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u and none of the Leaves or Stalk. — - I mult bvg 
“ your Pardon for fending you this impeded Account: 
“ Had this Accident happen’d at Haver for you 
<c fhould have had one more exact. - ” 
So far Mr- Howell's Letter. 
T HE poifonous Effects of this Plant, in the In- 
fiance beforemention’d, exadly fquare with thofc 
mention'd of the fame Plant, in N°. 23 8. of the c Phi- 
lofophical Tranfaflions , where eight young Lads, 
near Clonmel in Ireland (where this Plant is called 
Tahow ) miftock its Roots for thofc of Stum aqua *• 
ticum> or Water-Pa rfnep, and eat plentifully of 
them. About 4 or 5 Hours after, going home, the 
eldefi, almoft of Man's Stature, without the leaft 
previous Diforder or Complaint, fell down back- 
wards, and died convulfed. Four more died in the 
fame manner before Morning j not one of them hav- 
ing fpoken a Word from the Moment the venomous 
Particles had attacked the Genus nervofum . Of the 
other three, one ran ftark-mad, but came to himfeif 
next Morning. The Hair and Nails of another fell 
off. One of them only efcaped without any Harm, 
who ran home above two Miles, and drank warm 
Milk, which caufed a Diaphorefis . A Dutchman 
likewife was poifon'd with the Leaves of this Plant, 
boiled in his Pottage 5 which he took for Smaliagc, 
and to which its Leaves have great Refemblance. 
Dr. Allen , in his Synopfis Medicines^ mentions an 
Inftance of four Children, who eat of rhefe Roots. 
They indeed were in great Agonies, before they fell 
into Convulfions. In their Fits they vomited, which 
was encouraged by large Draughts of Oil and warm 
Water 5 
