| CHAPTER I. | PAGE |
| Definition and Mode of Action of Poisons | 13 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Diagnosis of Poisoning—Duties of the Practitioner | 19 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Duties of the Practitioner—Treatment of Poisoning | 24 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Detection of Poisons | 28 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Classification of Poisons | 32 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The Concentrated Mineral Acids | 36 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| The Corrosive Vegetable Acids | 43 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| The Caustic Alkalies and their Carbonates: Potash, Soda, Ammonia | 48 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Salts of the Alkalies and Alkaline Earths | 52 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Salts of the Metals: Zinc—Silver—Tin—Bismuth—Chrome—Iron | 54 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Simple Vegetable and Animal Irritants | 57 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Irritant Gases | 59 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Iodine and Iodide of Potassium | 61 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Phosphorus | 63 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Arsenic and its Compounds | 66 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Antimonial Compounds | 78 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| Mercury and its Compounds | 81 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Preparations of Lead | 85 |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| Salts of Copper | 89 |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| Specific Vegetable Irritants | 92 |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| Specific Animal Irritants.—Cantharides | 92 |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| Narcotics.—Neurotics, acting on the Brain and producing Sleep: Opium | 95 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| AnÆsthetics.—Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Insensibility: Chloroform—Chloral—Bichloride of Methylene—Ether—Amylene—Nitrous Oxide | 102 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| Inebriants.—Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Intoxication: Alcohol—Nitro-Benzole—Cocculus Indicus—Fungi, &c. | 108 |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| Delirants.—Neurotics acting on the Brain and producing Delirium: Hyoscyamus—Belladonna—Stramonium—Datura alba—Nightshade | 112 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| Convulsives.—Neurotics producing Convulsions: Nux Vomica—Brucia—Strychnia | 116 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| Hyposthenisants.—Neurotics producing Death by Syncope: Aconite—Prussic Acid | 122 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | |
| Depressants.—Neurotics producing marked depression of the Heart’s Action: Digitalis—Calabar Beans—Tobacco—Hemlock | 129 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. | |
| Asphyxiants.—Noxious Gases, producing Neurotic Symptoms | 134 |
| CHAPTER XXX. | |
| Abortives.—Substances producing Abortion | 137 |
| Appendix | 139 |
| Index | 151 |
