. Concentration in a Vacuum--Drying the Substance--Solvents--
       Destruction of Organic Matter,                              46-50
   32. Autenrieth’s General Process--Distillation--Shaking up with
       Solvents--Isolation of Metals--Investigation of Sulphides
       Soluble in Ammonium Sulphide--of Sulphides Insoluble in Ammonium
       Sulphide--Search for Zinc and Chromium--Search for Lead, Silver,
       and Barium,                                                 50-53


  VII. THE SPECTROSCOPE AS AN AID TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF
  CERTAIN POISONS.

   33. The Micro-Spectroscope--Oscar Brasch’s Researches of the Spectra
       of Colour Reactions--Wave Lengths,                          54-56


  _Examination of Blood or of Blood-Stains._

   34. Naked-eye Appearance of Blood-Stains--Dragendorff’s Process for
       Dissolving Blood,                                          56, 57
   35. Spectroscopic Appearances of Blood--Spectrum of Hydric Sulphide
       Blood--of Carbon Oxide Hæmoglobin--Methæmoglobin--of Acid
       Hæmatin--Tests for CO Blood--Piotrowski’s Experiments on CO
       Blood--Preparation of Hæmatin Crystals--The Guaiacum Test for
       Blood,                                                      57-62
   36. Distinction between the Blood of Animals and Men--The Alkalies
       in various Species of Blood,                               62, 63

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