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died, and another in the evening of the fame 

 day, although all poffible care was taken of 

 them *. 



On the twenty-fourth of September, 177 r. 

 Dr. Lambert was defired to vifit two children 

 at Nevvburn in Scotland, who the preceding 

 day had fwallowed fome of the berries of the 

 deadly nightfhade. He found them in a de- 

 plorable fituation; the eldcft (lo years of 

 age) was delirious in bed, and afFeded with 

 convulfive fpafms. The younger was not 

 in a much better condition, in his mother's 

 arms. The eyes of both the children were 

 particularly afFedled. The whole circle of 

 the cornea appeared black, the iris being fo 

 much dilated as to leave no veftige of the 

 pupil. The tunica conjundliva much in- 

 flamed. Tbefe appearances, accompanied 

 with a remarkable kind of ftaring, exhibited 

 a very afFedling fcene. The fymptoms came 

 on about two hours after they had eaten the 

 berries : they appeared at firfl: as if they had 

 been intoxicated, afterwards loft the power 

 of fpeaking, and continued the whole night 



* Lond.Mag. Sept. 1747. 



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