20 A NATURAL HISTORY 



which, 'tis thought, faved their Lives *. A certain Woman near 

 Kilkenny in Ireland, eating, by miftake, a Hemlock'Root among 

 Parjhips, was immediately feized with a Raving and Madnefs. 

 Ibid. 



Eight young Lads went a fifhing to a Brook near Clonmel 

 in Ireland, and there meeting with a great Parcel of Oenanthe 

 Aquatica fucco virofo, they miftook the Roots of it for Siuin- 

 Aquaticum Roots, and did eat heartily of them. About four or 

 five hours after coming home, the eldeft of them, on a fudden, 

 fell down backwards, and lay kicking and fprawling on the 

 Ground, foaming at the Mouth ; foon after, four more were 

 feized the fame way, and they all died before Morning : not one 

 of them having fpoken a word from the moment in which the 

 venenate Particles furprifed the Genus nervofurn -f-. Of the other 

 three, one ran ftark-mad, but recovered j another had his Hair 

 and Nails fallen off; the third alone efcaped : perhaps it might 

 be owing to a ftrong Conftitution, and eating lefs of that iatal 

 Root; or perhaps it might be attributed to his fpeedy running 

 abo-ve two Miles home (after he faw one young Man fall) together 

 with his drinking a very large Draught of warm Milk from the 

 Cow, in his midway, and a violent Sweating, which might ex- 

 pel many of thofe venenous Particles. Ibtd, 



An Experiment has been made upon a Dog, by giving him 

 the Nux Vomica, which foon poifoned him. The American 

 Phyfick Nut is faid to be fo poifonous, that no Animals make a 

 near Approach to it. Wormwood in Perjia is fo venemous, that 

 if Hoifes, or any other Creatures, eat thereof, they die imme- 

 diately; upon which account, fay the Duke oi Holjlein's Ambaf- 

 fadors, we durft not unbit that day +. The Indians have what 

 they call yuico 'Juice among them, which deprives fuch as drink 

 of it of their Reafon, and renders them perfed: Idiots; tho' at 

 the lame time it leaves them in the perfe<fb Enjoyment of their 

 Health and natural Powers. 



CHAR CO A LB prepared from Vegetables, have a poifonous 

 Quality ; for, when kindled, they exhale a Vapour, which, if it 

 be kept up, and confined to a clofe Place, proves fatal. 'Tis faid. 

 Charcoal made mCcrnwal affords a manifeft arfenical and fulphu- 



rous 



* Lntvt harp's AbriSg. Vol. II. f UiJ. p. <^4i. t Their Voyages and 



Travels to jylufcov)' and Verfta-, p, 228. A. D. 16^7. 



