On Poisoning by Strychnia

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Excerpt from On Poisoning by Strychnia: With Comments on the Medical Evidence Given at the Trail of William Palmer for the Murder of John Parsons CookIt has been said by one writer in reference to the case which forms the principal subject of this paper, that "the contradictory deductions and 'tetanic complications' of medical professors make wise men tremble, good men sad, and bad men bold: they encourage the reprobate in his onward career of guilt, and doubly arm the secret poisoner with a scientific cause for the commission of crime, whose victims drop like withered leaves in autumn, and fall beneath the influence of his dark and stealthy dealings like a fabled fate." Another observes: "One of the worst effects produced by the trials of the recent strychnine murderers was the impression left on the public mind, enforced by the Press, enforced by the prosecution, and almost sanctioned by the Bench, that with a little search medical men might be got to prove anything. And after making full allowance for the learning and integrity of a profession, than which we verily believe no profession contains a larger proportion of learned and honorable men, it cannot be denied that there was some ground for the imputation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.