VEGETABLE POISONS. 5 



hours I was a witnefs of the following fc^ne. 

 — Mrs. York (the farmer's wife) was upon 

 a bed with all the fymptoms of an apoplexy. 

 Her pulfe was remarkably hard and full, her 

 face was red, the fenfes and voluntary mo- 

 tions were abolifhed ; the refpiration was 

 difficult, and much oppreffed. Two of the 

 children were ftupid, and appeared like thofe 

 intoxicated with fpirituous liquors. A man- 

 fervant and the maid, with uncommon agi- 

 tation of mind, were dancing about the 

 room, with all the appearance of m-iniacal 

 perfons. A middle-aged man (the ihepherd) 

 had dined with the reft, and after dinner 

 went about his bufmefs in the fields. At 

 my requeft he was fought for, and brought 

 home by two men, v/ho informed me that 

 they fortunately arrived time enough to pre- 

 vent the poor man being drowned in a marl- 

 pit, near the banks of which he was ftagger- 

 ing like one (as they faid) dead drunk. I 

 attempted to give an active emetic to the 

 man-fervant, but as foon as he received it 

 into his mouth, he returned it into my face. 

 Five grains of emetic tartar, diflblved in 

 water, were conveyed into the ftomach, by 

 means of a funnel, and he foon vomited up 



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