Tartaric Acid

Tartaric acid, C 4 H 6 O 6 .

Preparation , Solutions in water, freshly prepared.

Authorities. 1 , Nenning, Praktisch Mittheilunger, 1827 (Jour. de la Soc. Gall., Mat. Med. Pura, vol. 4, p. 519; 2 , Journ. de Chim.

Méd., 1838, p. 72 (ibid.); 3 , Husemann, Pflanz, p. 550; 4 , Times (Pharm. Journ., vol. 4, 1845, p. 370), William Watts, aet. twenty-four years, drank 2 ounces dissolved; 5 , Cattell, Brit. Journ. of Hom., vol. 11, p. 337; 6 , Alfred S. Taylor, M.D., Principles and Practice of Med.

Jurisprudence, 1873, p. 230, a man, aet. twenty-four years, drank 1 ounce dissolved in 1/2 pint of warm water, death in nine days.

Dizziness (in one hour), [1] .

His face instantly became as red as fire, and having exclaimed that he was poisoned, he became speechless; he never after left his bed, where he died on the died on the tenth day), [4] .

Burning of the lips (in a quarter of an hour), [1] .

[10.]

Burning sensation in throat and stomach as if on fire, [5] . Complained of a burning sensation in his throat and stomach, as though he had drunk oil of vitriol, and stated that he could compare it to nothing but being all on fire, [6] .

Very urgent thirst , [2] .

Repeated and almost continual vomiting , [2] . The matters vomited were of a deep-green color , [2] .

Pain in the umbilical region , [2] .

Pinching below the navel, with emission of flatulence; cold feeling in the abdomen for a quarter of an hour (in ten minutes), [1] . [20.]

Pinching in the abdomen, [1] .

Many stools during the night , [2] .

The faeces were of the color of coffee-grounds , [2] .

Respiratory Organs.

Hoarseness and scraping in the larynx, [1] .

Respiration accelerated, then laborious and slow, [5] . Respiration difficult and slow, [3] .

Heart And Pulse.

Very weak action of the heart, [3] .

Feeble pulse , [2] .

Sharp pain in the region of the loins , [2] .

Inferior Extremities. Paralysis of the thighs and legs, [2] . [30.]

Tearing pain at the soles of the feet, near the heel, which prevents him from setting his foot on the ground, after luncheon, [1] .

Convulsions just before death, [3] .

Excessive weakness, [3] . In the evening he feels very tired, and can scarcely drag himself along , [2] .

General bruised sensation, especially of the lower limbs, [1] .

Amelioration in the open air, [1] .

Yawning and stretching, [1] . Frequent yawning, [1] .

General cold feeling, in the evening in bed, [1] .

( In the open air ), The symptoms.