North American Medicine

*What is a poison*	*A poison is anything that is capable of destroying functions necessary to life.*
*The principal mineral contained in poisons?*	*Arsenic, antimony, copper, lead, mercury*
*What are symptoms of poisoning by arsenic?*	*An austere taste, contricting of the pahrynx and sesophagus, hiccup, nausea, vomiting of brown or bloody matter, anxiety convulsions or death*
*How is arsenic poison treated?*	*vomiting is to be immediately excited by an emetic, of zinc, or ipecacuahnha, aided by liveral use of diluents.*
*What is an antidote?*	*Sulphuret of potash, alkaline salts, charcoal, carbonate of magensia*
*What are the test of arsenic?*	*The ammoniaco-nitrate of silver dropped into a solution of arsenic, produces a copious yellow precipitate, which in the course of a few hours turns to a dark brown.*
*What are the symptoms of poisoning by copper?*	*An acrid, styptic, coppery taste in the mouth; parched and dry tongue; a sense of strangulation.*
*How is copper poisoning treated?*	*For the purpose of expelling poison, vomiting is be exicited by copious draughts of milk and water.*
*What is the antidote?*	*Whites of eggs mixed up with water, which must be taken freely.*
*What are the symptoms for poisoning by lead?*	*When taken in large quantities, a sweetish astringent, constriction of the throat, pain in the region of the stomach*
*What are the antitodes to lead?*	*Sulphate of soda and sulphate of magnesia.*
*What are the symptoms of poisoning by opium?*	*A stupor, numbness, heaviness in the head, pupol of the eye dialated, pain, convulsions.*
*What is the treatments of poinsoning by opium?*	The stomach is first to be effectually evacuated, by emetica of tart; emetic or suphate of zinc, large injections to clear the bowels, and assist in getting rid of the poison.