Sulphate and chloride on empty stomach poisonous. Symptoms: Colic,
emesis, rumbling, purging. Treatment: Alkaline or earthy carbonates,
tannic acid, albumen. Opium.
Sulphate and chloride are the principal poisonous compounds. Both are
comparatively harmless even in large doses taken on a full stomach,
while on an empty stomach they may cause violent gastro-enteritis.
_Symptoms._ Colicy pains, purging, emesis in vomiting animals, more or
less tympany and rumbling of the bowels, and surface coldness.
_Treatment._ Give carbonates of the alkalies, magnesia or lime to
precipitate the comparatively insoluble carbonate or oxide; or tannic
acid or infusion of oak bark or galls. White of egg, milk and
mucilaginous agents, and opium may be required to allay irritation.