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farh had written of the venenofe Quality of this Plant, 
to be fomewhat doubtful of it in my Syncpfis Mtthodka 
Stirpium Britannicarum ^ for my full SacisfacSlion and 
Convid:ionj wrote the following Abftrad: of a Hiftory 
drawn up by a Perfon, who is at prefenthis Brother-ia- 
kw, xoncerning^the Effeflrs of it upon himielf, and Seven 
other Young Men, who. ignorant ly miilaking it for »9/- 
urn a^uatkam, or Apium Tahflre, did eat ot it. 
Eight Young Lads went one Afternoon a fiihing to 
a Brock in this Country, and there meeting with a great 
Parcel of Oenanthe A^uatica fucco virojo, ( in Irifh 
Tahow) they miftook the Roots of it for Slum aquaticum 
Roots, ,and did eat a great deal of them. About four or 
Five Hours after going home, the Eideftof them, who 
was almoftof Man's Stature, without the leaft previous 
appearing Dil'order or Complaint, on a fudden fell down 
backwards, and lay kicking and fprawling on the Ground, 
his Countenance foon turned very Ghaftly, and he foam- 
ed at the Mouth. Soon 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 
which the venenate Particles furprifsd the Ge>iiis N^ervo- 
[urn. Of the other Three One ran ftark Mad, but came 
to his right Reafon again the next Morning. Another 
had his Hair and Nails faJn off, and the Third (who is 
my Brother-in-law) alone efcaped without receiving any 
Harm : Whether he eat left of this fatal Root, or whe- 
ther his Conftitution, which is to this Day very Athie- 
tick, occafioned it, I cannot tell. Though I am of O- 
pinion, that his fpeedy running above Two Miles Flome, 
after that he fawthefirft Young Man fall, together with 
his Drinking a very large Draught of Milk, warm from 
the Cow in bis Mid-way, were of fingular ufe to him For 
his Violent Swe?iting did doubckfs expel and carry off 
many of the veneaoie Particles, and had a better EffecSt 
O that! 
