, 1875-04-02
Tho Californtn Strychnlae Enter.

aHH fFqHta8c0 LH+iktlH.
Tho Du'Iettn recently copied from tho diroy
Advocate all account Of nnn In that ucghl,or-
hood who was In tho habit of SOLDERING himself
OH attor a drinkirg bout by taking enormous
quantities OF tho deadly drug. ssrychnino. East
crn exchanges. copying, tho article, discrsditcd
tho story, whcreupun tho .idr0edtt Of tho GtIl
instant furnishes tho following additional fac,E:
Tie individual who performs the wonderful
fcnt o. eating with imr"nisy Hnoh lasco pos,ons
Of this deadly. drug. ia NIL occasional visitor to
This city, aud Is well known By number Of our
otizens, to whom his neculiarity !lab bsan known
for years. lie Is MI eccentric genius and docs
not mako his strychnlna' 'eat,ng \ pnbllc nut
tor, but rather seokH to hide It. DY chance tic
subject has got sntn print, anl It being so or
trRor1inary an occurrence, wo ttoa it upon our
selyes to Investigate it, mud now know positively
whereof wo speak. Morphine, arsonic, and
otlor poisonous druss. 1t Is we'll known, are
posos but TINT stryciniAo shnall a!eo bocomo
pnlataho article, and, In Bucl largo doses, MAY
we'll oxcito the oredulty OF oil, md It Ia only iu
tho intorcAt Of eccnco that Nc now .writo. hoping
cal f1atc1ntty. This pefHon WHO 10 khoxn by
ttLo soiriluot OF "Jnck." ia . n,nn Of internrot-
ato habts, aud has his periodical sprnee, wuich
last from enc to tlreo weeks. during Which
whisky. II occasion requires that ho should be
Aober at certain tno, nr If poroilanca ho foels
the sltny folds OF "Bnakcs colllnE III h[B boots,
ho Immediately rroourcH bottle of etFsohnno,
ANA cA+1 AINH* blA W kAGsAt5 E4AtHH* ~ tHo w"
sired oAeut is not produced, ray within an hour,
tho dos0 Ia repeated. Unlces his sprco has been
rrotracted, ono 1oso usually Btraightens him un,
and t,o 1nattor how drunk lo is whon llo talica IT,
within threo huurs overy trace OF his dobaucl.
las loft him, and tho closest observer. could not
discover tho slightest Indication OF recent
dissipation. 1uHiaAa OF Aectio luah or
dull, heavy look, Ills eyes are clear aud bright,
and l.iB skin prcscnta It's natussl nppoarailce.
This singular being came to this city last Hatur-
day aud remained uutll Monday, during which
tImo lo wont through hla littto rctfosmnnro,
bringing tho subject freshly to our iuind hence
this article. lIo had intendol to lepa.. on Sln-
day. Int, having imblbeu rather freely. mlrsel
tho train. On Monday morning hs VIVA very
drunk, and. Waiting Dr.. h1oroy's dr1,g-Asore
ca!led for q bottle Of strychutne, ramaruiug that
l,o must leave On tho noon train. lIe tmn,edi-
ately ompticd portion Of tho contents Of tho
bottle into hs mouth AMI went of. Whon
tho time for departure caale ilo WA IA Hober
as judge. Tho only information that call
he derived from him aH to this habit IL that ao
has followed 1t sinco lBat, but ~ to how 10 ao-
qured 1t caunot ba learned. III. II. G. Morey
has known linn sinco 1861, and has frequently
known him to cat bottle Of ssrschnno within |
tWonty-tour hourH- Whon We cos,a,!er sl.at from
III oighth ID quarter Of grain Ut this poison
IL lsslaly sufficient to mako corpsB Of tho most
robust person, We do not woll,ior that tho state.
mont ehat twenty Eratus uau DO takon a. . tilnn |
With no dectctt1uB efIoct BlouI bo tncTettulous-
" received. However, facts herein stated can /
DO snbatantlatod by iaooutroyortbo ovidonce, |
Anu no matter Low Rbsurl or singular tAoy may |
appear, must DO accepted as facts. QueEy-Ia |
sttychnia un antidoto for tho poisonous o1cota OF
alcohol, aud vice vessa7