New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-27
THE TRIBUNE.
Prom he Troy Budget.
Poison by Arsenic.

laic number Of The LoNDOS LAscET, repuE
lshed u those spirited and enteTprslng men BuRGEs
srsIscEs A Co. Of New York. contains an article
sxuaordnsTy interest several Of accidents
POISONING WIN ARSENIC successfully treated with III
HydTrted Peroxide Of Iron. II appears from the mos
ndispu,abe chemical authority tina, Is positive an
tdoe, instantly neu,razing the arsenic and convcrtn
II into perfectly harmless substance
We could no, avoid the rejection, "hcs reading hi
important attic e-coinng does with s the weigh
o the CHEST authority happily brought TO our yer.
doors by the beautiful reprint Of the most valuable
Medical Periodical in existencc-ths, the unfOrtu
nate Nrs Green might have been saved beyond gEes
ton had the sad des ns Of her husband been discover
Cd in time. On casting eyes over the number BE-
fore U.s. struck with the immense variety an-
interest OF the MISTER contained IN s pages and the
bevndes. industry Of the Medical faculty who contn
butc 10 this work Every practitioner IN our country
should axe this periodical. Twelve numbers yearly
containing twelve hundred pages. and several hundred
cuts beautifully engraved, and Illustrating all the Inn
pcr,ant operations in surgcry-and all for - yearly
We Intended copying The particular Of TIE case above
sas ,, y FOR COR columns We substitute smother
Interesting case which hal little different treatment from
u~- August issUe Of the Lancet;
ON POISONING ~ AKsENIC. by w. U00ac0ck, Esq.
girros 0h-s0ar. Lscestoshuc
Fel,,uary lsh I-i5 was called 20 w N--s wife.
q .iofer a lltilo before ! J. " living few doors OIL.
She sitting uy chair, tossing her aims about,
ard appeared perfectly unconscious Of surrounding
vent. and objects the house WAS filed with people
iaft and nobody able 10 give any account OF her Illness
I iid not then observe that she bad vOmed, and from
I'll could gather concluded she was suffering under
hgs,efa Hall hour elapsed and the husband came,
saying che had taken quantity Of arsfnc portion Of
white powder s remaining in the cup which directed
a. be- taken Of for future examination. she mad
q1nrrecd with her husband and he had le her ~ Two
oe,ck. tor work at the quarres she SAID he shouiq
u1ser again see her alive. When ne came nome ne
found the arsenic gone which had been IN the house
r ycnrs for the purpose Of kins nice ann iats
his sb. acknowledged 20 having swallowed, TO the
amount OF from 10 one and hall teaspOonsuu Snc
was now able speak, and said that vomug occurred
about fifteen minutes after taking II on an empty stOm
scb / gave her Immediately tartarzed antimOny, two
scfupes which constant vomiting was kept up ana
sent 10 neghbOring practitioner. MI Harris about
mile distant fOr come hydraied peroxide Of iron. The
messenger soon returned with ounce ounce
md half which dissolved, and forced down, much
against her will Mr.. Harris politely sent word he would
attend II required his assistance, which availed my
..lf Of and he employed ia keeping up vomiting by
TRUSTING his hnger down the throat after each draught
she then removed TO bed. and made 70 take caIbo-
nate OF magnosa. dissolved IN water. which was con
tinucd during her whole sickness. OBJECTIONS now be-
came frequent and involuntary and continued for
dsys with great excOriatiOn, and pruritus. Vomiting
nd not cease I'LL after the lapse Of iory-eght hours
Some Of the rejected Of the stomach rcsemblcd
IA color the green Of chemists show bottle. and before
entirely subsidiDg appeared mucO sanguincOus. The
gums swcllcd much mouth sore. with Wdcma 81 face
and leot paralysis Of hands and feet with peculiar
suffering in the circUlatOry organs; remarkably small
and ndistnct pulse with spasmodic kind OF catch IN
breathing and according 10 her statement, scnsa
ton IN the head, as II carpenter was at work with
hammer aud chse gritty feel in the eyes which she
continually rubbing Amer continuing in bed eight
OF days she able up. complaining only of
hoils IN different parts OF The body cos'iveness con
janctviti- IN walking. with loss Of feeling in
hands and feet II would be interesting to know how