ON WOORRARA POISON.

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.

On Snake-Poison

nuated blood, with the altered character of its elements; the dilatation of the pupils; the foaming at the mouth; and the general lethargy, followed by convulsions and death. J This is not a poisonous snake. It is known also, in Bengal, as Betaehra. The term lineatus has been suggested by Dr. Sircar, because of the resemblance of the snake to the one described under that namely Russel at page 3...

Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries

Searching for a Poison in a Poison

chlorinated biphenyl (PC8I mixtures had been described previously. High mortality, liver damage, and edema were associated with only two of the three PCB5. Using column and gas chromatography, several compounds were identified in the diethylether fracdon of these two PCBs. A chick embryo assay confirmed the high toxicity of this fraction. Mass spectremetric and microcoulometric analyses indicat...

The Action of Reagents on Cobra-Poison

liable mode of treating cases of snake-bite. In investigations regarding the action of drugs of a complex nature, it frequently occurs that the physiological action of the drug, considered as a whole, differs from its isolated constituents. Thus, while opium is narcotic, thebaia, one of its constituents, is purely excitant, and in doses of one grain causes tetanic spasms (Farquharson). The expe...