Blood Root.. Culver's Root.. Hellebore. Hemlock Ipecac.. Nux Vomica. Opium.... Physostigma Podophyllum Salix..... Veratrum .Sanguinarine Caffeina Macrotin Leptandrin Digitalin Ergotin . Cocaine Gelsemine Veratrine Conine Hydrastine Hyoscyamine Strychnine Emetine Strychnine Morphine Physostigmine Pilocarpine Podyphyllin ..Salicin Santoninum Daturine Theine Nicotine Veratrine What is the Per Cent. of the Following? Absolute Acid in Acid Acetic Dilute.....6 per cent Absolute Acid in Acid Hydrochloric.. 31.9 per cent Absolute Acid in Acid Hydrocyanic Dilute 2 per cent 10 per cent 75 per cent 10 per cent .68 per cent Absolute Acid in Acidum Lactitum... Absolute Acid in Acid Sulphuric. .....10 per cent .92.5 per cent Absolute Acid in Acid Sulphuric Dilute. 10 per cent Aconite in Tincture Aconite... · 35 per cent 10 to 12 per cent 44 to 50 per cent. by weight 50 to 58 per cent. by volume Ammonia in Aqua Ammonia... 10 per cent Ammonia in Aqua Ammonia Fortior....28 per cent Ammonia in Spirits of Ammonia.... 10 per cent Arsenic in Solution of Chloride of Arsenic. I per cent Arsenious Acid in Fowler's Solution.. I per cent Calcium Hydrate in Lime Water......0.17 per cent .0.4 per cent .96 per cent Ferrous Iodide in Syrupus Ferri Iodidi.. 10 per cent Iodide of Arsenic and Biniodide of Mercury in Donovan's Solution... Iodine in Tincture of Iodine. I per cent. each .7 per cent 33 per cent 50 per cent 38 per cent About 0.2 per cent., or I gr. to I oz Morphia in Magendie's Solution. .3 per cent 13 to 15 per cent 1.6, or I in 60 parts .9 per cent .3 to 1.5 per cent 10 per cent Opium in Tincture Opii Camphorata.. Oxygen in Water..... 10 per cent 10 per cent of I per cent 10 per cent 39.1 per cent 88.87 per cent Quinine in Ferri et Quininæ Citras......12 per cent Strychninæ in Ferri et Strychninæ Citras.. I per cent POISONS AND ANTIDOTES. There are three classes of poison, viz.: Irritants, which produce irritation and inflammation in the stomach. Narcotics, which affect the brain and spinal cord, produce headache, giddiness and insensibility. Narcotic Irritants, having the double action. In cases of poisoning by alkalies give vinegar, oil and milk freely and produce vomiting. For acids, give chalk, soda, lime water and demulcent drinks of flax-seed or slippery elm, then a prompt emetic. In all ordinary cases of poisoning (unless by strong acids or alkalies), first give an emetic, fifteen grains of Sulphate of Zinc. If not at hand, give a tablespoonful of ground mustard in a glass of water. Repeat this every few minutes until the stomach is emptied. Then follow with white of eggs, milk, or chemical antidote as given below. Acid, Carbolic-The best antidote is a mixture of olive oil and castor oil, freely administered, or a mixture of slacked lime with about three times its weight of sugar rubbed together with a little water. Atropia. Aconite. Coffee, Tannin Whisky and prompt Emetics |