Show deadly Ilca illy ermala rr ut add A physician well known to tho tile st louis public contributes the tile following information r B acid or astie la is most commonly called prussic add acid is one of tho the most deadly polson known to animal life it is a volatile principle contained in numerous shrubs and trees chiefly the wild ild cherry bitter almond cherry laurel st SL il ignatius beam and the peach tree it is obtained by distillery distill iry ip from of potassium by thy tho notion action of gulph sulphuric uric acid add in the form of it light colorless gas tho the preparation kept in tho the drugstore dair store is ls a dilute ta acid pi sf tt n st strength length of 2 per cent of anhydrous acid acia lu in alist lell water r a it V ador or less liquid willith with the odor codor of bitter almonds the do boso doso s e is from two to six drops one half balf grain of the anhydrous acid is 8 I 1 ieli clent to produce death it ia used in medicine I 1 in it correcting diseases of tho the stomach also 10 congh cough and the last stages of consumption it is very volatile and ana the fumes will destroy ve vegetable life canning causing the st stems ems of plants t to wither and dry up tip its effect on the lower ani animals nials is similar to its action on man with tho the exception of the tile borso and tho the hyena upon whom it does n not ot appear a p to produce any impression I 1 in n fatal dose doses s it causes death quickly by paralyzing tho the hearts action after death tha the rigor mortis lets eels in and in a few moments the unfortunate subject is as stiff wit as a board st louis republic Ilc public |