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ling it. And a Gentleman in the Country, fitting 
by his Fire-fide in the Winter, was fwelled for fe- 
veral Days with the Smoak or Flame of fome Poyfon- 
Wood that was in the Fire. 
2. A fecond thing to be remarked of the Poyfon- 
Wood is, that it has this effed only on fome parti- 
cular Perfons and Conflitutions j for 1 have feen my 
own Brother not only handle, but chew it without 
any harm at all. And fo by the fame Fire one (hall 
be poyfoned and another not at all afFeded. 
g. But then Thirdly, this fort of Poyfon is never 
Mortal, and will go off in a few Days of it felf, 
like the Sting of a Bee } but generally the Perfon 
applies Plantain Water, or Sallet-Oyl and Cream. 
4. As to its Operation, within a few Hours after 
the Perfon is poyfoned, he feels an itching Pain 
that provokes a Scratching, which is followed by 
an Inflammation and Swelling ^ fometimes a Man’s 
Legs only have been poyfoned, and have run with 
Water. 
My Neighbour that was fo fadly poyfoned with 
handling it, told me one thing very remarkable of 
the Wood, and that is, that when he touched it, he 
plainly perceiv’d it to differ from the other Wood, 
that he was throwing up into his Cart*, for it was as 
cold as a piece of Ice ^ and withal affured me, he could 
diftinguifh it blindfold, or in the dark, from any 
other Wood in the World, by its Coldnefs *, but the 
poor Man is as much afraid of it, when he goes into 
the Woods, as of a Rattle-Snake. He further teHs 
me, that he felt an itching in a few Hours after he 
had handled the Wood, but the fwelling did not 
come on till in about three Days. 
Patti Dudley. 
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