The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-02-24
From the philadelph.a Timea.

York, Pa, Feb. 13.--The physicians are
greatly .perple1ed over the most remarka-
BILE cases of vegetable poison which have
resulted in the death oftwo boys. and herdly
know how to make diagnosis Of the CASES
sufficiently clear 20 ascertain what poison
GUS matter had been taken into the stomach.
Henry w. Arnold, aged ID years, and Isaac
Simmons, aged 18, together with a number
~ companions Of their own age, spent yes.
terday morning together on the banks Of the
creek, catching driftwood and pushing off
the ics that foated down srd caught on the
pier of bridge. On one piece Of ice was a
slender root, described as being encased With
heavy bark shell and the heart tender end
Juicy. This root the boys miatook for what
In their vernacuar Is known IS sweet
America" and a root they describe IS being
very palatable and entirely harmless This
root came floating down upon 9 piece OF ice
and attracting the attention of young Ar
mold and Simmons, they both took it ~ and
ate heartily of IL.
In about an hour sitter they had panaken
of IT young Arnold went home, appearing
all right and hearty. Yeung Simmons,
however, remained, and shortly after the
departure Of his companion hs was noticed
By the other boys 10 be acting Ia rather
peculiar manner. He ran over tue road
apparently as if losing control of his llmbs,
aud finally his nose began 20 bleed, but
stopped suddsnly, with tho loss Of but drop
| or Two of blood. Several Of tho other boys,
observing his peculiar actions, called Justify
| to him number Of timcs, but receiving no
| response approached him, found he was
| barely able 70 stand unsupported and ives
1 vomiting violenrly. 'Ehey started to drag
him home and on his wa7 he gave some
understandable DEMONSTRATIONS, such as lick
ling the palms Of his hands, and took from
bis pocket wooden pulse warHler and be-
gan chewing il IN a raveoous manner. lie
YVES then seized by q violent convulslcIi,
which lasted some minutes, which vas toll
lowed by others ~ short intervals- His face
| grs6<R doep red, snd discharge resein.
Z, lle4 nj ite, frothy substance, tincturcd by
@eI <rod, came from his mouth. his
|> VIC srestly contracted and he reemed
b. Io <I1|Ierinr keenly, although apparently
| ,irt5ncc|ous, ss he could neither scc nor
1t1r. <td orery effort 70 speak died With q
| anrtioe bound II his fhroat. L was i'm
! possible 70 administer any remedies, rs tho
! violent relchiFgs md constspi 1puilings
refused 10 allow anything ~ ch the
stomach. Finally the spAsIns BE- ne con-
SAINT, end the boy died about four hours AZ
,tr. seemingly undergoing the ~ severe
sgony. -
mediately after parlaking of the fatal dose,
vas Likewise attacked and fsizeo with con-
stzG. ro.cbings and vomiting. convulsions
also followed In rapid succession. BE died
| Ia bslf an hour after Simmons, with whom
/ he had shared the unknown root frenk
Frey, another comps1ion, was given a piece
Of the same fatal vegetable, but, detecting
! 10 II q taste with semblaDce Of parsnip, he
vas afraid II was poison, and AFTER chewing a
piece spit II out and threw The remaining
portion il the creek. he aiso informed his
companions Of bis fesrs, but they thought
biz concern groundiess ard psid no heed 70
bis ceution- Young Frey, although getting
none Of Il ia his stomach, was likewise At
tscksd with vomiting, emitting E1me whito
blood. tinxsd with c0l0red substnnce He H.
however, oul Of danger. bat terribly fright
erc1 st the narrow cscep5 he made In
sharing the Eame fate a. his young com
psnions. Tho representative phyficisns OF
Ire town are making = po1-mortem eztmi.
n.ti0n, but Il viii doubtless take several
tsTst0 properly ccisrmiDe TIE 11i1re OF M
root which csus5d the dfnih Of thee youne
c1sn. - the flness and rpf1rs Il ine'r deet1
vas Of such rapid nni violent form tha'
1 fhs p1s'f.iiie Of . bsIng 4 w'Id p7r7n'p rot
/ Is n3l reriousIg o1ferlai1ed Bob 11gs we-'
.tur3-. fa-aF ls3s 81 IF. tbeif homes i
r. -'ssl health . short fa,s before thei
cerh