Acetic Acid

Pure Glacial Acetic acid, C,H40,. (Density 1.064 above 60° F. ; below that degree crystalline.) Prepare the lower dilutions with distilled water.

Authorities. 1, Melion, Roth's Mat. Med., 3, 15; 2, Orfila (toxicologic), ibid. ; 3, Cattell, B. J., 11, 338 ; 4, Waring's Therapeutics, Peter's Elements ; 5, Berridge, M. H. Rev., 15, 297.

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Hydrophobia

slight and transient delirium

Irritability of temper

Nervous and excitable mood

Very great anxiety

Confusion of ideas,l

Diminished intellectual power

Disinclination to exert the mind,l

She is hardly able to express herself

She is unconscious of all around her

Head

Giddiness

Heaviness in head, with sense of intoxication

Indications of vascular excitement in brain

Dull pains in forehead and vertex

Confused dull aching over frontal regions (nervous cephalalgia)

Dull aching in right forehead, at a spot near the ossific centre, externally, and afterwards slightly on the left side,l

Shooting pains through the temples

Distension of temporal bloodvessels, with increased heat of head

Eyes

Eyes sunken and surrounded by a dark circle

Great flow oftears,l

Pupils dilated

Face

Wildness of countenance

Face pale and waxen

Bright red flush on both cheeks and spots of perspiration on the forehead (from drinking vinegar)

Bright flush and heat on both cheeks, especially on the left (from drinking vinegar)

Mouth

Tongue pale and flabby

Epithelium of the mouth quite white (chemical action)

Stomach

Diminished appetite

Adipsia

Intense thirst

(Eructations fetid, and hiccough)

Nausea

Retching

Vomiting soon after eating

Frequent vomiting

Violent pain and sensation of burning in the region of the chest and stomach

Severe burning pain in stomach and in abdomen

Heat in the stomach, with slight colicky uneasiness in small intestines, as of approaching diarrhoea

Heat in the stomach, with slight hot eructations

Gastrodynia

She complains of her stomach

Chronic derangements of the gastro-intestinal canal

Sensation as if the contents of the stomach were in a state of ferment, with horrible tormenting agony

Pain, as of ulcerative gnawing at a spot in the stomach, following after depression and agony

He fancies there is an ulcer in his stomach, which seems sore in one spot, with gnawing ; he does not suffer pain, but his agony is distressing, preventing his falling asleep, or remaining long in the same position ; towards midnight he feels very sick, and vomits some thick, gruelly substance, which relieves him, and he then falls asleep ; in the morning the ejected substance is seen to be yellow, thick matter, like yeast, without froth or bubbles, and in quantity about three tablespoonfuls

unfortunately, it was not more minutely examined ; the depressing, agonizing feeling still continues throughout the second day, and is removed by tobacco

(Scirrhus of the pylorus)

Great pain at the scrobiculus cordis

Abdomen

Abdomen rfms^enc/ec?

Tympanitis, with difficulty of breathing (from large doses); rumbling in abdomen

Severe burning pain in abdomen and stomach

Griping pain in bowels

Chronic derangements of gastro-intestinal canal

Slight colicky uneasiness in small intestines, as of approaching liquid diarrhoea; with heat in stomach

Stool and Anus p. 5

Diarrhoea

Watery diarrhoea/.

Liquid diarrhoea

Diarrhoea, with swelling of the feet and legs

Diarrhoea, with colic pains and tenderness of the abdomen to touch

Diarrhoea of phthisical subjects, °

Diarrhoeic stools

Bloody discharges from bowels

Urinary Organs p. 5

Urine increased

Urine increased in quantity and of a lighter color

The secretions smell of the drug

(Urine cloudy)

Respiratory Organs p. 5

Irritation of windpipe and chest

(Hoarseness from irritable larynx)

Croup; hissing respiration, with rattling in the throat ; lining membrane of windpipe is found covered with fibrinous membrane, exactly as in true croup

(Foul breath)

He can scarcely speak

Dry cough, attended with increased respiration, succeeded by a moist cough, with fever, increased difficulty of breathing, emaciation, night-sweats, oedema of feet and legs, diarrhoea and death

Respiration feeble, difficult

Respiration hurried, laborious

(Bronchial hemorrhage)

Heart and Pulse p. 5

-Pulse full

Pulse lower,l

Pulse very weak and small, contracted or diminished

Chest p. 5

Violent pain and burning sensation in regions of chest and stomach

All the lobes of the lungs filled with tubercles somewhat like a bunch of grapes

Chronic inflammation of the lungs

Upper Extremities p. 5

Diminished muscular power of arms and hands

Paralytic sensation in wrists and hands

Coldness and prickling in hands,l

Skin of hands dry

Lower Extremities p. 5

Lassitude of the limbs

Impaired muscular power of legs

Swelling of the feet and legs, with diarrhoea

(Edematous swelling of feet and legs

Diminished sensibility of the feet

Coldness of the feet

Generalities p. 5

He jumps out of bed like a madman, and crawls on the ground, howling with pain (immediately)

He rolls about in agony

He lies on the ground, writhing in excruciating agony

Strong convulsions

Convulsions and insensibility

Violent fatal convulsions, with pain in stomach

Spasms with great debility

Trembling from head to foot

Paralysis

Prostration of strength

Fainting-fits

Sense of oppression and heaviness

Leanness,'.-T-£rer body wastes

Atrophy

Hemorrhage

General anasarca

Diminished sensibility of the surface of the body, I

She appears as if intoxicated

Skin p. 5

Skin pale and waxen

The cuticle peels off

Redness and burning sensation

Fever p. 5

Temperature of skin below natural standard, I

Flushes of heat in the external parts, with increased perspiration

Slow fever, with night-sweats

Hectic fever, with emaciation, cough, night-sweats, diarrhoea, dyspnoea, and troublesome swelling of the feet and legs

Typhus fever, with violent delirium, diarrhoea, pain in the abdomen, rumbling in the gastric region ; also typhus with stupor, tympanitic abdomen, and obstinate constipation

Cold perspiration

Profuse perspiration

He was bathed in perspiration

Profuse night-sweats