1 In the* investigations in The Lancet* with regard to the
2 adulterations of articles of food, it is stated —“ The vinegar used
3 for pickles, in nineteen out of twenty samples, owed a portion
4 of its acidity to sulphuric acid (which is employed for th
5 purpose of making h keep). The pickles containing the largest
6 quantity of copper are those which consist entirely of green
7 vegetables. It it not alone it, the pickles that, this poison is
8 present, fo<- it may be detected with remarkable readiness and
9 fccTtainty in the vinegar in which the pickles atfe preserved, by
10 the immersion in a small quantity of the vinegar—half an ounce
11 jj; sufficient—for a few hours, of a piece of thick iron wire
12 having a smooth and polished surface. This test is of such
13 ready application that we recommend the public to make use
14 of it, and so ascertain for them selves, whether the pickles they
15 are using contain the poison or not. If an exceedingly small
16 quantity of copper be present, it will be quickly deposited on
17 the face of the iron.”
18 Curat acetas, JErugo —is nowhere administered internally,
19 because it is looked upon as noxious and poisonous; but, have
20 we not othet poisons equally strong, if not stronger than verdi¬
21 gris, which are internally administered ?
22 Cupr.acet. (MI.)
23 Cuprum ammoniacale (ammoniuret of copper) (III.) In-
24 Hamniation r>f the mouth and throat. Pain of the .shin.
25 Cn pj. in eta Uionm (I.) Patches with prurigo.
26 Cupri. sulphas, vitriolum ccuruleum (lH.) Thirst.
27 OoKCULiGo oePhioidks— is officinal at Lahore and Hindostan.
28 Curcnl. orch. radix (I.) Gouty wandering pain in
29 the face.
30 Curcuma jonga.—T urmeric and cayenne-pepper are ingre¬
31 dient-: in every dish prepared by the natives of the East.
32 Cure. long. (I.) Coli.\ Dvsury. Emaciation. Infiain-
33 mation of the mouth, cervical glands and throat,
34 • with hoarseness.
35 Curcukma Zkhoauia. Anmnum Zeddatiu. Krempfcna
36 rotunda —is a root (spice) of India, about which the opinions of