Washington sentinel., 1854-05-23

A Physician Charged with Murder.-A DR..
Bartholomew Weber was arrested on Saturday,
and brought before the Cincinnati police court,
charged with numbering child of Mr. Solomon
Kaufman, by prescribing an overdose of medicine.
druggist:
"MAY 7, 1854
EAtract nux Vomlca. 40 grains.
Camomie Water.... drachms.
Make solution, put in vial, and give twenty
drops four times every day. Mr.. Solomon Kanf.
man. b. WEBER J,
After taking the frsttwenty drops, as prescribed
the child died in less than three-quarters Of an
hour number of physicians were examined
all OF whom testified to its being overdose, and
the majority declaring they would, under no cir
cumstances administer nux vomca TO child
The components Of nux vomica are Brucine and
sStrychnne--two of The most deadly poisons in
existence. During the eight hours the examina-
ton lasted, every part of the courtroom was
crowded by an audience that manifested the most
intense interest. The father, in his testimony ex-
hibited much feeling, making il evident the little
one was very dear to him. He said when he came
home and found the child dead he offered TO for
give DR.. Weber if he would be willing to take the
medicine himself; but this the doctor declined
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GRAssHoPPER RoAsT.-Among the choice
delicacies with which the Digger Indians regale
themselves during the summer season, saws
the Empire County argus, is the grasshopper
roast Having been an eyewitness to the pre-
paration and discussion of one of their feasts
of grasshoppers, we can describe it truthfully.
There are districts in California, as well as por-
tions of the plains between the Sierra Nevada
and the Rocky Mountains, that literally swarm
with grasshoppers, and in such astonishing
numbers that man cannot place his foot to
the ground, while walking there, without crush
ing great numbers. To the Indian they are a
oil nd tol al.
following manner: a piece of ground is
sought where they most abound, in the centre
of which an excavation is made, large and
deep enough to prevent the insect from drop
ping out when once in. The entire party of
diggers, old and young, male and female, then
surround as much Of the adjoining grounds as
they can, and with each a green bough in
hand, whipping and thrashing on every side,
gradually approach the centre, driving the in
sects before them in countless multitudes, till
at last all, or nearly all, are secured in the pit
In the mean time, smalerexcavation are made,
answering the purpose Of ovens, in which fires
are kindled and kept up till the surrounding
earth, for a short distance, becomes sufficiently
heated, together with a fat stone large enough
to cover the oven. The grasshoppers are now
taken in coarse bags, and, after being thorough
ly soaked in salt water for a few moments are
emptied into the oven and closed in. Ten or
fifteen minutes sufiices to roast them, when
they are taken out and eaten without further
and with much apparent relish,
or, as is sometimes the case, reduced to powder
and made into soup. And having from curios-
ity tasted, not of the soup, but Of the roast,
really, ifone could but divest himself of the idea
of eating an insect as we do an oyster or
shrimp, without other preparation than simple
roasting, they would not be considered very bad
eating, even by more refined epicures than the
Digger Indians.