INDEX

A

Acid pickles, 33

Adulteration, food, 41

Agglutination, 60, 64, 70

Alkaloid, 107

Allergy, food, 6

Almonds, 11

Amanita:

aurantiaca, 20;

caesaria, 18, 20;

muscaria, 18, 19, 20, 22;

phalloides, 21, 22, 23;

verna, 22

"Amanita toxin," 22, 24

Anaphylaxis, 9, 10, 11

Aniline dyes, 32

Animal parasites, 79

Animals, 13, 14, 24, 44, 50, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 78, 93, 95, 100, 106;

emergency-slaughtered, 59, 62, 63, 65, 72

Ankylostomiasis, 83

Annatto, 32

"Anti-anaphylaxis," 11

Antimony, 27

Antiseptic chemicals, 33, 40

Antitoxin, 24;

diphtheria, 9

Appendicitis, 1

Arsenic, 26, 101

Arteries, 3

Artichokes, 16

Ascaris, 84

Asiatic cholera, 50

Asparagus, 30, 31

Asthma, 10, 12

Atropin, 20

B

Bacillus:

botulinus, 92-96;

coli, 56;

Danysz, 75;

diphtheriae, 69;

enteritidis, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74;

enteritidis-suipestifer, 70, 72;

paratyphoid-enteritidis, 68, 69, 85;

paratyphosus, 58, 66;

paratyphosus B, 60, 65, 66, 73, 74;

proteus, 55, 56, 57, 107;

suipestifer, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74;

tetanus, 69;

tubercle, 44, 51, 52, 53;

typhoid, 44-47, 64, 106

Bacteria:

food-borne, 44, 58;

pathogenic, 44, 58

Bacterial products, 85

Balloon-fish, 24

Barbel, 25

Beans, 14, 31, 46, 86, 88, 95, 104

Beef stew, 59

Beer, 26, 27

Benzoate of soda, 34

Benzoic acid, 34, 35, 36

Beriberi, 102

Berries, 29, 35

Birds, game, 97

Biscuits, soda, 36

Blood vessels, 2, 39

Borax, 37

Boric acid, 37, 38, 40

Botulism, 86;

anatomical lesions, 91;

bacteriology, 92;

cases, 87;

epidemiology, 93;

prevention and treatment, 94;

symptoms, 88

Bread, 47, 48

Butter, 16, 32, 40, 101

Butyric acid, 95

C

Caffeine, 36, 41

Cakes, 76

"Calf diarrhea," 72

Candies, 27, 28, 32, 41

Canned foods, 4, 5, 7, 8, 29, 30, 95

Canning, 33, 93

Cap, metallic, 28

Cardamom, oil of, 16

Carriers, 55;

paratyphoid, 61, 62, 66, 67, 70, 73, 78;

typhoid, 45, 48, 50, 66

Cases of:

botulism, 87,

listed by Mayer, 88,

in U.S., 88-91;

dysentery, 84;

food sensitization, 10, 11, 12;

milksickness, 100;

mushroom poisoning, 20, 21, 22;

plant poisoning, 14;

poisoning from asparagus, 30;

trichiniasis, 80, 81;

tuberculosis, 53

Cat, 83

Cathartics, 96

Cattle, 10, 51, 53, 54, 55, 62, 63, 71, 72, 74, 82, 86, 96, 100

Celery, 45, 46, 47

Cereals, 12, 62

Cestode infection, 82

Cheese, 5, 7, 28, 97, 106

Chemicals, antiseptic, 33, 40

Chicken, 71, 88

Chick pea, 103

Chicory, 41

Chocolate, 28

Cholera microbe, 51

Chopped beef, 59

Cicuta maculata, 14, 16, 17

Cinnamon, 37

Clams, 50, 106

Claviceps:

paspali, 86;

purpurea, 85, 87

Codfish, 67

Coffee, 36, 41

Coffee-tree, 14

Coloring, artificial, 40

Coloring substances, 31

Conium maculatum, 15

"Contact infection," 62, 67

Cook, 44, 45, 50, 73, 74

Copper, 30, 101

Copper:

acetate, 31;

salts, 31;

sulphate, 31, 32

Cranberries, 35

Creosote, 34

Cysticercus cellulosae, 82, 83

D

Daffodil bulbs, 14

Danysz bacillus, 75

Death Camas, 14

Death-cup, 21, 23

Death-rates, 2, 3, 4, 39

Delphinium, 14

Diarrhea, 84

Diet, defective, 102, 103, 104, 105

Diphtheria, 54

Diseases:

deficiency, 101;

degenerative, 2;

milk-borne, 54;

skin, 12

Dog, 25, 83

Drying, 33, 40

Dyes, aniline, 32

Dysentery, 84

E

Echinococcus, 83

Eczema, 10, 12

Eelworm, 84

Eggs, 6, 10, 11, 12, 97, 98

Egg-white, 9, 10, 11, 12

Epidemics. See Outbreaks

Ergot, 85

Ergotism, 85-86

"Expectation of life," 2

Extracts, flavoring, 106

F

Favism, 104

Fish, 5, 24, 25, 34, 62, 67, 71, 83

Flies, 47

Flour, 32, 43, 103

"Fly Amanita," 18, 19, 21

Fly poison, 18

Food:

adulteration, 41;

allergy, 6;

coloration, 32;

intoxication, 18, 57, 92;

preservatives, 33;

substitutes, 16, 41

Foods:

canned, 4, 5, 7, 8, 29, 30, 95;

cooked, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 63, 69, 70, 78, 81, 94;

decomposed, 39, 97;

most commonly poisonous, 105;

protein, sensitization to, 9;

smoked, 34, 39;

spoiled, 39, 97;

uncooked, 7, 46, 47, 48, 55, 63, 69, 70, 79, 84, 94, 96

Foot-and-mouth disease, 55

Formaldehyde, 36, 40

Fowl, 5

Fruits, 5, 10, 29, 30, 35, 47, 50, 62, 97, 104

"Fruit ethers," 42

Fruit syrups, 42

Fugu, 25

Fungus, 85

G

Gallstones, 1

Game birds, 97

Gastro-enteritis, 56, 60, 74, 96

Giardia (Lamblia) intestinalis, 84

Globe-fish, 24

Glucose, 27, 41

Goose, 71;

liver, 78

Grain, 85, 104

Grass, wild, 86

Gymnocladus dioica, 14

H

Hackfleisch, 59

Ham, 86, 92, 94, 95

Hamburger steak, 59, 78

Hay, 104

Hay fever, 9

Heart, 3, 22

Heating, 40

Hellebore, 14

Hemlock, 13, 15;

poison, 16;

water, 14, 16, 17

Hippuric acid, 35, 36

Hog cholera, 66, 71

Honey-locust, 14

Hookworm infection, 83

Horse, 71, 86

Horseradish, 16

Hydatid disease, 83

Hydrocarpus, 16

Hymenolepis nana, 82

I

Ice, 75

Ice cream, 5, 7, 32, 105, 106

Infection:

accidental, 72;

Asiatic cholera, 50;

Bacillus proteus(?), 55;

bacterial poisons, 86, 96;

carrier, 44, 45, 48, 50, 55, 61, 62, 66, 67, 70, 73, 78;

cestode, 82;

Giardia (Lamblia) intestinalis, 84;

hookworm, 83;

laboratory, 72;

milk-borne, 54;

parasitic, 79;

paratyphoid, 58;

scurvy, 104;

secondary bacterial, 80;

soil, 46;

tapeworm, 82;

tuberculous meat, 51;

tuberculous milk, 53;

typhoid food, 44

Intoxication, food, 18, 57, 92

Iron pyrites, 26

J

Jams, 27

Japanese Fugu, 25

Jars, preserve, 28

Jelly, 32, 50

K

Kalmia latifolia, 14

Kidneys, 2, 3, 22, 24, 39

Kittens, 84

L

Larkspur, 14

Lathyrism, 103

Laurel, 14

Lead, 27

Lead:

chromate, 28;

foil, 28;

pipes, 28;

salts, 29

Legumes, 104

Lettuce, 45, 50

Liver, 22, 24;

goose, 78

Loco-weed, 14

Lupines, 14

M

Maize, 103

Maratti-oil, 16

Margarin, 16

Marsh-marigold, 14

Mary Malloy, 45

"Measly pork," 83

Meat, 5, 7, 24, 33, 37, 40, 44, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 95, 97, 101, 106;

jellies, 69;

pies, 69, 73;

puddings, 69

Meat inspection, 77, 81

Metals, 5, 106

Mice, 56, 74, 75, 78, 84

Milk, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 40, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 62, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 96, 97, 101, 104, 106

Milksickness, 100-101

Molasses, 30

Murex bradatus, 107

Muscarin, 22

Mushrooms, 5, 13, 18-24

Mussels, 50, 106

"Mutations," 68

N

Neuritis, 26

"Neurotoxin," 24

Nipples, rubber, 27

Nissl granules, 91

Nitrogen peroxide, 32

O

Oatmeal, 11

Oats, 104

Oil of cardamom, 16;

of cloves, 37

Olive stones, 41

Outbreaks due to:

beans, Darmstadt, 95,

Stanford University, 95;

beef, Breslau, 58;

beef stew, Limerick, 59;

beer, England, 26;

bread, Elgin, 48;

codfish, 67;

diseased animals, 71;

ergot, Limoges, 85;

gastro-enteritis carrier, 74;

group and family in U.S., 4, 5;

ham, Ellezelles, 92;

human contamination, 73;

list of, by:

Hirsch, 85,

Hübener, 58,

Mayer, 65,

Savage, 58;

margarin, Hamburg, 16;

meat, 65, 69;

Frankenhausen, 63,

Ghent, 77;

meat pies, Wareham, 73;

milk, 96;

Kristiania, 73,

Newcastle, 69;

miscellaneous contaminations, 74;

mushrooms, New York City, 18;

oysters, 48;

paratyphoid carrier, 73;

pie, Westerly, 60;

potato salad, 65;

public markets, South Philadelphia, 46;

rat virus, 75;

sausage, 65,

Hanover, 56,

Württemberg, 86;

"sour grass soup," New York City, 18;

spaghetti, Hanford, 44;

typhoid carrier, New York City, 45;

Vanille Pudding, 65;

vermicelli, 67;

watercress, Philadelphia, 46;

water hemlock, New Jersey, 16

Oxalic acid, 18

Oxyuria, 84

Oysters, 5, 24, 48, 49, 50, 71, 106

P

Palmolin, 16

Panaeolus papilionaceus, 21

"Paragaertner" forms, 68

Parasites, 79, 84

Paratyphoid fever, 58-78;

carriers, 61, 62, 66, 67, 70, 73, 78;

diseased animals, 67, 71;

gastro-intestinal, 61;

general characters of, 61;

human contamination, 73;

means of prevention, 77;

miscellaneous contaminations, 74;

sources of infection, 71;

symptoms, 61;

toxin production, 68;

typhoid-like, 61;

typical outbreaks, 58

Parrots, 72

Parsnips, 16

Pasteurization, 48, 54

Pastry, 47

Paté de foie gras, 78

Peas, 31, 43, 46

Pellagra, 102, 103

Pepper, 41

Pericarp of rice, 102

Peripheral neuritis, 26

Pickling, 93

Pidan, 98

Pie, 60

Pigs, 71

Pike, 25

Pinworm, 84

Plant oils, 16

Plants, 9, 13-24, 25, 101

Poisons:

bacterial, 96;

chemical, 26;

mineral, 26;

organic, 26;

protoplasmic, 33

Poisoning by:

aniline dyes, 32;

animals, 24;

antimony, 27;

arsenic, 26;

Asiatic cholera infection, 50;

Bacillus proteus(?) infection, 55;

botulism intoxication, 86;

coloring substances, 31;

copper, 30;

defective diet:

beriberi, 102,

favism, 104,

lathyrism, 103,

pellagra, 103,

rickets, 105,

scurvy, 104;

egg-white, 9;

ergot, 85;

fish, 25;

food preservatives, 33;

food substitutes, 41;

lead, 27;

milk-borne infections:

diphtheria, 54,

foot-and-mouth disease, 55;

milksickness, 100;

scarlet fever, 54,

and septic sore throat, 55;

mushrooms, 18;

parasites, animal:

teniasis, 82,

trichiniasis, 79,

other, 84;

paratyphoid infection, 58;

plants, 13;

shellfish, 24;

tin, 29;

tuberculosis infection, 51;

typhoid infection, 44

Poisoning, food:

articles of food most commonly connected with, 7;

effects of, 2;

extent of, 3;

frequency of, 1;

kinds of, 6;

means of prevention, 2;

obscure, 100;

outbreaks of, in United States, 3, 4, 5;

reports of, 3, 4, 8;

scope of book, 6;

seasonal incidence of, 5;

unknown, 100

Poison-ivy, 14

"Poison squads," 34

Pollen, 9

Polyneuritis of fowls, 102

Pork, 79

Pork and beans, 88

Potatoes, 46, 107

Potato salad, 65

Preservatives:

chemical, 33;

food, 33;

household, 37

Proteins, 9, 11, 12, 62, 69, 80

Protochloride of tin, 30

"Ptomain poisoning," 1, 3, 18, 68, 97

Puffers, 24

Pulse, 103

Pyrites, iron, 26

Q

Quinine, 33

R

Rabbit, 71

Rachitis, 105

Radishes, 45

Rash, 10, 12

Rats, 56, 74, 75, 78, 81, 82

"Rat virus," 75

Refrigeration, 33, 40

Rice, 43, 102

Ricin, 14

Rickets, 105

Ripening, 97

Roundworm, 79

"Royal Amanita," 18

Rye, 85

S

Saccharin, 41

Salad, 5, 95, 107;

dressing, 95

Salicylic acid, 36

Salt, 33, 41, 94

Salt solution, 33, 40

Salting, 33

Saltpeter brines, 33

Sandwiches, 46

Saponin, 42

Sausage, 5, 7, 40, 56, 65, 69, 75, 78, 79, 86, 88

Scarlet fever, 54

Scurvy, 55, 104

Sensitization, food, 6, 9

"Septic sore throat," 55

Serum, antitoxic, 96;

blood, 11, 64, 65, 70;

therapeutic, 9

Shark, 25

Sheep, 71, 100

Shellfish, 10, 24, 106

Shrimp, 71

Smoking, 33, 93, 94

Snail, 107

"Soda water," 42

Sodic carbonate, 36

Sodium benzoate, 34

Sodium fluoride, 40

"Soft drinks," 28, 42

Soil, infected, 46, 47

Solanin, 107

Solder, 28

Sorrel, 18

"Sour grass soup," 18

Sour milk, 97

Spaghetti, 44

Spices, 37

Staphylococcus, 96

Stoppers, patent metal, 28

Strawberries, 10

"Streptococcus sore throat," 55

Strongyloides, 84

Strychnine, 33, 96

Sturgeon, 25

Substances, coloring, 31

Substitutes, food, 16, 41

Sugar, 26, 28, 41, 42

Sugar solution, 33, 40

Sulphite, 36, 40

Sulphurous acid, 26, 27, 36

Swine, 74, 80, 81, 82, 93

Symptoms:

cholera-like, 25, 77;

circulatory, 10;

coma, 22;

constipation, 89, 90, 100;

convulsions, 20, 22, 25;

coryza, 10;

diarrhea, 10, 21, 61, 90;

difficulty in swallowing, 20;

digestive, 1, 61, 105;

dizziness, 20, 90;

eyelids, edematous, 10;

febrile anemia, 104;

fever, 61, 79;

gastro-intestinal, 1, 10, 58, 61, 90;

hemoglobinuria, 104;

jaundice, 104;

mental, 24;

nausea, 10, 12, 88;

nervous, 10, 24, 90, 103;

pain:

abdominal, 21, 61, 89,

muscular, 79, 80;

paralysis, 25, 96;

rapidity of appearance of, 10, 44, 58, 61, 91;

rash, 10, 12;

sneezing, 10;

temperature, subnormal, 89, 100;

thirst, 21, 89;

trismus, 20;

visual, 20, 88, 89, 90, 91, 96;

vomiting, 10, 12, 21, 88, 90, 100

Syrups, 27, 42

T

Tapeworm, 82, 83

Tea, 36

Tenia saginata, 82

Teniasis, 82

Tenia solium, 82

Tetrodontidae, 24

Theobromine, 36

Tin, 29-30

Tin salts, 30

"Toadstools," 18

Tomatoes, 12

Toxin, 68

Trembles, 100

Trichina, 79

Trichinella spiralis, 79, 80

Trichiniasis, 79

Trichinosis, 79

Tuberculin, 9

Tuberculosis, 44, 51

Typhoid fever: 44-50, 78, 79;

carriers, 45, 48, 50, 66;

milk-borne, 48

U

Uncinariasis, 83

Urticaria, 10

Utensils, cooking, 27, 28, 30

V

Vanilla: 105;

ice cream, 105;

pudding, 65, 105

Vegetables, 5, 29, 30, 31, 45, 46, 47, 62, 83, 95, 97, 104

Veratrum viride, 14

"Verdigris poisoning," 31

Vermicelli, 67

"Vitamin," 102, 103

W

Water, 28, 50, 75

Watercress, 45, 46

Wintergreen, 14

Z

Zygadenus, 14