Nitri Dulcis Spiritus

Authorities. 9, T. W. Hill, Lancet, 1878 (2), p. 766, a child, aged nearly three years, swallowed about 3 or 4 ounces; 10, H. C. Lawrence, ibid., 1879 (1), p. 9, a lad, aged eighteen years, took almost daily, for three weeks, an ounce.

Delirious and incoherent in his manner, drowsy as if he had been taking alcohol. When he was roused he could answer questions, complained of headache, and said he found it difficult to walk straight of late. He could see clearly, the irides being somewhat dilated, acting feebly. Skin and tongue dry, breath smelling strongly of ether. Pulse 60, small and hard. Constipation well marked. Urine had not passed since early morning, and had been scanty of late. Bladder empty on pressure above pubes,^®.—In a comple state of collapse, cold and almost pulseless, insensible, both pupils fixed and widely dilated, breathing hardly perceptible. Later, vomiting and purging set in, with stertorous breathing, and death occurred in twelve hours,®.