| 单词 | prussic acid |
| 例句 | Soon after, a devastated Marx committed suicide with chloroform and prussic acid. Eleanor Marx led a revolutionary life with a tragic ending 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Disappointed and despairing, the 25-year-old gave up and poisoned himself with prussic acid. Review: ‘The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron,’ by Andrew McConnell Stott Other sinister details emerged: Lizzie was reportedly seen trying to buy highly poisonous prussic acid the day before the killings. An Enthralling New Look at the Mystery of Lizzie Borden 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z We believed it was prussic acid, a worrying thought since we knew that our gas masks provided no protection against that chemical. ‘The roaring of the shells was diabolical.’ It was zero hour on the Somme 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Plants such as cassava, flax, maize and sorghum are most vulnerable to dangerous prussic acid accumulation, the report said. Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z She ambushes him one dark night on the banks of the Seine and sinks a barb into his neck, having taken the backup measure, earlier, of soaking the blade in prussic acid. Alexander Chee’s Operatic Novel 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z "Although, hydrogen cyanide or prussic acid is highly poisonous, so it is perhaps not a planet I would like to live on!" Atmosphere analysed on distant 'super-Earth' - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Its virulence is compared to that of prussic acid. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Besides these are used nerve-sedatives and tonics, such as venesection, belladonna, prussic acid, tartar emetic, sulphates of copper and zinc, arsenic, strychnia, etc. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Some drought-stressed crops, when then exposed to sudden large amounts of rain that lead to rapid growth, in turn accumulate hydrogen cyanide, more commonly known as prussic acid, the report said. Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z This rapid effect of prussic acid is supposed to arise from its great volatility and powers of expansion, by which it is diffused more quickly through the circulation than the blood. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In America orchard trees infested with insects or fungi have been covered one by one with light tents, and the vapours of prussic acid, burning sulphur, and other poisons allowed to act inside the tent. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z It is said that Turkish tobacco contains prussic acid, and that Havana tobacco has another alkalide called collidine, of which one-twentieth of a drop will kill a frog, with symptoms of paralysis. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z He lay there quite silent the whole day, once only when he was given his broth he asked for the name of the most rapid poison, and Soeur Philomène thought it was prussic acid. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z ‘Not bitter almonds,’ I answered, ‘because they contain prussic acid; but why not parsley?’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z If cyanogen be given the chance it will take unto itself an atom of hydrogen, producing the deadly hydrocyanic or prussic acid. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z A group may also be made to include the cyanogenetic glucosides, i.e. those containing prussic acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z I was about to say, the sea voyage may possibly benefit her,” continued the great M.D., looking “prussic acid and strychnine” at his candid colleague. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Why, I believe, if I told her to, she’d put a drop of prussic acid in his whiskey!” said Mr Smythe to himself, as he swaggered down to the club from Hamilton’s house. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z "I call myself a crime doctor, yet I let my patient creep into space with a bottle of prussic acid, and commit the one crime I had to prevent!" The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z But his last great piece of pure research was on prussic acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Here comes a man all ready for a dose of prussic acid, or a duel with his rival. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Nicotine is nearly as powerful and rapid as prussic acid with the animal economy. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z I am partial to prussic acid odors, and no heliotrope blooms on this side of the garden. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "Not the bit about the prussic acid, I hope?" suggested the doctor, for all the world as if in fun. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z The words get sillier as the song continues, so that if I had been the boy I should have given the singer prussic acid instead of the sack he so repeatedly calls for. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z A few minutes before my arrival, she had been found dead in her dressing-room—with a bottle of prussic acid by her side! Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z If one will study the pharmacopœia, he will find that, next to prussic acid, nicotine is rated as the most powerful known poison, and is not credited with a single curative property. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z The gas generated, prussic acid, should be left to work for at least an hour before the stock is removed, when all forms of animal life will be destroyed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Until you make it at least as difficult to buy revolvers and ammunition, Mr. Vinson, as a dose of prussic acid! The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Since 1808 the European colossus had worn about his neck as a kind of amulet a little bag which was said to contain a deadly poison, one of the salts of prussic acid. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z If I was sure that Saragossa butcher was a spy, I would not put prussic acid in his chocolate, but I almost think I would sprinkle cowhage between his sheets. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z I had a great mind to poison them all with prussic acid. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Yet your father died from taking prussic acid. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z The Sun dealt out prussic acid by the drop, and the World replied with rough-on-rats by the pound. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Whether anyone resorts to prussic acid in the Earl Grey remains to be seen. Localism bill: Letting parishes decide housing proposals will lead to trouble 2010-12-19T00:06:48Z Some are positively hurtful; indeed, the most virulent poisons, as strychnia and prussic acid, are obtained from certain vegetables. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Well, doubtless you know that various plants belonging to different families produce free prussic acid. The Social Gangster The prussic acid which Mr. Gillespie has evidently taken must have been bought in liquid form. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z An old nail-brush, with a solution of ammonia and prussic acid, will remove traces of custard pie from light shades in pantaloons. Cordwood He commenced sipping his tea with desperate energy, wishing for a moment that it had been so much prussic acid. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Rapidity of the Circulation.—That the blood moves with great rapidity is evident from the almost instant effects of certain poisons, as prussic acid, which act through the blood. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers "If you drink wine, sir, pray order it," said Mrs. Keats to me, in a voice that might have suited an invitation to prussic acid. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Your father has not died from an overdose of chloral as I had at first supposed, but from a deadly dose of prussic acid. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z It was prussic acid, she told me—and already she'd poured enough to kill ten men into a tumbler she'd stolen from my cabin on purpose. The Brightener The chemists found this new friend, at last, in cyanide, which is a salt of prussic acid. The Boy With the U.S. Miners This tincture contains chloroform, morphine and prussic acid, and must be used with the greatest care. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Uranians had been boiled alive in prussic acid for forty hours without ill effects. The Wealth of Echindul It was, as might be expected: "Death from the effects of prussic acid, administered by some hand unknown." One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z There's prussic acid on the floor—and the phial broken. The Brightener Fruit bitter, and yielding that deadly poison, prussic acid. Soil Culture "Can you smell any prussic acid in the vial?" The Come Back Thus, the death of a man who has taken prussic acid is as directly the effect of the organic properties of the man, i.e. the patient, as of the poison, i.e. the agent. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic There was one drop of liquid at the bottom, which even before Mr. Gryce lifted the bottle to his nose we recognised by its smell to be prussic acid. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z The combinations of azote were but lately discovered: Mr Cavendish first observed it in nitrous gas and acid, and Mr Berthollet in ammoniac and the prussic acid. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries I never tried giving an octopus a hypodermic injection of prussic acid before, but it ought to do the business. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 The autopsy revealed the mere fact that Mr. Blair was poisoned by prussic acid, taken into the stomach. The Come Back The form and foliage of this plant are beautiful, and the leaf, being bruised, extremely fragrant; but, as its perfume indicates, it is a rank poison, containing a great portion of prussic acid. Records of Later Life As it was, I kept my post in silence, watching for the girl who I had every reason to believe had given the bottle of prussic acid to Leighton Gillespie. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z This contains, although it was, of course, unknown to them, two toxic substances—prussic acid and the volatile oil of laurel. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development On the 15th of August she landed, and on the 15th of October she was dead!—dying, according to a coroner's jury, "of having incautiously taken a dose of prussic acid." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Will he dare to take-up a serpent, or drink prussic acid? Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." It makes me think of deep rivers, and high columns; of express trains and prussic acid. Is He Popenjoy? You have discovered that I carried a bottle of prussic acid into my father's house the day before he died. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z At an early stage in it the operator discovers such volatile poisons as prussic acid, chloroform, carbolic acid, and phosphorus, if any of them be present. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 I've a taste in my mouth as if I had swallowed saltpetre and sulphur, with a dash of prussic acid. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 If I needed a flavour of almonds and had nothing else to hand, I would use prussic acid. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences I took the vial of prussic acid from my pocket, uncorked it and poured a few drops into his high-ball glass. The Crevice The odour of prussic acid thus communicated to it came near bringing his favourite young master into jeopardy. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z On the other hand, there is—except in the case of prussic acid and nicotine—no death straight away after taking poison, as one sees it on the stage, Shakespeare notwithstanding. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 May not this accidental impurity explain the occasional salivating effects of prussic acid. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 His mother came here to see him one day and what did I find inside her stocking but an innocent-looking little round pill, and if you please, it was nothing less than prussic acid. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life “And the bottle of prussic acid which was found yesterday hidden in the chair where just now you searched for it?” he demanded, sternly. The Crevice Pies made in this manner are much better than with the stones taken out, as the prussic acid of the stone gives the pie a fine flavor. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner The fruit also has always been a special favourite, and though it is strongly imbued with prussic acid, it is considered a wholesome fruit. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare I'm not very exacting, but the way you look at men is just prussic acid to me. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar Of course S`lam's old master had not left a bottle of prussic acid about, and then not missed it. In the Tail of the Peacock “Pennington Lawton was murdered––poisoned by a draught of prussic acid.” The Crevice Dogs, for example, have been killed by being made to inhale the fumes of prussic acid for a few minutes. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Nobody can pretend that beer is a poison as prussic acid is a poison; that all the millions of civilised men who drank it all fell down dead when they had touched it. What I Saw in America More than fifty per cent. of common spirits are alcohol, this deadly substance, holding rank with henbane, hemlock, prussic acid, foxglove, poison sumach. Select Temperance Tracts Now a few drops of prussic acid of course meant that she had not long to live, and yet there were no symptoms of poisoning so far as we could gather at present. In the Tail of the Peacock He pretended to take prussic acid, and challenged anybody to produce the poison, which he engaged to swallow. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Well, one afternoon when his tea was brought, he took prussic acid instead. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays "Consumption Cure" was found to contain one of the most deadly of known poisons,—prussic acid. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies It is suicide, beyond doubt, by prussic acid. Floyd Grandon's Honor The bird, when caught, was held firmly down, and despatched by the doctor with the aid of prussic acid. A Boy's Voyage Round the World "You believe in the action of a drug—say, prussic acid—you believe it will kill?" The Tyranny of the Dark It is only less active than prussic acid in its poisonous effects. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse An experiment has been made by administering prussic acid to it, which took no effect. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals It's the concoction that the South Sea Islanders smear their bows and arrows with—cyanide and prussic acid are soothing-syrup compared to it. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 If it could do so in prussic acid or some chemical solvent suited to the purpose, its exit would be hailed as all the more appropriate. Hunted and Harried The chief impurity is prussic acid, which is not always completely removed. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture Poor Tom would have sipped prussic acid cheerfully from her hand! Twice Bought The waiter would have said “Yessir” to an order for two pints of prussic acid, if that had been an article in his line. Post Haste Let that statement be ungrudgingly accepted; what it proves is no more than that prussic acid is entirely harmless—provided it is not taken. Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive In vain Love protested, vowed he loathed coffee, that it made him sick, that he preferred prussic acid; Reginald was inexorable, and the boy was obliged to submit. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life After thoroughly shaking, acidulate with dilute hydrochloric acid, when a blue coloration will be produced if prussic acid is present. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture There was prussic acid poisoning from almonds and digitalin poisoning from purple foxglove. The Status Civilization It dissolves readily in water, its solution being commonly called prussic acid. An Elementary Study of Chemistry "Because Dr. Armitage uses rum, rum, rum, everywhere and always: and ten drops of it would be as certain death to this young man, in his present state, as a dose of prussic acid would." Three People Composition Tobacco contains a powerful narcotic poison, nicotin, which resembles prussic acid in the rapidity of its action, when a fatal dose is taken. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Mr. Frank Buckland tried prussic acid on one with fatal results, but he says the bite of a viper seemed to have no effect. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The same quantity of prussic acid could not have killed him more rapidly than the brandy rallied his scattered forces, and, not being a physiologist, he gave the brandy all the credit. The Stowaway Girl At the same time it must be noted that the leaves of the Mountain Ash are of a poisonous quality, and contain prussic acid like those of the laurel. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure They comprise prussic acid, dilute solution of oxalic acid and oxalates, aconite, digitalis, strophanthus, convallaria, and tobacco. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology The difference between the results, with and without the addition of carbonate of soda, is supposed to measure the quantity of free prussic acid. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. I am tolerant enough, but I do seriously think that there are certain assemblies which might be wiped out with advantage to the world by means of a judicious distribution of prussic acid. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary They contain a poison identical with prussic acid. Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses When bruised the plant, and especially its root, smells like peach kernels, or prussic acid. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The odour may show the presence of prussic acid, alcohol, opium, or phosphorus. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology If this has to be reported it is best done as "prussic acid equivalent to ... per cent. of potassium cyanide." A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. The chemists are unanimous in declaring that this culinary plant is prussic acid to such birds. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter More fatal than the prussic acid which the Prussian has occasionally employed, is the deadly mixture of chlorine and phosgene, which has been most commonly used. With Our Soldiers in France The leaves of the tree and the kernels of the fruit contain a basis of prussic acid. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure I wrote:— My dear Chap,—Thanks so much for your prompt reply and valuable information about prussic acid. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 14, 1917 The question of the presence or absence of free prussic acid is involved in the larger one as to whether the cyanide solution has the right degree of alkalinity. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. One of his contemporaries said of him that he sometimes mistook his vial of prussic acid for his ink-pot. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe The experiments with prussic acid are worthy the attention of entomologists, with whom it is often a matter of importance to kill an insect with the least possible amount of injury. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 In the different concoctions made are found aconite, acquiamonia, angelica root, arsenic, alum, benzine, belladonna, beet-root juice, bitter almond, coculus-indicus, sulphuric acid, prussic acid, wood alcohol, boot soles and tobacco stems. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures Try prussic acid, but pray do not confine it to the toilets of your carrots. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 14, 1917 This is probably due to the liberation of prussic acid and shows the importance of having the solution alkaline. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. But prussic acid is the commonest component in all natural bitters, being found in bitter almonds, apple pips, the kernels of mangosteens, and many other seeds and fruits. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science However, nitrobenzol is very useful in scenting soap, and might be employed with great advantage by confectioners and cooks, particularly on account of its safety, being entirely free from prussic acid. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants He wishes himself dead, and calculates the different advantages of prussic acid and pistols. The Claverings Oil of bitter almonds and cherry laurel water are poisonous in consequence of containing prussic acid. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. At Paris, a man disappointed in ambition takes prussic acid; at Rome, he takes a wife. The Roman Question When the maid returned to Lady CALLENDER, she found her lying dead on the floor of her room, with a small phial, which had contained prussic acid, clasped tightly in her hand. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, Jan. 2, 1892 They're not French flummery, either; and there's not a drop of gin, or a flavor of prussic acid, or any other abominable chemical, in one of those contrivances. Real Folks Tobacco, coffee, alcohol, hashish, prussic acid, strychnine, are weak dilutions: the surest poison is time. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 "There the aroma is of ammoniated valerian, of chlorinated urine, brutally accentuated sometimes, even with a slight scent of prussic acid about it, a faint whiff of overripe peaches." Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man She pictured the Japanese planes flying above the unprotected inland cities dropping conflagration bombs upon shingled roof or casks of prussic acid into open reservoirs. In the Clutch of the War-God He said it would be just like taking prussic acid.' Tales of the Five Towns If, then, the professor did really get prussic acid, without doubt he manufactured it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 "Strychnine, opium, prussic acid, belladonna, aconite—oh, thousands of things." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 "If it were prussic acid I'd be glad to drink it." People Like That "Would to Heaven you had taken prussic acid!" In the Days of My Youth "But there is another peculiarity of this family of trees which is not so innocent, and that is that in the fruit-kernel, and also in the leaves, there is a deadly poison called prussic acid." Among the Trees at Elmridge Such post mortem not having been made, the case, after Professor Aiken's analysis, would have been dropped, because it was impossible that prussic acid could have caused the death. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 "Well, strychnine gives awful pain and convulsions—makes the back into an arch; opium sends you to sleep; prussic acid stops the action of the heart; and so on." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 The sensitive plant, when exposed to the vapour of prussic acid, instantly closes its leaves. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832 Dr. Webster's octavo Dictionary mentions "the prussic acid" and "prussian blue," without a capital; and so does Worcester's. The Grammar of English Grammars But we will leave the prussic acid and return to our almond tree. Among the Trees at Elmridge He could swallow prussic acid without experiencing any ill effects from it; that was what he called pyrotechny; "he had no property except a wife and child, &c." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 "Well, perhaps you are better without it," Alick answered, quietly taking the bottle of prussic acid from her hands and replacing it on the shelf, well barricaded by phials and pots. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 "You gave me prussic acid in mistake for quinine this morning," a man told a chemist the other day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919 It is also narcotic and very poisonous, one drop killing reptiles, as if by an electric shock: in this mode of action it is like prussic acid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 We all know how delicious it is, but, unfortunately, so does a certain green worm, who curls up in the leaves which he gnaws in spite of the prussic acid. Among the Trees at Elmridge He confessed to the murder of Sarah Hart, by prussic acid, his motive being a dread of their relations becoming known. Heroes of the Telegraph Complexion.—Pare states that persons of red hair and freckled complexion have a noxious exhalation; the odor of prussic acid is said to come from dark individuals, while blondes exhale a secretion resembling musk. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Was not a bowl of prussic acid the cause of Fair Rosamond's retiring from the world? Vanity Fair We do not hesitate to eat peaches, though we know they owe much of their peculiar flavor to prussic acid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 There are other modes of procuring prussic acid, besides the one which has been so tediously described; but these are found to be more expensive. American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype Mr. TITMOUSE, a young member, added that arsenic is less hurtful than strychnine; also, that this is less injurious than prussic acid. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 Give a mixture of syrup of poppies and prussic acid morning and night, and the ball as yesterday. 31st. The Dog And the doctor would establish the fact that Forrester had died from the effects of a dose of prussic acid; and the police would establish—what? The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale He could have presented prussic acid and sherry to a lady in such a manner as to render the results a grateful sacrifice to his courtesy. The Delicious Vice "The substance that I am about to tell you of is my own invention, and compares with dynamite as prussic acid does with new milk as a beverage." The Face and the Mask "It is simply pure prussic acid," he replied. The Pagans The prussic acid has been fairly tried; it has not in the least mitigated the cough, but begins to make the dog sick, and altogether to destroy his appetite. The Dog Mem.—Never fish with the sun in your back; it's bad enough with a fly, but with a minnow it's strichnine and prussic acid. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography I do not expect a glass of water to be turned into wine; but neither do I expect a glass of water to be poisoned with prussic acid. Tremendous Trifles It was a mixture of bi-carbonate of soda and prussic acid, intended for the relief of indigestion. The Fallen Leaves He had gone out to get something to do him good after a hard night, a Seidlitz powder, or something of that sort, and an apothecary's apprentice had given him prussic acid in mistake.' The Three Clerks The owner then yielded to all our wishes, and he was destroyed with prussic acid. The Dog And this is the beast which, they say, will gulp down prussic acid as if it were treacle. Alone If I were placed as he is, and were called upon to fight, I should take a dose of prussic acid at once. Rujub, the Juggler Small boluses of ice frequently administered will do much good, and doses of dilute prussic acid, from one to four drops in a little water, will generally arrest the vomiting. Dogs and All about Them The prussic acid is so bad of its kind, that it only puts him into a kind of torpor for a week. The Three Clerks To keep moth from a haggis, sprinkle well with prussic acid or cayenne pepper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 The police had found in his room every description of poisonous substances, including prussic acid. The Old Man in the Corner I believe the stuff turns into prussic acid, or something of that sort, when you swallow it—Griggs will know.' The Primadonna The poison was strychnine, arsenic, prussic acid, and carbolic acid. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) The reason for advising this, is because the kernels do not contain any hydrocyanic or prussic acid, although it is found in the leaves, flowers, and bark of the tree. The Book of Household Management That as she grew older and craved a more nutritious diet, she partook, at first in infinitesimal doses, but in ever increasing quantities, of arsenic, strychnine, opium, and prussic acid? The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales Mrs. Hazeldene had died suddenly from an injection of prussic acid, administered no one knew how or when. The Old Man in the Corner If it was prussic acid, he swallowed it. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story "About as healthful as prussic acid, those volcanic gases," explained the surgeon. The Mystery The bitter contain, too, principles which produce two violent poisons,—prussic acid and a kind of volatile oil. The Book of Household Management This impertinent fellow, combining with hydrogen in his turn, produces prussic acid, the most frightful of poisons; one drop of which placed on the tongue of a horse strikes it dead as if by lightning. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals A ring—yes! a ring, which has a tiny hollow needle capable of holding a sufficient quantity of prussic acid to have killed two persons instead of one. The Old Man in the Corner I gathered from what he said that ordinary prussic acid, which is deadly enough, heaven knows, contains only two per cent. of the poison; while the strongest solution yet obtained contains only four per cent. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story In the '40's, Bunsen, the German chemist, combined oxide of cacodyl with cyanogen, a radical of prussic acid, producing cyanide of cacodyl, or diniethyl arsine cyanide. Average Jones Every physician knows that the agreeable sensations that tempt to the use of tobacco are caused by nicotine, which is a rank poison, as much so as prussic acid or arsenic. American Woman's Home The belief that prussic acid is poisonous is based upon the large number of instances in which its deadly effect has been apparent. Practical Argumentation Upon my word, Hennage" he said, as he set down his glass, "if your liquor could only be metamorphosed into prussic acid, I'd gladly shoulder your funeral expenses. The Long Chance The facts seem to point to suicide; but if he swallowed prussic acid, where's the bottle? The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story They say prussic acid makes lovely corpses; it keeps the eyes from fallin' in. Nature and Human Nature The vial of prussic acid stood on the same table with the tea. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story He just laid down and kicked a few times,—that's what makes me think it was prussic acid. Quill's Window Finally I decided on prussic acid; its after effects are unpleasant but its action is swift and certain. Doctor Therne Now his process of pickling consisted in mixing a portion of prussic acid in milk. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 Hydrocyanic acid—which, I understand, is the same thing as what's commonly called prussic acid. The Paradise Mystery What she wants is the least dose of prussic acid. The Old Wives' Tale "I ain't sold a grain of prussic acid in ten years," roared Mr. Foster. Quill's Window I think it would act quicker than chloroform, be as fatal as prussic acid. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley The table, a rickety gueridon, overbalanced, and away rolled my uncorked phial of prussic acid and fell into a hundred pieces on the tessellated floor. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Then do you drop out yours like prussic acid, and you'll beat him at his own game. The Kellys and the O'Kellys "If people only knew how foolish it is" to take their wine with a dash of prussic acid, it is probable that they would-prefer to take it with that addition. The Fiend's Delight And, by some odd coincidence, every man of them died of prussic acid poisoning, at a booze-feast that Caesar invited them to, at his shack down on Caesar's creek, a month later. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story And his old fellow before him perpetrating frauds, old Methusalem Bloom, the robbing bagman, that poisoned himself with the prussic acid after he swamping the country with his baubles and his penny diamonds. Ulysses "Ah," said I. And I thought of the bottle of prussic acid with mingled sentiments. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel I should fancy it was prussic acid, as she seems to have died instantaneously. The Picture of Dorian Gray After all, prussic acid would be the truest mercy' said Leonard, holding the little creature up to his face, and laying his cheek against her silken coat with almost passionate affection. The Trial Brandy, prussic acid, opium, champagne, ginger, mutton- chops, and tumblers of salt-water, were successively exhibited; but, I regret to say, after a few minutes, each in turn re-exhibited itself with monotonous punctuality. Letters from High Latitudes The danger, however, is not less real because it is imaginary; imagination acts upon man as really as does gravitation, and may kill him as certainly as a dose of prussic acid. The Golden Bough I could not go about the shops of Verona buying prussic acid or revolvers or metres of stout rope. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel It is even possible that, if that feeling had not possessed me, I should have run up sooner to her room and might have prevented her drinking the prussic acid. The Good Soldier I must live like a gentleman or else take a dose of prussic acid; you don't want to drive me to that. A Simpleton You will see, therefore, that I shall prove to your satisfaction that Mr. Darrow's death did not result from prussic acid, as stated by the prisoner. The Darrow Enigma Bring an axe," commanded Mr. Coulson, sardonically, "or send out for a quart of prussic acid, or have a policeman come in and shoot me. Whirligigs He talked of the grave and South America and prussic acid; and I lost an afternoon getting him straight. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million How could I have known that, during all the years of our married life, that little brown flask had contained, not nitrate of amyl, but prussic acid? The Good Soldier There are high-handed proceedings criminal between man and man that amount to nothing when spread out over any number of men, much as a drop of prussic acid becomes harmless in a pail of water. The Firm of Nucingen Yet German propaganda redoubled its efforts as time went on to inspire fear in the Allied soldiers by the threat to use prussic acid. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war He entered a chamber of prussic acid which was sufficiently concentrated to cause the death of other animals which were present. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war This fact became apparent with the increasing use of the French Vincennite, which contained prussic acid. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war |
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