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Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 87, 12 February 1876, Page 2

A daughter of Mr Stewart Rac, about 11 years old, one of'the Katikati special settlers; says - the Bay of Plenty Time$ t was recently nearly poisoned through eating - tutu homes! On the child being taken ill Mr Rae sent to Mr Shepherd’s store for castor oil. MV Shepherd, who is a very old colonist, remembered having heard years ago of a Maori cure' for cases of this nature, and immediately hurried to' Mr Rae’s house where he found the child in a state of convulsions, cyes.glazod, and apparently in the jaws of death. He then applied the .Maori remedy, - namely, burning linen rag under the child’s nose, and thrusting a feather tip each nostril; the smell of the rag caused the nerves to relax, and the mouth, which previously, was fast locked, slightly opened, sufficiently so as to admit of the insertion o£ a cork. lie then poured mustard and worm water down the child’s throat, which caused immediate vomiting, after which she gradually recovered. , We recommend parents and others to take a note of this reallv invaluable recipe, as at any time it inight be the means of saving life, especially in the ease of settlers going on tb new hard with young families.