Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-07

and other provisions having hocuus tmpfe nsird With
the mercury and IN consequence oi hts belief. 5plO
lbs OF biscuit which remained ON board tho vessel
were condemned - uns~t,iceahc, itom having Qu,k
silver mixed with a." The how above
related which took place Afterwards, suiireutlv show
that the phenunena were probably wholly QUO 20 the
inhahng OF mercury ~ state OF vapor
Although mercury is nsnally received into the sys
ten IN the form ol Vapof when employed on We ats.
vet this Is not always the II IL well Known that
the peculiar effects uf mercury NAV he experienced
ifom MS appca alton 10 the skin, even when not depiiv-
ed OF the cuuce Thus pctcnrial nuno ton Is
mon mode OF Introducing ;his medicine iain tho ctcu.
lation, where there objections to administer II BY
by the moutl and We have known ptyalism produced
in twenty four hours by violent friction with
pound OF strong mercutal ointment camphot and Cay
enne pepper Indeed, even without the aid 81 Fiction
mctcural action may be excited in the system 10y sim
ply placing some Of the Preparations Of mercury IN
contact with the skin, and pyalism bc easily pro-
ducod hy imm, rising the body 10 a watm bath formed
with the proportion Of ounce OF subinnie
To ~ quarts OF water, repeated at interval o three
DAYS between each bath Soon a'ier the hind bath,
the specinc effects generally begin 10 be manifested
Not long snrc We read al account IN newspaper OF
sudden death having resulted from the application OF
lotion 10 the head, containing corrosive sIbhmaie
aud DR. Chrstison relates the OF gentleman who
employed lotion containing half drachm of zorro
siye sublmate IN OF rum, for the Of rhcu
mausm tins was rubbed the pau affected ior sew
etal minutes before gong 10 bed before Tho friction
was ended he felt the sensation OF heat ~ TAO part, 10
which however be paid but lulc attention during the
night he attacked Win pam the stuia' 10, trrh
ing, aud vomiting, and soon aiict with puJglGC aud
tcneSmus In tho morning ne was found very weak.
and vomiting essintiy the arm up 10 the shou er
was ptodiauusly swood rod anI bllsicred. next day
he complained of brassy taste and tenderness OF uio
gums, and regular salvation succeeded. Prof
Syme also relates where a solution OF the ui.
trate was rubbed bv mistake upon the hip and thigh,
instead OF camphoraed OIL. Intense pains Immediate
~ followed. aud afterwards sAyctinR the Urine
suppressed Tor five days without an, in,cushiy ard
during It's suppression urea was detected lu tie blood;
ptyasm appeared the third day, be, pro-
fuse, and was followed bv ekluati"n OF TIC alyeolar
portion Of the lower Iiw but recovery, nevertheless,
slowly took place. Merely carving nIorcuual prep
aldtons neat Tie skin, without being actually la con.
tact with IL, has been known To induce the peculiar et
iccts Of the poison IN related 10y DR. Schulz,
German physician, where, after death from excessive
salvation, small leathern bag found hanging at
the bteas, Of the deceased and containing few
drachns Of mercury, which 1t waS then discovered no
had been IN the habit ot carving for the last
as protection against itch and ycfmin, and during
that period had frequent occasion TO renew the mcrcu
~.
We have already alluded to the morbid susceptible
~ 10 cold induced by mercury, owing doubtless To de-
preston o the vital energy and Organic actions, and
consequently OF the process o animal calOricaiinn
To sum up, we may add, "a the language al DIR. Cop
land, persons long habually exposed fumes of
quicksilver are generally affected with ulcetations oil
the mouth aud fauce>. painful rheumatic affections
OF the petius,eum, POINTS, limbs, and hglmenis partc
ulatly after exposure to cold eruprions In tho
term pseudo syphill, has been applied As well a. mn
ny Of those which denomInstod cachetc The cf.
ects altogether the same, though slower in their
accession and progress, as those which result from
too long continued bot not violent mcrcural course
The workers in quicksilver mines, according 10 FaI-
iplus scarcely endure the employment nr ibrer
years, and according 10 Ebnuller, become IN four
months subject To uemoTs, palsy. and vertigo. Rom
,HdstHi remarks, that IN some mines no man can work
than s1 hours a, and he relates the case
n OF individual who, after having been employed
there for hall year, became charged with
~ that he made piece of brass white by touching It
with his mouth or his finger. To.sius states thai tho
miners OF quicksilver lost their teeth and subject
4 to asthma Bernard de Jusueu IN memoir read to
the Academy of Sciences IN 49, stated thu IN the
netcurla mines OF Airddea, IN La Maucha, the free
= wOrkmen, who were not restricted to the place, and
clearly In their habits had other disease than
# a slight trembling while the slaves, confined and DIR
ty, affected with swelling Of the paOtds, apthn
d salvation pusties scurvy, and considerable remb
4 bag.
Il As the shaking palsy, the irenbien,n mstaiiqus
of the French pahologlss is Of the mo. common
affections produced by long continued .1pnsYIe the
influence Of mercury, ~ deserves perhaps more par
Il rcuaf notice. The best that given by Ne
;, rat, which shall chiefly follow The disease, WIN
II almost but not altogether peculiar 10 these posGns
5 generally approaches 10 gradual manner, thrugt
r, sometimes It alta X sudden Y. 'mmer with slig got
o couvulsiye snaices, followed by apitauuns and tie
Of the affected muscles, particularly iose of thc
Is arms, which % first attacks In sHor tine, # the pa
n lower extremes, to Tie organs 81 speech and TO h'
n whole body and becomes difficult, q irDp1ssi
a, bic, iD the patient 10 walk tn SPEAK 10 rew Al
voluntary motions. such Carrying iond 80 The
= are effected by several violent and conse
b queny veg difiruh and p1nful 10 shJr, le psTso
l. affected Incapable Of supns whi rcqpir
the least precision Of muscular s~tnn. 20 this sue
- Ceejs Te-tles-uess falling GOT of the teeth, conspl
y ton ur disorder 81 the bowels, DRY and browns.
l. state ~ tie skin slgii atomic commissions Crphaal
s. gls deulm, greet depression II the power
T. and Of the general health, "a which state The paiie0
n may continue 10 live fof several wears w. many
" ss, however, where the person doe, nJ nnsdslel
quit work there speedily fe,ult loss " memory slice.
u esaness deiInum aud death Bat ioranstey IN. IA
Of tie affection disables IA. f.0fn work a
rs he rests matter al Necessity There j. hasry.
be- role although f4ius - pr-senlneitter J.. the,
nd any disorder Di the rssprionnnt erreH tl vefT ~
as eases, NJ vssiing or Impaired d.gssiIor. =,
NJ Is unusu lily Slow. Coysnd frIs-' 81 ~ 80
At II il chedy oGg continued - ..,,. 4, ~
80 psraiions which p'odp. tn. T.T,r,,,,s -
e sN's 70 Ve'' y les even ff ,es hou,s Ah,n Ma
i''' !" ~ air. may oecas,.n y me sfect i@iog 30
'y y" 81 anj violent whom theT rsfors are ris.d y.
"a the amnsiHre. and sc upn ~. extensive surface
81 No hal tubes ard aif-rss Th, 9i-aae Is ~.
~ siaiiy Cufzhe iaper bowsyst 81 is taru,abi
ne and bot seldom fatal Three only a. death b,
ie related ~ Asfst IN If wideh u u4s owing