82 MISCELLANEOUS ^OlMCiES, &c. 
class agaricin®, div, Pileati; but its individual characters belong 
to none of the species described by him. About 12 o’clock 
noon the meal was taken, and about one both were seized with a 
pain in the head. (The man in the back part of the head). Then 
giddiness came on, and when they attempted to walk, they tottered 
and fell groaning and moaning and talking incoherently. The 
woman who eat fewer of the Mushrooms had an inclination to 
vomit but could not, and although she groaned and moaned much 
when ill, yet on her recovery she did not recollect any thing of 
what had happened during that time although she had been conti¬ 
nually raving of green hills and mountains falling while at times she 
would be pathetic. The man who was strong, stout, and muscu¬ 
lar in appearance, when seen about 8 p. m. or 7 hours after having 
been attacked, was found to have his pulse natural, though small, 
skin cool and moist, eyes red and suffused. He complained of great 
weakness, and when he attempted to rise fell, all the time being in¬ 
coherent. At one time he talked of his business, then complained 
of great weakness, with a sensation of pain in the stomach and heat 
in the gullet. He had no pain in any other part at the time, though 
he said he was giddy and his head heavy, nor was he convulsed. He 
was given GO grains of Sulphate of Zinc and 2 grains of Tartar 
Emetic for a dose, which produced profuse vomiting, after which, 
he had brandy and water hot, under which treatment lie rapidly 
convalesced and only complained of slight fever for a day or two 
following, perhaps to be attributed tothe brandy and water. The 
female had a strong Emetic administered to her but without effect, 
and without any thing else than a dose of sugar and water (the 
Malayan prescription in such cases) she recovered, and, next day 
found herself only weak, with head rather confused, and a total 
loss of memory as to what had passed. 
In this case of poisoning two or three things may be remarked. 1st 
the acrid narcotic effects of the fungi, and the celerity in the appear¬ 
ance of the symptoms. 2d. The deadening effect on the stomach of 
the female by which the effects of the emetic were counteracted,_ 
3rd. The fact that by stewing the poisonous properties arenot dissipa¬ 
ted, while if they had been boiled and the water thrown away, accord¬ 
ing to the Malays no bad effects would have ensued; and, lastly, that 
aitho’ intensely yellow in colour yet were they mistaken for edible ones 
of a white tint, those of the former colour being known to be poisonous. 
