The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-05

us, doctors in a scientific age would hardly
have suspected the crime had not the aveug-
ing Jewess gloried in it. The Arabians
were famed for their knowledge in medicine
all through the dark aud middle ages above
all other nations.
In Italian history we read of drugs which
in a single dose impart a mortal disorder
that kills years afterward In considering
such Instances it must be remembered that
the Italians of the Cirque cents were indus
trious readers Of the classics.
Thus Olympias made AridOeus fdiotic for
life at years Of age without impairing his
health, and thus Philip H., of Macedon,
killed Croatus. The name Of Borgia is in
famous in the annals of poisoning. Pope
Alexander W., the head of the family,
raised poisoning to its zenith as a means of
state vengeance. The man who received
an invitation to dine with him dared not ex-
cuse himself, but Immediately made his will
Caesar Borgia, the son, was equally hospit-
able. His ring became famous. The parting
handshake with which he took leave of a
hated guest was fatal, for on the inner rim
was a small claw charged with some deadly
venom that never failed to send the victim
over to the vilent majority within few
hours
Perhaps the most fantastic case recorded
is the poisoning of the Sedan of Egypt
while advancing to oppose Louis TX. of
France, He took such precautions that to
drug his food was an impossibility. Every
afternoon, however, 10 was his custom to
play chess sitting on carpet. The con-
spirators saturated this piece Of carpet with
some mysterious compound and dried it.
Next day the sedan fell on his side while
playing a match, remained speechless for
week, and died.
Everybody knows how common was posi-
sonipg at the court of France during the
seventeenth century, during the sixteenth
also, and among GLASSES other than the
oourtly, though OF the latter we have not
many details, 10 spread to France from
Italy with the princesses of the house of
Medlci especially. 1t may be said, with lit
tie exaggeration, that the death of every
great parsonage OF that era was ascribed
20 poison, and generally With good cause.
The three sons Of Catherine de Medicis,
who were in turn kings of France all died OF
poison one from wearing q meoicated
glove, another from reading book whose
leaves had been envenomed. the wetting his
finger 20 turn the leaves bringing about his
end gradually, as IL it were from nutural
causes.
During the reign Of Louis XIV. lived that
arch-poisoner, the Marduise de Brinvilliers.
Father, husband and the rest Of her
family, enemies, friends and lovers. as they
became obnoxious, were removed one by
one. Her chief paramour, from whom she
gained her knowledge, had originally OBJ
tanned his secrets from Italy. His poisons
were SO virulent that one inhalation was
fatal. In preparing them be wore glass
mask. Finally, when engaged in expert
ments, this mask slipped, and he fell
victim TO his own devilish art.
Contemporary with this In England was
Mrs. Annie Turner. Queen Elizabeth's
ruff stnrcher. Being implicated with the
beautiful and infamous Countess OK Essex
ia the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury,
she was hanged. Her choice IT a yellow
silk costume, then very fashionable, for
Qallows wear, caused that color 70 60 OUT OF
favor for more than a century.