Poisoning by Jltropia applied to the Conjunctiva.'—The Gazette des
Hopitaux gives an account of a case of poisoning by atropia, which is re-
markable for the small quantity employed, and the place of application—
viz., the healthy conjunctiva. A patient in the Hospital Saint Antoine
was laboring under double cataract, complicated with adhesions of the
iris to the lens. In order to ascertain exactly the condition of the eyes,
three or four drops of a solution, containing about one grain of atropine
to two ounces of water acidulated with acetic acid, were instilled into
each eye. Half an hour afterwards the patient suffered from vertigo,
and complained of disagreeable, unusual sensations; three quarters of an
hour later he manifested all the symptoms of poisoning by belladonna,—
redness and animation of the face—pupils, though irregular, enormously
dilated, incessant hallucinations, seizing the bedclothes, and grasping at
objects in the air. He could not raise himself from his bed, nor advance
a step without being supported, as his limbs trembled and gave way at
every effort. Pulse full, and beating 120. These symptoms gradually
passed off, but the patient did not recover his normal condition for three
or four days afterwards. Being interrogated upon the delirium and
hallucinations of the preceding days, he had only a vague recollection of
what had passed.—Dublin Med. Press.