PTOMAINE POISONING.
Wellington, Yesterday. ■At the inquest on the body of Henry Ernest Davis, prniter, who : died suddenly in bed on the morning- of January Ist, Jane Davis, wife of deceased, stated that on Saturday, December 28th, she purchased two tins of preserved sheep’s tongues. At dinner on Sunday the family partook of the contents of one of the tins. Deceased went to visit a friend in the afternoon, and on his return complained of pains all over the body, and was unable to eat his tea. Subsequently, he vomited and suffered from 1 dysentery. On Monday .evening the Other tin was disposed of, deceased eating a portion of the contents. On both occasions the tongues were taken out of the tins as soon as they were opened. No other member of the family seemed to be affected through the eating of the tongues. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from causes consistent with the effects of ptomaine poisoning.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 25 January 1908, Page 3
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165PTOMAINE POISONING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 25 January 1908, Page 3
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