A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.

In this country any chemist or druggist can furnish the means of self-destruction or murder for a few pence, and in too many instances have done so with the utmost indifference. The sale of a poison is regarded as a mere act of commercial intercourse; tant pis for the unfortunate victim of error or...

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Autor principal: Bartrip, P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1992
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1542234
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description In this country any chemist or druggist can furnish the means of self-destruction or murder for a few pence, and in too many instances have done so with the utmost indifference. The sale of a poison is regarded as a mere act of commercial intercourse; tant pis for the unfortunate victim of error or passion; he has the benefit of a coroner's inquest; the vendor of the poison receives a reprimand, and things resume their natural course--that is, arsenic and oxalic acid are retailed without compunction, and men are hurried from time to time into eternity.
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spelling pubmed-10365212005-02-07 A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning. Bartrip, P Med Hist Research Article In this country any chemist or druggist can furnish the means of self-destruction or murder for a few pence, and in too many instances have done so with the utmost indifference. The sale of a poison is regarded as a mere act of commercial intercourse; tant pis for the unfortunate victim of error or passion; he has the benefit of a coroner's inquest; the vendor of the poison receives a reprimand, and things resume their natural course--that is, arsenic and oxalic acid are retailed without compunction, and men are hurried from time to time into eternity. 1992-01 /pmc/articles/PMC1036521/ /pubmed/1542234 Text en
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title A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
title_full A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
title_fullStr A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
title_full_unstemmed A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
title_short A "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the Arsenic Act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
title_sort "pennurth of arsenic for rat poison": the arsenic act, 1851 and the prevention of secret poisoning.
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