Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-06-20
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Ammonia Is colorless gas, CT imposed OF
hydrogen and nitrogen. II has strong,
pungent odor, and acts powerfully on the
eyes and nose. II has Inc properties OF an
alkali In marked degree, uniting readily
with all the acids, FORMING Win them neu-
trai salts. Inc most common Oh these salts
are the cdrooHdee anu tue "yaToc"eoTdee "
a"''"o"'a' Inc hyurocniora'e was ior"er-
oS''u ""' '" ""'"'o"''' '"'-""'"''"'o'
~c.
A"niohia was hfs' op'aIneo pure ano
no.ioeu as o,'''"'' gas Wy rie.''y, III 'ne
iA''er part Vi Tue iAs' century p"' was al
'e,wA'n' more ,u'iy anu ascuimo'y Iesor,o
Gu Wy nei'noiu' anu Gay -us.ae i,es'ty
saNe :, ,ue n"'"o u o'"u'ne a"' ou' was
Ano"" " NV o''.i anu " .no
Aeho",s''' as P"" ""''""a, Me
P"" " 'u.,S"'"'o''"e' "e Vo.u'"e a'"a.
-, w. 1ue ..,"i """'o"D' :: ue','eo
~, .no "ov "~. " 1"s u ,' '"'S
oO' N"."'..''Do' VI 'no "yo.oo,"o,"e ~
"' "' "''u wv Vas ''e"y W.
s'n auN W.. 'o D"','o''"o
eouio' from oupi.ef A"l'o", ee'eora'eo
gu - ."o AsyP '""'' WIN LA" i"lious
''."p'o III 10y o'"' country Vi Isyp'' from
"nen'e '"e u,"s was his' piocuieu'
0ai am 'ioh'ae was "riH'haiiy haue oy
ouin'ns e"u'ei uuns' which WAS coiiect-
Gu III i"ise quSn'''ie' 'of 'na. purposei anu
n''on " VIC a'".'o nv" u'e' III eol'iihcrce'
oo'a'"eu =" 'no S".no why III o'ner
.ou"'',eS 'nis ".'oie Is 'i'aue irolh soot'
n'"e'' noin'' 'uu o'nei substances known
" oon'aim W. Is aiso iounu native IN
P.A.o' 'o,o""ooS' anu j." '"e VI
''ni'y vi oufn'"s oeu' Vi coai'
Aiino"'acai gas ~ usually oo'aihed ny
n,iA"s 'oso'ne, eq'a' pal's Vi sai-an'"'o-
"''o anu ioceh.'y siacAeo hn'e III coh-
"'o' ie'"''' anu applying neat. ~ may al
'o oo 'o'io''eo ny SIMPLY nea'ins 'ne co"i-
nv" aq". ".i'''o"'"' A"!s s"' 10 sehe."t
eo' aiso' Ill Tue decomposition Oh Vegetapie
in"''er' especiaiiy III tnat Oh the e1crements
Vi 'egetapie eating aniHais; anu hence
comes that peculiar, pungent door whioh
arises from heaps OF manure, when dis
lurDeu; lnaeed, IL Is upon the ammonia
contained III the manure that much OF lis
'aiue depehds. Ammonia In the form OF
carbonate, Is sometimes formed within
the living tissues OF Inc body' as we snail
soon see.
Ammonia Is a poison. "heh taken into
Tue s'o"iacn un"iAeo win SONIC uiliuer
substance OF "heh 'akeh IN All oVer-uose'
IL produces e4coria'iohs OF the mouth,
throat ana stomach, win violent vomiting
ana purging' But when generated WITHIN
the peuy' or when taken INTO the general
e'rcuiauoh through Inc lungs us poison
GUS enects are not 80 quickly developed,
though they are more surely fatal.
"hen' rom any cause. inc kidneys iaii
10 secrete urihe' or Inc bladder refuses 10
expei H. urea peculiar principle In the
urine which results from the action oil the
kidneys upon The aibumen OF The blood, Is
retained In the system, and, by kind OF
Fermentation, converted ihto the carbonate
Oh ammonia ine ammonia mus 1ormed'
pe'"R cair'eo Win lhe oiooo 10 every por-
ton Oh 'ne oouy' INDUCES geherai disease 70
some extent; Out us enec's are especially
seen IN Inc severe and highly alarming
disorders oil the brain and nerves which 1t
engenders' such as paralysis, coma, con-
WILSON'S, DC. The coma or deep stupor
which usually attends the last stages OF al
onm'nur'd-commonly called Brights dis
ease-and those fearful and onen-times fa-
tai COMMISSIONS when are liable to occur in
parturient woman, are notable examples
OF poisoning by the conversion OF urea In
10 inc carbonate OF ammonia.
but ammonia Is formed, NJ have said,
ny Inc decomp' Si'ion which takes place
wneh any considerable collection OF veget-
apie mater Is exposed 10 the requisite de-
gree OF hea. ana moisture; ana 10 espec-
iaily apuhuah' III ana aoout "eeuinuiations
Oh Darh-yara manure compost heapS' &C.
Now ho nn'ii'a' having lungs oe he man
VINO sno'eis' ora hos 'na' TOOLS can re-
man 'or long "me exposed 70 .he eman-
ATOMS from sucn coiiec'ions OF hi'n' WIN