A curious
event occurred a few days ago in the university of Leipcig; Dr.Reclam*,
professor of legal medicine, was lecturing of nicotin, and to show the deadly
effects of the poison he administered a large dose of it to a big dog. The
animal, which was lying on its back, was immediately seized with convulsions,
and ejected a considerable portion of
the poison with great violence; it struck the professor in the face, and some
of it entered his mouth. The doctor was immediately seized with all the symptoms
of poisoning, but antidotes were promptly applied, and he was soon placed out
of danger, but he suffered greatly, and had to be conveyed home.
Published
in The Veterinarian, 29, 1856, p.296
* Karl
Heinrich Reclam, 1821-1887, professor of Hygiene and Legal Medicine at the
University of Leipzig.
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