The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-04
Some important Facts About polsOus.

Poison: A substance which, when
taken into the stomach, mixed with the
blood, or applied TO the skin or flesh,
| proves fatal or deleterious, anything in
/ feetious or malignant" Our scissors make
the first clip out of the greatest evil as
well as the greatest good known in the
medical world. For after the fashion 0
the old saying, I" It takes thief TO catch a
thief" in public systems. 80 In the indi-
vidual system II one poison has stolen
| away into the network Of veins by fair
means or foul, there Is small hopes Of re-
covering ones own, save another poison
be sent after It.
Ali medicines seem TO be more or less
poisonous. But owing TO the large doses
those classed '1ess" require to produce
death or even deleterious effects, they are
by the mass of people regarded as HARM
legs, for arsenic, strychnine, opium, chlo-
re redies, cover all to them. dangerous
poisons. Yet we read in a daily paper Of
child suddenly attacked by severe
vomiting which caused the usual Teme-
dies falling to check, ends in exhaustion
and death and the cause is laid any
where but Of the confectioneT's counter,
where the boy bought his candies and
cakes favored with bitter almond.
"Ihe bitter almond Is Q powerful poi
on q cats tongue made dead pussy of
living one in just five minutes, by exper-
iDent. Some delicate organizations, espe-
cially among children, can bear but little
Of this essence. the smallest quantity pro-
dIcing an eruption like nettle-rash, if
nothing worse, and yet, macaroons are
eaten and given to children with impu-
Rity, while confectioners are often now-a-
days ug'ug. not the bitter almond. but the
essential oil for their favoripg. There is
a family connection" between the bitter
and sweet almond, how close it is not cas-
lily defined, bat sufficient to show that
on some persons the sweet nut on our
tables, If eaten, produces an effect
similar to that caused by the bitter
almond.
"Fish poison is one of the most singu-
lar in the range Of toxicology." Certain
kinds Of fish in hot countries are looked
upon as always poisonous. Other kinds
are only poisonous 70 peculiar constItu-
tons at certain times, and depending some
what on the climate. The richer sort of
vertebrate fish, though eaten with perfect
safety by mankind in general, alre never
theless poisonous, either at all times or
only occasionally to peculiar individuals.
The fact is self evident to many Of us who
have experienced nausea after dating
white fish, salmon, HOLSTERS, etc, at one
time or another, and instinct is wise when
it heeds the hint and declines the poison
in future.
Lead poison we are more familiar with,
as some members Of our household are
more susceptible than others to the iniu-
rious effect of water run through lead
pipes. But the poison in this case, acting
slowly and subtly is usually class
ed under the broad, good naturedly
embracing term, malaria" Those who
work IN lead mines or anyway with lead,
and absorb its fine dust into their system,
have what is called printers or painters
palsy. The habit of children to wet or
bite their lead pencils is often followed
by serious result, which are more likely to
a close school room and hard study, than
the to lead pencils, slate pencils and chalk
they have munched on at short intervals
five days out of every seven.
Another Of the every day poisons Is
found in the syrup which is the leading
feature of the American breakfast table.
''The use of chloride of tin in glucose
syrups has been proven by numerous
analysis" Think of that, oh ye who in
dulge in golden drip" and maple syrup"
on cold, wintry mornings, on your hot
cakes. Beware Of any syrup that leaves
metallic taste in the mouth lest by means
of the sweet liquid your stomach gets .
tinlining, and you, wonndring why on
earth you have developed dyspepsia, con-
cltlde that it mrst be the hot cakes dis
agree with you. And If the said cakes
are made of raising easy stuff called
baking powder, very likely the disagree
ment can, in part, be laid to them for
analysis has shown that baking-p6Wder
contains q large proportion of des.ccated
alum.