Excerpt from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection, Vol. 1: A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts; With an Introductory Essay on the Growth of Modern Toxicology The primary object in the Classification followed is the convenience of the Practical Chemist; but, wherever possible, natural groups of. Poisons have been formed. Snake-poison and other toxic Animal Secretions have received notice, and much attention has been paid to a subject comparatively unworked - that of the Cadaveric Alkaloids. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.