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maniacal, btrt recovered his fenfes the next 

 day. The hair and nails of another fell off. 

 Only oac of the eight efcaped without any 

 harm, who ran home above two miles, and 

 drank warm milk, which caufed a diapho- 

 lefis. 



A Dutchman likewife was poifoned with 

 the leaves of this plant, boiled in his pottage. 

 He took the herb for fmallage, to which its 

 leaves have great refemblance *. 



Allen -f* mentions an inftance of four 

 children who eat of the roots of the oenanthe 

 cicutae facie. They appeared all in great 

 agonies, and afterwards were convulfed. 

 Very fortunately, however, in their fits they 

 vomited, which was encouraged by giving 

 them large draughts of oil and warm water : 

 and by great care and attention they all re- 

 covered. 



Stalpart Vander Wiel, in his Obfer- 

 vations, takes notice of the fatal effeds of 



* Dr. Watfon's account to the Royal Society. Phil. 

 Tranf. N° 480. accompanied with an excellent plate 



of the plant. 



t Synopf. Medicln, 



the 



