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Cyanide Poisoning A. VOGEL AND DON E. BLOODGOOD Graduate Assistant and Professor of Sanitary Engineering Purdue University Lafayette, Ind. CYANIDE POISONING IN HISTORY The modern word poison has been used extensively and rather promiscuously throughout history. The exact meaning is generally not thoroughly understood. In addition to the word poison, the word "toxic" has also been extensively used. The prefix "tox" of the modern word "toxicology" can be traced back to a very ancient word1 mean¬ ing "bow" or "arrow", or, in its broadest sense, "some tool used for slaying". The cyanides are one of the better known poisons or toxic substances. The Egyptians knew of prussic (hydrocyanic) acid, they extracted it in a dilute state from certain plants, among the chief of which was the peach. On a papyrus preserved at the Louvre, M. Duteil read, "Pronounce not the name of I.A.O., under the penalty of the peach!" This has been interpreted to mean that those who revealed the religious mysteries of the priests were put to death by waters distilled from the peach, though there is some doubt in the minds of historians who claim that distillation is a modern invention. It is believed that the Egyptians passed the knowledge of the deadly drink on to the Romans, for in the reign of Tiberius, a Roman knight, accused of high treason, swallowed a poison and fell dead at the feet of the senators. This quick action is much like that of the fatal hydrocyanic acid in a concentrated form. Hydrocyanic acid was once the favorite means of self-destruction employed by photographers, chemists, medical men and others in positions where this poison is at hand. There have been a considerable number of deaths due to accidents or unfortunate mistakes and a smaller number of deaths due to the immoderate or improper use of cyanide-containing vegetable products. The illustrious chemist Scheele, discoverer of hydro¬ cyanic acid, died from inhalation of the vapor released when he broke a laboratory flask. The attention of public health authorities has been attracted be¬ cause of the difficulties and complaints arising from accidental poison¬ ing by cyanides used in metal plating and in fumigation. Some of the 329
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Purdue Identification Number | ETRIWC195136 |
Title | Cyanide poisoning |
Author |
Vogel, A. Bloodgood, Don E. |
Date of Original | 1951 |
Conference Title | Proceedings of the Sixth Industrial Waste Utilization Conference |
Conference Front Matter (copy and paste) | http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/u?/engext, 106 |
Extent of Original | p. 329-336 |
Collection Title | Engineering Technical Reports Collection, Purdue University |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
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Title | page 329 |
Date of Original | 1951 |
Collection Title | Engineering Technical Reports Collection, Purdue University |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Rights Statement | Digital object copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
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Transcript | Cyanide Poisoning A. VOGEL AND DON E. BLOODGOOD Graduate Assistant and Professor of Sanitary Engineering Purdue University Lafayette, Ind. CYANIDE POISONING IN HISTORY The modern word poison has been used extensively and rather promiscuously throughout history. The exact meaning is generally not thoroughly understood. In addition to the word poison, the word "toxic" has also been extensively used. The prefix "tox" of the modern word "toxicology" can be traced back to a very ancient word1 mean¬ ing "bow" or "arrow", or, in its broadest sense, "some tool used for slaying". The cyanides are one of the better known poisons or toxic substances. The Egyptians knew of prussic (hydrocyanic) acid, they extracted it in a dilute state from certain plants, among the chief of which was the peach. On a papyrus preserved at the Louvre, M. Duteil read, "Pronounce not the name of I.A.O., under the penalty of the peach!" This has been interpreted to mean that those who revealed the religious mysteries of the priests were put to death by waters distilled from the peach, though there is some doubt in the minds of historians who claim that distillation is a modern invention. It is believed that the Egyptians passed the knowledge of the deadly drink on to the Romans, for in the reign of Tiberius, a Roman knight, accused of high treason, swallowed a poison and fell dead at the feet of the senators. This quick action is much like that of the fatal hydrocyanic acid in a concentrated form. Hydrocyanic acid was once the favorite means of self-destruction employed by photographers, chemists, medical men and others in positions where this poison is at hand. There have been a considerable number of deaths due to accidents or unfortunate mistakes and a smaller number of deaths due to the immoderate or improper use of cyanide-containing vegetable products. The illustrious chemist Scheele, discoverer of hydro¬ cyanic acid, died from inhalation of the vapor released when he broke a laboratory flask. The attention of public health authorities has been attracted be¬ cause of the difficulties and complaints arising from accidental poison¬ ing by cyanides used in metal plating and in fumigation. Some of the 329 |
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