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Legal Chemistry

LEGAL CHEMISTRY
A GUIDE TO THE DETECTION OF POISONS, EXAMINATION OF TEA, STAINS, ETC., AS APPLIED TO CHEMICAL JURISPRUDENCE
TRANSLATED WITH ADDITIONS FROM THE FRENCH OF A. NAQUET, Professor to the Faculty of Medicine of Paris,
BY J. P. BATTERSHALL, Nat. Sc. D., F.C.S.

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index

CONTENTS
Introduction
Methods of Destruction of the Organic Substances
By means of Nitric Acid
" " Sulphuric Acid
" " Nitrate of Potassa
" " Potassa and Nitrate of Lime
" " Potassa and Nitric Acid
" " Chlorate of Potassa
" " Chlorine
" " Aqua Regia
Dialysis
Detection of Poisons, the presence of which is suspected.
Detection of Arsenic
Method used prior to Marsh's test
Marsh's test
Raspail's test
Reinsch's test
Detection of Antimony
Flandin and Danger's apparatus
Naquet's apparatus
Detection of Mercury
Smithson's pile
Flandin and Danger's apparatus
Detection of Phosphorus
Orfila's method
Mistcherlich's method
Dusart's method, as modified by Blondlot
Fresenius and Neubauer's method
Detection of Phosphorus by means of bisulphide of carbon
Detection of Phosphorous Acid
Estimation of Phosphorus
Detection of Acids
Hydrochloric Acid
Nitric "
Sulphuric Acid
Phosphoric "
Oxalic "
Acetic "
Hydrocyanic "
Detection of alkalies and alkaline earths
Detection of chlorine, bromine and iodine
Chlorine and Bleaching Chlorides
Bromine
Iodine
Detection of Metals
Detection of alkaloids and some ill-defined organic substances
Stas's method
" " as modified by Otto
" " " " Uslar and Erdman
Rodgers and Girdwood's method
Prollius's method
Graham and Hofman's method
Application of Dialysis in the detection of Alkaloids
Identification of the Alkaloid
Identification of Digitaline, Picrotoxine and Colchicine
Method to be employed when no clew to the nature of the Poison present can be obtained
Indicative tests
Determinative tests
Miscellaneous Examinations
Determination of the nature and color of the hair and beard
Determination of the color of the hair and beard
Determination of the nature of the hair
Examination of Fire-arms
The gun is provided with a flint-lock and was charged with ordinary powder
The gun is not provided with a flint-lock
Detection of human remains in the ashes of a fire-place
Examination of writings
Examination of writings, in cases where a sympathetic ink has been used
Falsification of coins and alloys
Examination of alimentary and pharmaceutical substances
Flour and Bread
Fixed Oils
a Olive Oil intended for table use
b Olive Oil intended for manufacturing purposes
c Hempseed Oil
Tea
Milk
Wine
Vinegar
Sulphate of Quinine
Examination of blood stains
Examination of spermatic stains
Appendix
Books of Toxicology, etc.
Memoirs on Toxicology, etc.
Index

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Legal Chemistry