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A REMARKABLE CASE OF WHOLESALE POISONING BY FOOD.
290 increased in 30 years
(1860 to 1890) from 70 to 90 aroused and she readily passed again into a semi-somnoin Connecticut from 61 to 103 lent condition. A boy, aged six years, was in much the and living to be the only country in same condition, but the lividity of the face and lips was seems million." Norway per is where suicide diminishing. The latest figures more marked. The treatment consisted of washing out the Europe in the Rivista Spe’J’imentale di stomach freely, but there was no solid material in the washVerce F. di Dr. given by .Fq-eniatria2show that suicide has (in Italy) continued ings in either case. A hypodermic injection of strychnine the movement of ascent which is proper to it, rising was given and brandy internally. Vomiting and diarrhoea from 890 verified cases in 1872 to 1343 in 1881 and to continued through the greater part of the night in the girl’s 2000 in 1898." All who have made a special study of this case, but diarrhoea only in that of the boy. Ultimately they subject have arrived at the conclusion that there is in were discharged, having practically recovered from the Europe and North America a steady increase in the number attack. Mr. Harold H. Cotman, house surgeon to the of suicides. Some writers say that it is mounting in Europe Seamen’s Hospital, has also furnished us with similar partiat the rate of 50,000 a year. Different causes have been culars. He had under his care no less than 48 children assigned by sociologists for this formidable rise. Dr. Fehr who were placed on blankets on the floor of the surgery. in his learned work, "Influenza as a Cause of Insanity" The patients had severe vomiting and diarrhoea and were (Copenhagen, 1898), states that in Denmark after the severe very cold and collapsed. Vinum ipecacuanha was given and widespread epidemic of this malady in 1887-88 there together with a hypodermic injection of strychnine. The was observed a rise in the number of suicides owing to the vomiting was of a gushing, pumping character and occurred this of disease. effects and apparently without warning. There was no solid matter in mentally depressing debilitating Gradual recovery happily ensued and no Dr. Ireland traces the greater portion of the cases of suicide the vomit. to severe strain upon the nervous system which may be fatality has since been reported. We understand that the outcome of a multiplicity of causes. Among these causes bacteriological and chemical analyses of the milk and may be mentioned the increased strain of modern life upon other food consumed are being made. It is evident that the nervous system and this is said to be paralleled by the a powerful irritant poison had been ingested in view of the steady increase in insanity in modern times. Dr. Ireland’s marked toxic symptoms which supervened. Pending the studies on the lunacy returns of Norway, Massachusetts, results of this inquiry it is obviously not possible to state Ireland, and of various parts of the continent accord with definitely whether the poison was due to a mineral irritant the conclusions arrived at by Koch, Kollmann, Cettingen, and or to bacterial products. Luiner who have made laborious studies on this questionviz., that there is a real increase of insanity. Dr. Ireland A CASE OF PURE PSYCHICAL EPILEPSY. also lays stress on the decadence of orthodox religious belief DR. J. N. HENRY of Philadelphia reports in the
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(1860 to 1890) from 70 to 90 aroused and she readily passed again into a semi-somnoin Connecticut from 61 to 103 lent condition. A boy, aged six years, was in much the and living to be the only country in same condition, but the lividity of the face and lips was seems million." Norway per is where suicide diminishing. The latest figures more marked. The treatment consisted of washing out the Europe in the Rivista Spe’J’imentale di stomach freely, but there was no solid material in the washVerce F. di Dr. given by .Fq-eniatria2show that suicide has (in Italy) continued ings in either case. A hypodermic injection of strychnine the movement of ascent which is proper to it, rising was given and brandy internally. Vomiting and diarrhoea from 890 verified cases in 1872 to 1343 in 1881 and to continued through the greater part of the night in the girl’s 2000 in 1898." All who have made a special study of this case, but diarrhoea only in that of the boy. Ultimately they subject have arrived at the conclusion that there is in were discharged, having practically recovered from the Europe and North America a steady increase in the number attack. Mr. Harold H. Cotman, house surgeon to the of suicides. Some writers say that it is mounting in Europe Seamen’s Hospital, has also furnished us with similar partiat the rate of 50,000 a year. Different causes have been culars. He had under his care no less than 48 children assigned by sociologists for this formidable rise. Dr. Fehr who were placed on blankets on the floor of the surgery. in his learned work, "Influenza as a Cause of Insanity" The patients had severe vomiting and diarrhoea and were (Copenhagen, 1898), states that in Denmark after the severe very cold and collapsed. Vinum ipecacuanha was given and widespread epidemic of this malady in 1887-88 there together with a hypodermic injection of strychnine. The was observed a rise in the number of suicides owing to the vomiting was of a gushing, pumping character and occurred this of disease. effects and apparently without warning. There was no solid matter in mentally depressing debilitating Gradual recovery happily ensued and no Dr. Ireland traces the greater portion of the cases of suicide the vomit. to severe strain upon the nervous system which may be fatality has since been reported. We understand that the outcome of a multiplicity of causes. Among these causes bacteriological and chemical analyses of the milk and may be mentioned the increased strain of modern life upon other food consumed are being made. It is evident that the nervous system and this is said to be paralleled by the a powerful irritant poison had been ingested in view of the steady increase in insanity in modern times. Dr. Ireland’s marked toxic symptoms which supervened. Pending the studies on the lunacy returns of Norway, Massachusetts, results of this inquiry it is obviously not possible to state Ireland, and of various parts of the continent accord with definitely whether the poison was due to a mineral irritant the conclusions arrived at by Koch, Kollmann, Cettingen, and or to bacterial products. Luiner who have made laborious studies on this questionviz., that there is a real increase of insanity. Dr. Ireland A CASE OF PURE PSYCHICAL EPILEPSY. also lays stress on the decadence of orthodox religious belief DR. J. N. HENRY of Philadelphia reports in the
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