20 A NATURAL HISTORY 



which, 'tis thought, faved their Lives *, A certain Woman near 

 Kilkenny in Ireland^ eating by miftake, a Hemlock-Root among 

 Parjftips, was immediately feized with a Raving and Madnefs. 

 Ibid. 



EiG H T young Lads went a fifhing to a Brook near Clonmel 

 in Ireland, and there meeting with a great Parcel of Oenantbe 

 Aqiiatica fucco virofo, they miftook the Roots of it for Slum 

 Aquaticum Roots, and did eat heartily of them. About four or 

 five hours after coming home, the eldefl: of them, on a fudden, 

 fell down backwards, and lay kicking and fprawling on the 

 Ground, foaming at the Mouth j foon after, four more were 

 feized the fame way, and they all died before Morning : not one 

 of them having fpoken a Word from the Moment in v/hich the 

 venenate Particles furprifed the Genus nervofinn -f. Of the other 

 three, one ran ftark-mad, but recovered ; another had his Hair 

 and Nails fallen off ; the third alone efcaped : perhaps it might 

 be owing to a ftrong Conftitution, and eating lefs of that fatal 

 Root ; or perhaps it might be attributed to his fpeedy running 

 above two Miles home (after he faw one young Man fill) together 

 with his drinking a very large Draught of warm Milk from the 

 Cow, in his midway, and a violent Sweating, which might ex- 

 pel many of thofe venemous Particles. Ibid. 



A N Experiment has been made upon a Dog, by giving him 

 the Nux Vomica, which foon poifoned him. The American 

 Phyji'ck Nut is faid to be fo poifonous, that no Animals make a 

 near Approach to it. Wormwood in Perjia is fo venemous, that 

 if Horfes, or any other Creatures, eat thereof, they die imme- 

 diately ; upon which account, fay the Duke of Holfteitis Ambaf- 

 fadors, we durfl not unbit that day J. The Indians have what 

 they call yuico Juice among them, which deprives fuch as drink 

 of it of their Reafon, and renders them perfedl Idiots; tho' at 

 the fame time it leaves them in the perfedl Enjoyment of their 

 Health and natural Powers. 



CHARCO A LS prepared from Vegetables, have a poifonous 

 Quality ; for, when kindled, they exhale a Vapour, which, if it 

 be kept up, and confin'd to a clofe Place, proves fatal. 'Tis faid. 

 Charcoal made in Comwal affords a nvanifefl arfenical and fulphu- 



rous 



* Loivthorf s Ahnig. Vol. II. f Ibid. ■p. 641. J Their Voyages and 



Trav-ch to Mufcovyiind Pt-rjia, p. 228. A. D. 1637. 



