MUSHROOM POISONING 



L816 and has nol been taken seriously. A Minneapolis report 



says thai two rather delicate ladies ate ol it two tablesp ^ful 



of Btew. Drowsiness ct n quickly : ;i sensation of intoxication, 



dizziness, staggering, trembling, numbness, contraction of the 

 jaw, stricture of the throat, precordial distress, headache with 

 sensation of fullness, face Bushed and eyes injected, no nau& 

 Delusions of sighl accompanied insomnia the patients sm\ 1 » i ^ 

 rt'il automobiles in the room or queer figures on the wall pap 



The eyelids in ■ case were temporarily paralyzed. Mild bul 



irritanl diarrhea. In one case the hearl was intermittent for .1 

 week. Recovery was qo1 prompt. A third and more vigorous 

 patient only tasted the stew. Two hours later ahe complained "t' 

 dizziness, ringing in the ears and dry throat. 



P. papilionaceus, "The Butterfly," has flitted into and oul of the 

 questionable list. Mcllvaine has seen ii produce hilarity and 

 other mild symptoms of intoxication, Boon over. Moderate quan- 

 tities have no effect. MniTill does nol rank ii as certainly bad. 

 It is a small uncommon Agaric and may therefore be easily Bpared. 

 In nine years experience in cultivating the gardener's mushroom 



I have nol seen the Coprini or I'anaeoli coming on tin- bed.8 in 

 amount sutlirient to warrant the picking 0!' them, bul know that 

 /'. siihhalti nt us 1ms thus occurred. 



