The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

DOWN with CHEMISTRY in connexion with
MEDICINE.—DOCTORS and their MEDICINAL POISONS,
Such as Prussic Acid. Laudanum, Arsenic, Strichnine, &c.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—We beg to suggest to you and the public how easy it must be
for any evil-disposed person to poison another whilst such deadly
chemical preparations as the above are held out and given " medi-
cinally." It is useless to attempt to conceal the facts. Take the
following mice :—Suppose the doctor orders a patient a dose of lauda-
num, or a mixture containing laudanum—what is more easy than
for an evil-disposed person to add a little of the poison to the mix-
ture prescribed by the doctor, and thus pr, qiuce death? Would it be
possible to detect such a criminal ? We think not ; for even sup-
posing a post mortem examination of the body took place, so one
would be capable of detecting the extra quantity of poison taken by
the patient. Supposing that strichninc were the poison, it would
still be more difficult, as a less quantity would be necessary to pro-
duce death, and so on with other poisons. Dr, Scoffern in the la-
inentable case of Miss Collier, said, in answer to the Coroner, the'
atriehnine could only be given in fractions of a grain! The fol owing
is the description given of this precious medicine, i. e. poison, in
" Hooper's Medical Dictionary," page 1,228 :
" Half a grain blown into the throat of a rabbit has produced tris-
Inns in two minutes, and death In five ; and the eighth of a grain
taken into the stomach has proved fatal to a strong dog." Why, Sir,
look at the case of the girl Foster, now so justly under sentence of
death. If it had not been for tho fowls dying all about the house,
she would not have been even suspected, for the doctor who made
the pest mortem examination declared it to be a case of English
Cholera! ! I The fowls were, in fact, the means of bringing the
criminal to justice. In further illustration of the above, we recom-
mend the reader to peruse the fourth flygeian print, in conjunction
with the 60th Number of the " Hygeist," for April, on this important
point. In conclusion, we cannot but think that a grave responsi-
DifflY attaches to all persons who support such a system of poisons,
either directly or indirectly.
Issued by the British College of Health, London, for and on
behalf at Hygeists, April 5, 1847.
As It may be asked how we know that these deadly chemical pre •
parations may be dispensed with in medicine, our answer is simple
and positive, viz., from the almost numberless letters of parties who
Were dosed with them without benefit, and who were afterwards
Most easily cured by a simple but effectual system of safe vegetable
Purgation.

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