A Case of Posioning by Carbolic Acid

a woman, supposed to be under the influence of some poison which had been taken between nine and ten p.m and ha<ff produced a state of unconsciousness within "about text minutes," according to the statement of her friends. When H arrived, she was lying pale and unconscious. The skin was; cool and clammy. The pulse was 136, small and soft. Thesr breathing was heavy and rattling; and a pinkish froth escape from the mouth. The eyes remained generally half closed.The pupils were of medium size, and contracted slightly under: t.he influence of lisrht. They became widely dilated just before death. The belly was very tympanitic. The stomach pump, and other usual means of treatment, were employed. But the pulse became weaker and slower, and the breathing: