The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

taxing Win MN an easy Wluc-a"enc
hat. Before long complete cure had
been effected; but On his return To town
tho eruption re-appearcd. In conse-
qucncc. he paid another visit to the
doctor, and on entering the room placed
on The table the chimney-pot hat he
was in the habit of wearing. the bright
maroon lining Of which at once caught
the eve OF the doctor. who suggested
tina, IL was the cause Of all the mis-
chic'. A portion Of the lining having
been cut out and examined, arscaic was
found in considerable quantity. On the
gentleman then giving up the use oil the
hat. the eruption ayriu Disappeared;
but. to make quite SUR, he went from
home with the hat. and on the second
day all the previous symptoms reap
pearcd. thereby clearly proving the
poisonous character of the lining.
Here we have seen that the presence
of arsenic is not confined To green col
oring materials, and it is sometimes
found. although much less frequently.
in red. brown and yellow cloths, and in
various colored portions OF printed
fabrics, chintzcS, carpets, ribbons,
gloves, etc.
Pastebodrl boxes are often covered
with colorci paper which contains
arsenic; but, perhaps. in this class OF
goods the greatest danger arises from
confections. and the brightly colorcd
wrappers which are used TO make them
more attractive. Such deadly poisons
n red lead. vermillion and vcrdigris are
in general use for tho production OF
these colors and emerald green. . COM
pound of arsenL, and copper. is large
~ sold for a like purpose, under the
innocent name of extract OF spinach. "
Some time ago case occurred Of two
children being poisoned by eating
swect-meats in the shape of y watch.
the face Of which was a green paper,
the colOring material being fould, on
analysis. to consist of this emerald
green. or Schcclc's green, and the
whole amount of arsenic on the watch
being estimated at eighteen grains.
Here it may not b, out Of place To
draw attention to another source OF dan
ger which our children are exposed TO-.
namely. that from toys, which are often
painted with poisonous material. The
subject i deserving of attention on the
part If parents. and il would b. well IL
they would never allow their children tn
be- in possession of colOrcd articles
whose nature may be- doubtful, for almost
everything child gets hold of must SO
To its mouth.
AS poisoning ingredients OF frequent
occurrence. lead and its various salts
rank next in importance To arsenic.
Lead il so commonly used with safety
for domestic. purposes. especially tho
storage aud transmission of water, that
the dangers attendant upon its use arc
apt to b. neglected. Soft water acts
rapidly upon metallic lead. aud many
instances have occurred of lead-pOison-
ing in new houses supplied with q soft
or pcaty water. Ii has been found.
however. that by allowing the water to
run through new pipes or stand in new
cistcrns for some time, danger may be
avoided, owing to the fact that such
water acts only upon clean metallic
surfaces, and that lead, when exposed
to It's action for some time. gets coated
with whtish film Of oxide or carbon
ate of lead, which cirectually prevents
any further action of the water. People
entering new houses would therefore do
well la let the water tap remain open
for day or two. and meanwhile bor-
row water from their ncighbors for all
dictctic purposes. For the same reason
leadcn cisterns should never be-
scrubbed out. or the true surface OF the
lead in any Way scratched or exposed.
Knowing that water thus acts upon
lead. it will not seem surprising that
this metal should occasionally be found
in considerable quantity in aera,c'l
waters through the action of the water
upon the lcadcn alloy Of the machine.
In like manner the artificial waters pro-
pared in gasogencs, which are partly
composed Of lead. have been found In
some eases To- contain u considerable
and dangerous amount Of lead in so!'l-
ton.
Again. in cleansing bottles, shot is
frequently made use of, and white de-
post of carbonate OF lead is thus in
many eases left upon the sides
of the bottle. This, would, of course.
be imma,erial IL only water or some
such liquid were to he kept in the boz
tie; but the chances are that II will be
used for holding some acid liquor
beer. wine, vinegar. pickles, fruit. etc
and the result is that the carbonate OF
lead is dissolved by such acid. obviously
10 the detriment OF the person who may
aftcrward consume the contents.
Here we may refer TO the action of
vegetable acids upon brass or copper
pans; for, although the fact Is general
ly known that poisoning may sometimes
occur from the use of such utensils, IL
is not so generally understood that the
danger lies in allowing the acid liquor
to cool in these pans. the metal of which
is quite unactcd on by such acids when
hot, but is readily attacked when cold.
Such are some Of the most common
domestic poisons; but. alas! the list Is
not by any means exhausted.
Hams are occasionally done up in
canvass loaded with yellow chromate OF
lead. and some of this poison is conse-
quently found adhering to the ham.
Arsenic has heen largely used in the
preparation Of violet and face powders,
while carbonate of lead. or the acetate
(sugar of lcadD, and sulphur, are
amongst the common ingrcdents OF
some hair-restorcrs. Arsenic, either as
yellow orpiment or as arsenic white. Is
mixed with sugar for the manufacture
OF fly-papers; and vermin-killcrs usual
ly consist of mixture containing the
well.known poison phosphorus.-Rar.
pe,'s Basar. nT&
The whirlwinds Of dust observed
by Prejevalsky in Central Asia, like
those in Mexico, India and the Sahara,
have the same origin and mechanics.
action as the tornadoes Of the United
States and all waterspouts. They are
all alike spiral movements descending
with upright axis and always travel