A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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Page 77
... action of tannic acid , the presence of which may be demonstrated by the black stain produced by tannate of iron , formed by treatment of the skin with potassium ferrocyanid . Sailors are usually excessively tanned , while their hands ...
... action of tannic acid , the presence of which may be demonstrated by the black stain produced by tannate of iron , formed by treatment of the skin with potassium ferrocyanid . Sailors are usually excessively tanned , while their hands ...
Page 79
... action of nitric acid . Silk and wool , although of animal origin , are usually examined as shreds of garments , and are , therefore , considered in this connection . Silk fibers are very highly refractive solid fibers , free THE HAIR . 79.
... action of nitric acid . Silk and wool , although of animal origin , are usually examined as shreds of garments , and are , therefore , considered in this connection . Silk fibers are very highly refractive solid fibers , free THE HAIR . 79.
Page 80
... action of bacteria . Remarkable differ- ences in the color of the hair of parents and children are frequently observed , as in the children of albinos , Artificial changes in the color of the hair may occur accidentally . The hair of ...
... action of bacteria . Remarkable differ- ences in the color of the hair of parents and children are frequently observed , as in the children of albinos , Artificial changes in the color of the hair may occur accidentally . The hair of ...
Page 105
... action are much reduced . " A deficient control of the motor centers of the cortex , permitting their overaction , regulated by different impulses , and repeated in the spinal cord , is the best theory we can at present frame of the ...
... action are much reduced . " A deficient control of the motor centers of the cortex , permitting their overaction , regulated by different impulses , and repeated in the spinal cord , is the best theory we can at present frame of the ...
Page 106
... action and respiration is the well - known story of Colonel Town- send . Cheyne , in describing the case , says : " He told us he had sent for us to give him an explanation of an odd sensation he had for some time observed in himself ...
... action and respiration is the well - known story of Colonel Town- send . Cheyne , in describing the case , says : " He told us he had sent for us to give him an explanation of an odd sensation he had for some time observed in himself ...
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Page 540 - But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act.
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Page 7 - This work presents to the medical and legal professions a comprehensive survey of forensic medicine and toxicology in moderate compass. For convenience of reference the treatise has been divided into two sections, Part I and Part II, the latter being devoted to Toxicology and all other portions of Legal Medicine in which laboratory investigation is an essential feature. Under "Expert Evidence...
Page 445 - If the assured, being in the possession of his ordinary reasoning faculties, from anger, pride, jealousy or a desire to escape from the ills of life, intentionally takes his own life, the proviso attaches, and there can be no recovery. If the death is caused by the voluntary Opinion of the Court.