Arsenical Poisoning.
: » Particulars to hand of the poisoning case at Tapiti, show that on Wednesday morning several persons partook of porridge at breakfast. Shortly after, they were seized with great pain and attacks of vomiting mdre or leas severe. The cook, who was amongst the sufferers, states that he took a lump of what he imagined to bo salt from a basin in which salt was usually kept, and breaking it in two, placed a piece in each of the two saucepans he was using for the preparation of the meal. He now feels convinced that it must have been some other substance, but that is difficult to prove, as a, boy employed in the kitchen threw^what remained in the basin on to* the fire to prevent others being similarly attacked, the cook being too ill to attend to what the boy was doing. All who partook of the porridge have now thoroughly recovered.
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Manawatu Herald, 2 November 1893, Page 3
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154Arsenical Poisoning. Manawatu Herald, 2 November 1893, Page 3
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