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tioned in 1859 at Carlsburg, took a piece of 

 arsenious acid as large as a grain of sand every 

 evening. 



8. Herr Wernberger^ formerly residing in Tuffer, 

 now probably living at Zilli, took arsenious acid for 

 years. He used to scrape tbe quantity he required 

 from a larger piece. He was of advanced age, and 

 bad always enjoyed good health. 



9. George Miinzer, now dead, worked in the iron 

 mines in See-thal near Obdach ; he took every 

 week a piece of " Hidrach" of the size of a grain of 

 wheat. This information is derived from his fellow 

 miners. 



10. Mathias Sittler, always in good health, died in 

 Obdach at the age of seventy-one ; believed that 

 he owed his good health to the habit of taking 

 arsenic several times a week on bread. His son- 

 in-law, Ottenig, blacksmith in Obdach, guarantees 

 these facts. 



11. Caspar Graf, now in service at the forge in Obdach 

 formerly ate a small portion of arsenious acid every 

 day. During this period he never was unwell. 



The foregoing are the most important facts regarding 

 the alleged practice of arsenic-eating in Styria which I 

 have been able to collect. A great deal of other interest- 

 ing matter will be found in the full reports presented to 

 the Society. A most important case of administration of 

 no less than 555 grains of arsenious acid to a horse in 

 twenty-three days, without any evil effects being produced, 

 is related by Dr. Schafer. 



I have, however, confined myself for the present to the 

 discussion of the two points above mentioned, and I believe 

 that the evidence brought forward is quite sufficient to 

 justify the conclusions : 



