The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-23
POISONOUS EFFECTS or EARTHEN-
WARE.

somewhat singular though unaccounta-
hlc occurrence took place in The family Of y
: -l-rntirmarir et'e- of ctr frirAtvrir- t---r-,
short time since.
u appears that there was large number
Of the gcntlcman's family and connections as
semhlcd TO rartNkc Of Thanksgiving dinner
ssssslaaEia, ~ al 81 ylsE.aI.s.
The usual variety served on such occasions
eovcrrd the banquet boArl. and the pariS
Partook of il with proper relish. Twenty Of
the party remained over night. and took
thFg=kt@Et ~ItAA sisriF ha-s tiye Hext THBFYFing
A large chicken pic which had not been
touched the day before, was served out to
them at this time. In few hours, seventeen
ofthom were violently attacked with severe
giPing pains in tho bowels accompanied with
profnse disrrh@N. II appeared, from investi-
CATION that only those rho ate. Of ,k4e pie were
| tho ones who suffered. The lAdy1 the house
having made II herself aud partAken freely
oft, suffered like the rest, of course rcmov-
cd all suspicion Of intentional poisoning. The
Iuucry now Is, what was there in this ME. or
abont II, that il should produce these ciir,is /?
The pie was baked in yellow carthcn dish.
| thnt never had bceu used before and the
conclusion necessarily is that its contents be-
came imprcgnatcd with portions of the cnam-
81 with which II is fined, and hence the con-
sequences. Now the enamel used bv pottcrs
varies in composition according 20 the pur-
| poses for which the ware is intended They
all, we believe, contain more or less lead, col
7 bart, sc. Oncn the biscuit as il is called, is
male Of clay which contains poisonous mat
ter in various proportions, and if after the
baking tho vessels are imp6rfectly, glazed or
/ protected bad consequences mnY arise from
! using them. All such ware, TO be used in
cooking when new, should he first proved
aud this is best done by having il creased
over with lard or tallow, and then subjected
to the heHt of an oven. This will be found a
sure protection. This one instance should
serve as a warning TO faFilies and is not
without interest TO the physician. Had the
occurrence taken place during the prevalence
OF the cholera, the sickness might have heon
taken for it, and with very good reasons ito
symptoms and character Stimulating that dis
ease. We are pleased to state that the par
ties entirely recovered, the majority of them
only suffering fiv6or Six hours Boston Med
icdi and Surgical journal.
T75 The Yankee Blade publishes the fol-
/ lowing
! A RIsING- Yopru.-A ncwIboy rushed
/ into a retail shirt storo in Chatham street
the other day, and thus accostcd the proprie-
/ tor:
Say, mister, do you retail shirts here p
/ Yes, my son we have them to fit you at
/ five shillings apicce,-vcry nice ones
oh -biazGs - don't want n whole one, but
! seed on your sign shirts, retail aud whole
sale, and thought yon might re5ail mine for
1 II wants it bad; dog got hold Nv IT, and lie
wouldn't let go ifId q killed him
why don't your mother mend your clothes
] boy2'
We'll thar do you think got mother I?
! Iain't got mother, nor never had-as /
noes on
You had best 70 TO the man over the way.
We cant retail your cid one,