Arizona republican., 1909-08-11
FATALLY POISON ID
 BOTH MAN AND BEAST
F. W. Wilson of the Experiment Sta ton Has Written a Bulletin That All Should Read.

Bulletin No 59. prepared by F. w. ] Wilson of the agricultural experiment
 sation and issued by the University | of Arizona sent free on addressing the experiment station, Tucson, should be
 read by every resident of Southern Arizona who is not already well in ! formed on the subject of oleanders and
 oleander poisoning. The subject is
 one that has been given much space 1 in these columns in past years, and
 many are already aware of the dan gers that turk in too intimate an as | sOciation with this plant, SO generally and sometimes so Carelessly used for ornamental purposes in the Salt River valley and elsewhere. Oleander is poison to man and beast 1 if it's juices find internal Judgement. and fatally so if swallowed in even a very small quantity. That has been the preachment in these columns and Bulletin No 59 tells all about it.
 MT. Wilson conducted a series of ex- pcriments at the station farm near 1 Phoenix a few months ago, the re- suits of which were published in The Republican, and which demonstrated beyond a doubt the fatal effect of oleander poison when the leaves of the Plant are eaten by stock, verifying the theories advanced before in many cases attributed to Oleander poison. but not definitely proved because the poison
 was taken accidentally and not pur-
 p.Isely administered
 8Ir. Wilson. in preparing this bulle- tin, gives accurately the record of
 these cases with illustrations by chart.
 showing the effect on temperature and
 pulse during the progress Of the illness
 of the patients. He also includes about
 GU that is known concerning the na-
 ture Of the poison with numerous his
 tOrical and well authenticated cases of
 fatalities in the human family. follow
 ing the accidental or intentional swal-
 lowing Of oleander poison. though none
 have occurred in this locality so far as known. It is not unlikely, though. that children and perhaps grown persons
 have died here of oleander poisoning
 which Was attributed to something ,lsc In respect Of the nature Of the poison T is told that can be. for there is yet much to learn concerning it. but its symptoms are thOs resulting from the Isoof digitalis MT. Wilson's con clu"ion IS that no treatment can be efficICious in the case of an animal that has taken what is considered a fatd! G'se. With human being. how ever, there is hope by the prompt use of cmetics and treatment by physi- clan who will combat symptoms as they arise. remembering that oleander is tract oally identical with digitalis in it's poisonous action. Though the en- tire hu''ctin Is good reading for peo- plc living in this section, the meat of it is fund in the following summary:
 'Oleanders are poisonous when eaten by Furlan beings. rodents and common iarif animals. but do not eXhale pois- onoUs materials when growing in the house. The manner of obtaining the poison is generally accidental, and it's presence is not usually known until death is approaching. Dry leaves are poisonous as well as green leaves. There is little danger of the animal obtaining poison from leaves in drink Is water. The amount of poison nec- e-sary to cause death is small, but de- ponds also on the condition of the health of the animal. The psychoIog- ical effects of oleander are similar to those Of digitalis, and if enough poison is obtained the patient is sure to die
 The amount of oleander necessary to cause death in horses ranges from fifteen to twenty grams of green leaves and from fifteen to thirty grams of dry leaves. This depends on the condition of the animal at the time the poison Is obtained. A full stomach will ne- ccssitate more poison. In the case of cows it is safe to say that from ten [" twenty grams Of green leaves and fifteen tO twenty-five grams of dry leaves are sufficient to cause death. For sheep the fatal dose of either green