THE BOOK OF POISONS

by Gustav Schenk ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 10, 1955

Mix a dip of curare with a leaf of coca and top it off with a shot E 605, the fashionable poison of 1954. our over this the fascination for poisons- their sociology and chemistry- and you have Mr. Schenk's very useful, serious and well informed book of poisons, old and new. Dividing his material into chapters on different types of poisons, he discusses in turn immediate vegetable poisons, deadly plants of the world, animal poisons, the narcotics (in several chapters on opium, coca, hashish and the sensual derangement) alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, the poisons of industrial civilization, poisons as weapons of war and poisons of the future. From the reasons for using them to the effects of their use; from the age old impact of a deadly dart to new highs in the techniques of destruction- here is a thorough toxin-anti-toxin education. What you never knew about poisons before will be clear to you now and may even make you walk a little more gingerly through life.

Pub Date: Nov. 10, 1955

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Rinehart

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1955

Categories: NONFICTION