On Poisons in Relation to Medical Jurisprudence and MedicineJ. Churchill, 1859 - 863 pages |
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abdomen acetate action administered alcohol alkaloid ammonia analysis animal antimony appears arsenic arsenious acid blood body bowels brain carbonate cause chemical child Christison color congested contained convulsions copper corrosive sublimate d'Hyg death deceased deposit destroyed detected died diluted disease dissolved distillation drachms effects emetic evidence examined fluid grains gullet Guy's Hospital half inflammation insensible instance intestines irritant poison Journal Lancet large dose large quantity lead liquid liver lungs medicine mercury metal minutes morphia mouth mucous membrane muriatic muriatic acid nitrate nitric acid observed occurred odor opium Orfila organic ounce oxalic acid pain patient person phosphorus portion potash powder precipitate present produced proved fatal prussic acid pulse purging recovered salt skin small doses small quantity soluble solution stomach strychnia substance sulphate sulphuret sulphuric acid swallowed symptoms of poisoning taken tartar tetanus throat tincture tion tissues trace urine vapor violent viscera vomiting
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Page 183 - In any indictment for murder or manslaughter, or for being an accessory to any murder or manslaughter, it shall not be necessary to set forth the manner in which, or the means by which, the death of the deceased was caused, but it shall be sufficient in any indictment for murder to charge that the defendant did feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder the deceased...