ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PTOMAINE
From Italian ptomaina, from Greek ptoma corpse, from piptein to fall.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PTOMAINE»
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ptomaine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ptomaine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ptomaine Street: The Tale of Warble Petticoat
Chapter. IV. *. "The Leathershams are giving a ball for us to-night," Petticoat said,
casually, as he powdered his nose in the recesses of his triplicate mirror. "A ball?
" "Oh, I don't mean a dance—I mean—er—well, what you'd call a sociable, ...
PTOMAINES AND PTOMAINE POISONING BY EDWIN LE FEVRE, A.B., M.D.
THE subject of food poisoning is one that is commanding a constantly increasing
attention on the part of the general public. A brief resume therefore of the most ...
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Ptomaine Street (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of Ptomaine Street.
Carolyn Wells, Inc Icon Group International, 2009
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The
Ptomaine Kid: A Hamburger Western
A collection of essays, "Sun Dancers and River Demons," was given the Thorpe Menn Award for the best book published by a Kansas City author in 1991.
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Homeopathic Medicine: First Aid and Emergency Care
The so-called "ptomaine" poisoning is the result of staphylococcal enter •otoxin
growing in protein-rich foods left unrefrigerated. Food handlers can also spread "
ptomaine" through poor hygiene or when they have a boil somewhere on their ...
6
The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C
Problems. in. the. Arctic. and. the. ptomaine. theory. (1850-1915). In the Victorian
period in England, the exploration of unknown territory had a great fascination.
The Arctic seemed to present a particularly challenging environment, which
made ...
Kenneth J. Carpenter, 1988
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Yesterday's Rain: Legend of the Blue Buffalo
Roy E. Haney. “Afraid so,” JD responded. “I came to question him about a murder
that happened on Central Avenue. I thought that he may be able to provide me
with some answers since he gets the scoop on everything.” Ptomaine bent down
...
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The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American ...
Over the next two decades, both the S. aureus and Gartner's bacillus were linked
to numerous outbreaks of illness involving spoiled food.28 Such foodborne
diseases were often referred to as "ptomaine poisoning," in homage to the so-
called ...
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The
Ptomaine Kid: A Hamburger Western
A collection of essays, "Sun Dancers and River Demons," was given the Thorpe Menn Award for the best book published by a Kansas City author in 1991.
10
Applied Nutrition and Food Technology
Ptomaine and Clostridium Botulinvun. Another important cause of food spoilage
in cans is due to Bacillus botulinum or Clostridium botulinum. Food poisoning
due to botulism was first recorded in southern Germany sometime in the early
part ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PTOMAINE»
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ptomaine is used in the context of the following news items.
Looking Back
The ptomaine-poisoned campers still had no appetite so the rescuers sat down to eat the feast of steak, chicken and other foods specifically collected to offset ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
June 15, 1937: More than 30 hospitalized after eating tainted head …
A wave of ptomaine poisonings sent 33 people to hospital after eating bad head cheese. Of course, if you're not a fan, all head cheese is bad. Head cheese or ... «Edmonton Journal, Jun 15»
Some sounds weren't always silent
Ptomaine is the sometimes-poisonous substance created from decaying bacteria. (Ptui!) The Greek root “ptoma,” meaning, falling, fallen body or corpse. Ptosis is ... «The Virginian-Pilot, May 15»
Was Fightin' Bob La Follette really poisoned?
“A chemical analysis disclosed that this glass of milk and egg contained enough ptomaine to have poisoned the whole Senate,” wrote Lynn Haines. «WISC Madison, Feb 15»
Winter Plantings
OBI WAN, HEDONIST, ODD ONE, BEER PONG and PTOMAINE (some people feel that negative words like those that have to do with diseases shouldn't be in ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
Tod Browning's Freaks: The Original Freak Show
She compounds it by letting it slip that she's been having it on with Hercules and further compounds it by giving Han ptomaine poisoning. “I'll never forget what ... «Den of Geek!, Oct 14»
Kinkajou? Halieutics? Hartebeest? Surviving Your First Spelling Bee
Carol Grzywinski spelled “ptomaine” right but managed to botch “rime.” It was good enough for a third place trophy. Beth Motschenbacher, the assistant director ... «East End Beacon, May 14»
Peruse the Weird Medical History of Every Single US President
Benjamin Harrison developed "ptomaine poisoning" during the Civil War. He also had to wear gloves at all times due to contact dermatitis. Herbert Hoover badly ... «Smithsonian, Dec 13»
6 degrees no bacon Jewish Celebrity Roundup
As summer neared its unofficial end and children had recently returned from sleepaway camp – hopefully without contracting ptomaine poisoning or malaria ... «jewishpresstampa, Sep 13»
Chicago honors Allan Sherman, famed Jewish song parodist
This Saturday, as summer closes out and children have hopefully returned from sleep away camp without having contracted ptomaine poisoning or malaria, the ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Aug 13»
