The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-03
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-tt> Of io~res Air>srifs-asf In
Skyria, ally IN those mountainous parts
bordering On Hungary. there prevails tho
strange habit Of eating arsenic. The psa>an;ry,
in particular, ARE given 70 it, They obtain it
under the name OF lHsiri, from the travelling
hucksters and earherers Of herbs. who, On
their side, get it from the glassblowers, or
purchase ii from the corn do,tors, quaeks or
moantebanks. The poison eaters have a two
foai aim in their dangerous employment. one
OF which is 10 obtain fresh. healthy appear
alsN. and acquire certain degree u embon-
point. On this account, therefore, gay village
lads and laSss> employ tn. dangerous agent,
that they may hernle more attractive 10 each
other, AMI it is really astonishing with what
favorable insults their endeavors arr at
tenied; for ii is just the youthful poison
eaters that are, generally sparkling, dis
tinguishel by blooming complexion AMI an
appearance Of cxuberant health.
Aceorling to inquiries male on tho subject,
il, would seem that tho habit Of eating poison
among the inhabitants Of lower Austria has
not grown into a passion, a>is the case with
the opium eaters in the east, the cheweis Il
the betel nut in India and Polynesia, AMI II
the eosa TREE among the natives Of fsru.
When once commenced, however, 1t becomes
nss~sity. II some districts subllmate VI
quicksilver is used In the same way. One
case is particular is mentionei-by French
writer On the effects II narcotiss-of q great
opium eater at Constantinople who daily con-
sun,el the enormous quantity Of forty grains
Of corrosive sublin,ate with ms opium. In
the mountainous parts vi Peru the above
mentioned writer met very frequently with
eaters IT corrosive sublinlate, and III Bolivia
thu practice is still n,oe frequent, wbere this
poison il openly soll in the market to the
Indians.
ARSENIC USED ny uoRsE DEALERS.
In Vienna the use If arsenic ls IL every day
"rurNmc among horss dealers. AMI rs
lsrially with the cnachmen ~ the nobility.
They either shake it In apulverized state
among the corn or they tie hit the size Of o
Ira in piece OF linen which they fasten Ia the
curb when the horse is harnessed. AMI the sa.
Iva Of the animal soon dissolySs il. The sleek
sound. shining appearance Of the carriage
horses, inid especially tho mach admired
foAmins at the mouth, Is the result Of the
0INuF Icstut&. " " 'Vtit'tou pia'Ne
with the farm servants IN thu mountainous
parts to strew pinch Of arsenic on the last
fest Of hay before going upa steep road.
This is done for years without the least unfa.
vorablc result; but should the horc fall into
hands Of another owner who withholds the
arsenic. h. loses flesh immediately, is NJ
longer lively, AMI even with tho best feeding
theN is m FEASIBILITY Of rstoring him to hi
former sleek appearance.
Tho above particulars arr curious. mas.
much as they refer to poisons Of a peculiarly
quick and deadly nature. Our ordinary in.
dulgenceS' in this country arr tho same in
Kind, though not in desse; for W. are all
poison caters, To say nothing Of our opium
AMI alcohol consumers, on" tsctutalers AN
delighted with the brisknes aud sparkle Of
spring water, although tlese qualities indicat,
the presence of carbonic acid % iixel air. In
Nike manner, few persons will object to droI
o. two of the frightful corrosive, sulphur,
acid Cvitriol in glass Of water, to which ii
communicates an Agreeable acid taste, am
most Of us have, ut some IRriul OF other ol
our lives, imbiiei lr,lssic acid, arsenic AM
other deadly poisous under the orders Of thu
physician, or the first ot tllee in the mort
pleasing form Of confectionery. Cor. Brook.
lvp Eagle