Excerpt from Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology The continued popularity of this work, as shown by its steady sale, is the best evidence of its adaptation to the pur pose for which it was originally written. Its distinguished author was a man of unusually wide experience in the field of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, and at the same time of high scientific attainments and much experience as a teacher. He was therefore able to produce a work rich in illustrative materials and to present them in a clear and yet concise form. In the present revision the principal purposes of the book have, as in former revisions, been kept prominently in mind. It is essentially a text-book for the student and a manual for the attorney and general expert. As regards the additions and amendments in the present revision, it need only be said that the revisor has endeavored to keep the work up to date. Among the new matters may be mentioned the application of x-rays to the study of development of the skeleton, a method that has direct bear ing on the question of identification. Much progress is constantly making in toxicology. New methods of treatment are being proposed and applied, and the rapidly growing list of synthetic organic remedies has led to many new forms of poisoning both acute and chronic. Among recently reported cases included in this revision are to be noted: Chronic poisoning by potassium chlorate, acetanilid and carbon monoxid; acute poisoning by boric acid, resorcinol, wormseed and formaldehyde. 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.