Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-23

rom the Netcbury,,ort Herald
ne facts disclosed in the following. commu-
nica1on, are notorious 81 Observation-Disclosures
hope their publication may suhserve tho canse
OF humanity, at least sn,far as to prevent the
psrpetratlon Of similar deeds by this monster
cfniiqnity
a Quaek Much enquiry having been made
or ate, ard the public mind greatly agitated.
III consequence of The sudden death of MIR
Jacob Busw ell, of SalisbuIy--the writer feels
birneit authorized tor the satisfaction Of
the enlightened part of the community, } to
state that no doubts entertained, that his
death was occasioned by the unwarraaied and
very ,nJndicions ADMINISTRATION OF an herb bota.
nicaiiy called In2ata Lobeiia, hit commonly
tsIlheo Emetc " eed. From my own know
lefge OF said plant, il possesses highly impor
tHnt medical virtues. properly prepared and
exhibfed though equally depterious and ia
tai properties under direction of Empirics or
xnachS' VINO are totally ignorant of the struc-
tnre OF The human body, as well as The effects
Liable 10 he produced by medicine on that de-
iicate machine. The Lobelia Infdta is n COM
mon plant 10 be found in abundance in dry
nehs a"d ibe highway. Leaves oblong,
signify serated ,sessile, alternate on the MINER
surface numerous tnbercles. Stems branched
blossoms solitary; in a kind of spike male
blue color. Doubtless ALL well DISPOSED will
hSree with the writer, that notwiih standing
the many experiments to find il, properties
by celebrated medical gentlemen still mncb
TURNER experience il truly requisite TO ascer.
tain its real virtues
ne ,oito"ing statement OF factSi is made TO
snow that an immodPrate and imDroper nse
OF The above described plaut was the iin,nedi.
ate canse o { MIR. Jacob Busweli's death wiz
On thursday morning, March 25th, 1910 y
man ny TIE name OF john True of Pi.tsfjeid.
n. IA. great uncle Of the wife of VI I, .nJ a
pretended Doctor, visited Mr.. RS honcc IT,
conversation With him and his family be Ittc
said lrne) made known to them his Drofe ssion
OF the healing art; and urged the nse OF his
noStrUm upon MIR. BusweII who thou.i, One
of ,,.I
time was. what he called, well. Mr. n. rose
early mat morning apparently in good health
attended to his farming concerns AZ he had
done many days before, and ate his break fas,
as usual. "''
~ breakfast time, said True 10 Mr.. n vou
must not eat too much, for you a,e t. 90
through course of my medicine this forei,osn
10 sweat, pnke aud purge. AT 10 o'clock,
~. NJ. TIE dreadful operation commenced
ISL NIB. was sweated bv the fidiculous
means pracised by one Thomson urofessed
Empire whose name, for deeds pastl ouo,,t
10 Dt heid IN everlasting detestation /: which
means are extremely distressing TO tie pati
ent Next. Trne persuaded Mr. b. to fakea
portion OF the above described I.obeIia. whicI,
ne called puke-weed it operating but ~.
1le, he gave him second dose ofthe poison.
mat producing no satisfactory effect. the said
quack vigorously forced Mr. g. 10 swallow Inc
third aud fatal dose, by holding his nose. and
pouring il into his stomach through a con.
mon tunnel. MIR, b. by that time. became
- GUY .N""uH'tu, anu pdlNetlCdIIy beYred
Trne to desist for, said be, if YOU do uot' INV
soul aud body must separate 80
% cap the climax of his viIlany. True
forced MIR. y. to swallow large onantitv ne
pearl ash aud rcd pepper. which immediately
deprived Nun or reasoa-3 O'clock y. NJ.
From winch lime IL required the strength or
three persons to keep him ip bed, tilI ,efeeen
the hours OF and o'clock the same eyeninc.
when he expired
As testimony Of his guilt TrHe absconded
the aeXtinOtuing veiy abruptly
should the foregoing statement prove
means ~ any degree to caution or defer our
citiEens from similar imDosifious, many ofyomr
~ the writer. m
THE ORIGIN OF PAPER NONE.
The invention Of Paper Money is mucl, more
ancient than the establishment Of The earliest
banks. The bank ofSt. George, Of Geneva fl,r
most ancient we Know WAS founded in ,oz .
b"t before the end of The thirteenth centurS
koDlni. grandeur Of Genghis the Tarfsp
cunqner6r introduced pdper money INFO CHI
ma, aud his example WAS at once foll0wed nv
his cousin. kai9atOn, The sBittn If p.,s;s'