100 ijOAUf) OP AoriKMjLTt/rti;. [Jfin. 



Jl, i;i iMipo^iKiblo to r;onKi'l<;r Ukj rncUjo'lH of prof^a^^ation of thift 

 fun^^ijM willjoiit Uuj /j<!C<!Hhary (iguriiH or illtiKlraUonK, [;ut HufTic<5 it 

 to May that uponjH hra fon/x;'! in lar^o quantiti<;H upon tho Hur- 

 f«/;o of tlio yonnpf growing rirj^ottcfl ^rain. and iiM tJjcy drop off 

 a;i'l (lout to otli<!r graii/, tli<: troiihio in rapidly propaj^atod. A w;c- 

 ond lorni of H\K)r(i in dov'ilojKjd in largo quarititir;« from tlic full- 

 grown (irgottod grain, aft<!r it lia« rornaijiod dormant for Hf<mo 

 tirn<!and in brought irjto favorahhj conditionH of li<!at afid moiHtiiro. 

 TliiM in tJKj wint<5r Htato of tlio fungnw — a Ktat<; that Ih common to 

 many othor Mp<!<!i(jH of thin lowly organi/<;d gnjiip of jdantH — and 

 wImki H[»ring r;omon th<! Hpon'-H aro fru-mcd in great quantitio;!, and 

 tJK) work of piop;igii,ti'<ii of ilio orgot, and of d<;Htruction, in again 

 |)i?giin for anotlu-r HoaHon. 



Krgot \)()HH('MH(iH n-jnarkahhi rnf.dicinal |)rop(!rti<!H, and when 

 pn^prtrly uwtd haw h(U',i\ of gr'sat l>on<:fIt in tho ))racti<u; of mcdicino, 

 Jt haH \)iu-t\ a mu/',hal>nw!(i drug, and tho <;vilH whi<;Ii it haa rauHcd 

 in tli<! liaJidH of unMcrujxdouH practitiotKtrH and ()ua<tl<H, wfiigh very 

 hoavily agaiuKt tho good it liaH <lori<!, Mrgot, ax haw yuion ntatod, 

 ocfturn on novoral paHturo graHHCH, ;uid whon cuitu] \)y fow.s han 

 CftUHod a|)f>rtio/i, HOmotimoH to ;i,n ;il;iJining r;xt(!nt. It has long 

 b(!C,n ohn<'.rvod in Mn^d.-ind th;it thin, conipliiint in tho dairy wan in 

 Homo way aHHooial.od with old piiHturon upon vvhirh Ijiocnllh: h;id 

 f<!d, Tho orgot appoarn only in the hoadn of graHHcs, an<l upon 

 nowly Hoodo<l land tlu! ntook kocj) tl.*: growth Hhort, and low or no 

 plantrt I'un toHoiuj; whilo on old paHtiiroH, fnujuontly a largo [jor 

 cont, of tho Hurfao.o boar^ i ip<^ning hoadn of grawM. Ah a prooaution, 

 tlio lioadrthliould !)'■ cut hy going ovor thr p;i,ntuio with u. wtytho 

 or mowing m;irliinc, ii,h hoou fi,:', Ihoy idiow tlH!mHolv<!H. ()tli(^r pro 

 (saiitionH, hucJi an rotnoving tho ii,niniii,l, which luin Huflorod ;d»or- 

 tion fmni tho roHt of tin-, herd, otc., do nut hill wilhin the provinro 

 of thi;-i looturo. 



Mrgot hart hoon fri'ijucntly ciiXfu (without knowh^lgoj hy tho 

 human Jiiilijoct, when il, Wii.M pfoHont in rye that had \)(',ci\ ground 

 n.nd niii.di' mill Iii'i'i'kI, ajiil with I Ih' nm: t ili'i'ad I'lil n-MultM. In sonio 

 <;»)iinl I'ioH in Murupn, whoro ryo in tho, nta.plr loud, a,nd afti'i- an un- 

 UHUally moirtt Hoanon, whou thr fungus has lirrn ahundaul, cpiilnn- 

 jcH of orgot poinoning, or orgotinm, havo ragoil with mui h Io.sh of 

 lifn, 'I'ho pc.rnon orgoti/od nidToiH convidsiouH, followed in Homo 

 (•jiKort liy loKrt of liudiH liy gangrono, luid ullimaloly doath. Tluiro 

 hi liMlr to fear in thin country, /in wo a,re not ii, ry(!-(Miting p(n)plo. 



