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actions, Vol. 38, anno 1732, of a man who wa? 

 poisoned in that year, by eating some of this ])lant 

 in a salad, instead of Celery. Dr. Willis also, in hi> 

 ■work Deyinimd Bnitorum, gwes an instance of a 

 man who died in a few hours, by eating the tender 

 leaves of this plant, also in a salad. He was seized 

 ■with all the symptoms of mani:-\. The Aconitinu 

 is equally pernicious to animals. Wepfer inftjnns, 

 us that a wolf, which had taken a dose of two 

 drachms, would, in all probability, have died 

 through it, had he not been dissected, living as lie 

 ■was, in order to observe the effects of the poison. 



Mr. Waller observes, in his Domestic Herbal j 

 that the principal thing to be done in the case of 

 this and other vegetable poisons is, to procurc^ 

 vomiting by any means ; the most speedy and effec- 

 tual method is to force the finger or a feather down 

 the throat, and keep up a titillation of the fauces. 

 This will generally succeed, when the strongest 

 emetics fail, and ought not to be delayed a moment! 

 after it is once ascertained that Aconite has beei"v 

 swallowed, as- the danger is always in proportion to 

 the quantity swallowed, and the length of time it 

 remains in the stomach. After the poison has been 

 evacuated, some cordial or a little wine may be 

 given with advantage. 



This plant is particularly dangerous to children, 

 boys especially, whoso frequently have their finger^^ 



