Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1879 — Antidote to Arsenic. [ARTICLE]

Antidote to Arsenic.

Dr. James B. McCaw, according to to the Canadian Journal of Medical Science, remarks that dialyzed iron (which has recently been recommended as an antidote to arsenic) is simply a p roxideof iron, and exceedingly sensitive to oxygin. Hence, on slight exposure to tbe atmosphere, it unites with the oxygin of the latter, forming a solid oxide. He suggests the following formula as one not generally known for an antidote to arsenic, and claims for it precedence over all others; first because it forms the surest antidote; and second, because the in gredients are always readily accessible, even to the country physician wno carries sa die bags: Tincture of chloride of iron, one drachm; bicarbonate of so Ju (or potash), one drachm; tepid water, a teacupful. Mix. The sesquibxide of iron is immediately formed in a solution of chloride of sodium. Give this mixture almost ad libitim. It is a perfect antidote to arsenic,—Scientific American.