The Introduction to the Second Volume. 
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which are taken Notice of at the latter end of this Volume, 
they coming fince it was finifh’d, took notice to me of an ac- 
cident, whereby feveral Negros had been poyfon’d in. the 
Year 1711. The Account he gave me was this, that a 
Negro Servant carrying fome Rum in a Veffel upon his 
Head, as their Way is, found, that upon motion, it run 
over, to ftop which he pluck’d the Leaves of a Plant he 
found growing in the Savanna or Meadow, over which he 
was pafling. Upon drinking this Rum they found the 
Negtos poyfon’d, fome whereof I think died, and there- 
upon the Negro was try’d for his Life, the reft re- 
cover'd by the Ufe of the Juice of the Indian Arrow Root, 
or Canna Indica radice alba Alexipharmaca, of my Cata- 
logue of Sfamaica Plants. p. 122. Hift. Vol. 1. p. 253. Mr. 
Barham obferving thefe Leaves, and comparing them 
with my Defcription and Figure, found: them prefently -to 
be of the Apocynum ere&tum ffuticofum flore luteo maximo 
& fpeciofiflimo, Cat. p. 89. Hift. Voli 1. p. 206. He far- 
ther tellsume, that no Cattle will meddle with this Herb, and 
that he faw two Drams of the exprefs’d Juice of it kilt 
a Dog in eight Minutes, but he fays, it may be fo order’d 
as not to kill a Perfon in many’ Days; Months, or Years: 
T knew, fays he, a Pra@itioner in Phyfick poyfon’d with 
this Plant by his Negro Woman, who had fo order’d it, 
as not. to difpatch him quickly ; but he was feiz’d with 
violent gripings, inclinations to vomit, and lofs. of Ap- 
petite, afterwards he had fmall-Convulfions.in feveral Parts 
of his Body, a Heétic Fever, and continual: wafting of his 
Flefh. He fent to me, and’ I) fent him fame Ghandiroba 
vel Nhandiroba Brafil. (Cat.'p.'85. Vol. 1. -p. 200.) Kernels 
to infufe in Wine, and drink frequentlyof the Infufion, 
This*cured him, and he is alive at this Day. Bat it was 
fome ‘confiderable Time before his Convulfive Symptoms 
left him. He adds, that two or three Spoonfuls of the Juice 
of the whole Plant given to {trong young People, purges them 
upwards and downwards, bringing away Worms: The 
Milk outwardly applied takes away Warts, cures Ring- 
Worms’ and Freckles. A Cataplafm:of»the -Green' Leaves 
c is 
