Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-05
es SugsIes Ytrala.
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Eho Editorial Committee Of the
59rNol Of Pharmacie dAlsace.
oryojns finds, ON investigation,
~ the milking Of certain medicines
- fssulted In fatal explosions.
~ paper points out the following.
1eo-A mixture prescribed as re.
1o1pQetIve and tonic of hypophos-
=, q lime, chlorate Of potash
ISc1Ate Of iron. The unfortu-
6|1 eddltion Of chlorate Of potash
y this mixture has probably been
tade with the intent to excite the
(1actiop Of the stomach In the pa.
I1lent, because 1t Is . well known
lct that this salt increases the ap-
>1lte In IN uncomfortable degree,
1on 70 e1ce6s.
The cn1orktS OF potash, which
&ooms 10 p0ssess o sort of specific
5reion on the diseases of the mouth
s ma Throat, stimulates really as
cell the eecretions Of the stomach
- that Of the salivary aud mucous
61ands Of these two organs.
y hut In presence Of the two other
"A 1QhstAnces In the mixture mention
1onod above, and principally in
<ho rte6enee Of the hypophosphite,
70 eaIt very eager for oxygen and
Cou{line constantly to form q phos-
n6oto, the chlorate Of potash plays
<51 art similar to that Of saltpetre
- Gunpowder. The extreme facil-
+ ~ with which the chlorate Of pot
- Yields up its oxygen, which
a 1oEms three.fifths OF Its weight,
+; Gnnkee u . far more energetic oxy-
f dons than even nttre is. Thrown
uvon burning charcoal, 1t melts,
16oreby increasing the combustion,
~ does the saltpetre. only in y
h:Gl1of degree. .
y n You place Z mixture OF small
I. .rnn6tity Of sulphur and chlorate Of
oGooh upon an anvil and strike 1t
11th : hammer. q strong explosion
U)1l follow which would become
xoEy dangerous II more than q
E<Gkamme 0f such mixture were
[nod. A mixturs Of chlorate Of
1coaah and charcoal may be explod.
~ In the same way.
a mixture OF chi0rate of potash,
/: nolphur and charcoal forms an ex-
b)ooive powder In consequence Of
Sho extreme rapidity with which
the gases are pr0duced and the
& onormous heat developed.
Tho hypophosphite, when 1t Is
a Iso11ociated to such an oxydent as the
/; 6hl0rato of potash is, can very easi-
" eAtjefy its tendency to become a
:{6h6qpliAte. In becoming this,
6ero6g heat is generated, aud since
there are substances in this mix.
y 9ure which may, under the influ-
ouco Of , strong heat, becomezde-
3 GompOsed and form new volatile
7 Dsoducts, as is precisely the case
With lactate, there Is q chance
1or explosion.
f3ecund-A solution Of four
exnmmes Of chronic acid, another
z ~ the mcst energetic oxydents, In
eiGht grammes Of glycerine, an.
q Qtber oxydable Substance. Chiomic
n6td. which Ia exclusively used for
okternal application, is sometimes
& used ~ . caustic in the dressing OF
X wounds.
Thifd-Another tonic, intended
f6r oioeyAted wounds, and consist
S ing Of cblorate Of potash, gly cerlne
and medIcated tincture OF iron, has
epFst In the pocket of the patient.
Fourth Chlorate of potash.
E mixed with catechu as tooth / Ow-
der. may explode. even an The
b mouth. II used with a dry brush.
Eiftli--Pil.s composed ofoxyde Of
s. silver, often prescribed In EUgla0d
ID chronic Affections Of the stOm-
nch, have ignited in the pocket of
= person and have burned him se-
vesely. One can easily imagine the
wonderful power which the
stomach of the unfortunate patient
hae to show. in taking these devils
rjlts.
eixth-Likewise, pills made of
pcrmAnganAte Of potash, another
powerful oxydent, with extract OF
ynrr0w; pills made Of the same
aalt and powder Of iron; again, pills
s made OF sulphurated antimOny and
oblorAte OF potash, have defiagrated
either during their preparation or
afterwards.
A very simple rule 10 observe,
would be not 10 associate oxydable
OF cOmbustlble substances with en-.
eFgetic oxydenh.
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