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hoaRisoNs FILLS.
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highly respectable ssnslsnaa q shs county !:
.Morrison's pskfs.---ScsrceIy day
passes without instances occurring OF
serious mischief from The prcpostsrovs
,sse or abuse q this quack medicine!
These events, however. mslge but .
very irfiing and local impression on
the few who become acquainted with
the facts Of the case. II Is only when
. Judicial inquiry takes place, and the
attention Of the public 10 attracted 20
the subject. that much check is given
to the suicidal consumption Of the nos
trum in question. We have good rea-
son 10 believe that the manufacture Of
"Morrison's pills" has experienced .
considerable diminution by the late In
quest and trial at Manchester. We
are disposed to think that blow Of no
small force has, still more recently,
been given 10 the preposieroas mani
feros OF the Hygeist. by the inquest in
Clarence Gardens. A respectable fe-
male was persuaded by neighbor 10
purchase boz Of the universal remedy
for little boy having pslpitstion Of the
heart-HyPERrRoPHY! The boy, from
the elasticity Of youth. survived the
operation ofthe remedy; but the mother,
having an attack Of head ache,
concluded. very sagaciously. that what
was good for the heart must also be
good for the head. She accordingly
commenced with the pills. which acted
Upwards and downwards violently.
She was told by her neighbcr tha, the
more strongly the pills acted. the more
in number she ought daily TO take. She
increased the dose--and the result vas
coma and delirium, Of which che died.
The body was examined by Mr..
Henry Johnson and Mr.. Evett, in the
presence Of DR.. J. johnson, and the
following appearances were noted the
stomach bore some marks Of innama-
tion. especially about the cardiac and
pyloric orifices. The duodeeum was
unaffected. In different portions Of the
iieum and jejunum, amounting. in the
aggregate, TO about 30 inches, there
were specimens Of the most intense
inflammation which we have ever OBJ
served. The mucous membrane was
like mahogany, and the cspilIaries
were, IN many places. burst, and the
blood exiravasaied. The infiamed por-
tons joined the sound portions by .
marked and shrupt line OF demarcation.
This, no doubt, was owing 70 the
romora or delay Of the irritating sub
stances in certain CONCLUSIONS Of abe
iniestines. In the uninhamed portions
OF canal there were several rigid con-
fractions. The large intestine was dis
tended with aiR. and free from disease.
The chest and head were carefully ex-
amined; but nothing particular was
found, except venous congestion OF the
cerebral vessels.
she jury brought in q verdict Of
"death, by Inflammation Of the bowels,
alter taking Of MorrisOn's pills"
There can be no doubt that this YER
dict was correct. No. that we suppose
there lie any ingredient in this nostrum
Of poisonous nature, but that the vensi
recommendation TO employ the pills in
all diseases, leads 70 such an indiserim-
mate inguFgitation Of them, that q GER
tain per centage Of death must be the
inevitable result.
Here lies the great moral responsi.
biity! What self-immolated host of
victims must greet the Hygeist on the
banks Of the Styx, and deafen old
Charon himself while waiting the az
frighted ghost to the regions Of Tarta-
rus Poor Sir. M'KerreH narrowly
escaped q verdict Of FELo. Desc, for
taking Prussie acid and yet thousands
OF infatuated people, in this country,
are net considered insane, although
they swallow quaek medicines which
are as certainly fatal as, though Ear
more painful in operation, than, PRUs-
SIC AciDl
"o0en Deus vult Perdsrs prius demshtat.n
The verdiets on such occasions.
ought, strictly speaking, to be--"Sui.
eide committed during Temporary in
sanity respecting MofTisOn's pills"
A BLuEpER.-Mr. Abbot in arecent
performance at the Buffalo Theatre,
created quite "a sensation" a. the
phrase is, IN the last scene Of the Game.
ster. He was playing Beverly, and in
that character il became him to swal.
low the contents Of . phial-usuAIly
weak port wine and vaier--doinR duty
for laudsaum. Owing 10 The careless
ness Of the property man, he was sup
piled with phial Of rancid oil, strong
" impFegDased With berEamot. Some
Of this nsuseOus stuff dipped down his
ihTost, end caused much more Of con-
iortiOa and natural agony, than The au- |
thor Of the play ever expected Mr.. |
Beverly 10 exhibit oa the stage.
Alter the relief Of couple Of glasses
Of wateF ME. Abbot recovered bis voice.