The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-08-13
Paris Green.

Paris green, especially by persons I'M
accustomed to its use, is attended with
considerable risk and often followed by
serious consequences, we make the fol-
lowing suggestions founded on expe-
rience by manufacturers:
PREVENTIVE PRECAUTIONS.
All packages, whether large or small,
should be plainly marked poison.
There is great danger in the mixture
of this green for potato bug and cotton
worm poison, owing to the fine dust
which arises in the process, which is in
hailed, and also rapidly absorbed by
the pores of the skin, especially if the
} person using it should be in a state of
perspiration. To guard against this,
} the hands and face particularly the
nostrils) should be protected as much
as possible, and should be carefully
washed after working in it, or in any
! of the prepafat ions of which it is an in
gredient. AS it penetrates and poisons
wood, gets into the seams and crevices
of articles made of metal, and even
into earthen that is at all porous, all
household utensils, or anything in barn
or stable which cattle or horses could
.1have excess to in which the article
i. may have been mixed, or from which
it has been used, should be carefully
set aside, and never again used tor any
other purpose.
Malignant sores are not unfrequently
caused by scratching the skin when
itching, or irritated, from handling the
green. 1t should be constantly borne
in mind that it is a more dangerous
and deadly poison than arsenic, and
farmers, planters, and others when pur-
chasing, should be duly cautioned to
exercise the utmost care in using it.
The free use of milk as a beverage
is recommended, but we have found
hydrated peroxide of iron "a simple,
harmless remedy the best antidote.
Sores caused by the green should be
covered with it, as with an ordinary
salve, and teaspoonful in wine glass
of water should be taken twice a day,
= internally, whilst working with the
1 green. This remedy can be obtained
from any druggist or chemist, but we
= give the following recipe for making it:
Take
2parts commercial nitric acid or aqua
FORTS,
part water-to which add slowly,
stirring occasionly,
. 8 parts copperas (sulphate of irony +;
! and when dissolved,
Add water 10 times the bulk of the
u whole.
To this solution add aqua ammonia
: gradually, and stirring in as long as a
precipitate of o dark red brown tiron
y rust color) is formed. This precipitate
must then be filtered, aud be washed
;, 2 or 8 times to remove the sulphate
u of ammonia. This leaves the hydrated
% peroxide of iron Tor antidote for Paris
;, green and arsenic) which, when taken
= internally, combines with any Paris
. green that may be in the stomach, form
= ing an arseniate of iron, which is inso-
III luble and passes from the system in the
Il natural course.
. To be effective the liydrated peroxide
:, of iron must he kept in closely corked
II bottles, and excluded as much as posi-.
y bic from light and air.
y The consumption of Paris green has
! vastly increased within a few years
g and the article is now applied to sucl
, a variety of purposes, that carelessness
y in its use, or ignorance of its highly
Il dangerous properties on the part O.
~ those who use it, cannot fail to produce
% the most deplorable results. In view
. of this we feel impelled in the interests
a of humanity to issue this circular, and
Il beg you will aid US in the work by Civ
: ing it the widest possible circulation
w A kiss, however pleasant, may
=, cost too much. Here we have an &C