BLOOD POISONING FROM MANURE.
An inquest was recently held at Bradford, Eng., to inquire into the death of a boy, which was caused by blood-poisoning. The lad had fallen on a manure fork, one of the prongs of which had run into his left thigh. The poor lad went home, and the wound, which was outwardly as large as a pea, was washed in hot water, poul» ticed, and appeared to get better. Next day, however, he became worse, and before medical assistance could be obtained he was dead. The medical evidence showed that the blood had been poisoned by some particles of manure sticking to the prongs of the fork, and a verdict in accordance with this evidence was returned.
HOTELS-A CONTRAST. Sydenham, a suburb of Christchurch (says the Hokitika Star) with a population c*/8000, has only three hotels, and one policeman is sufficient to maintain order. Invercargill, with the same number of inhabitants—Booo—has two breweries and thirty hotels, besides licensed wholesale merchants and grocers holding bottle licenses. How many policeman are required to counteract the disorderly influence of all these establishments ? In Sydenham the inhabitants spend their money in the purchase of freeholds. In Invercargill and neighbourhood the inhabitants spend £40,000 annually in drink.
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Patea Mail, 11 March 1882, Page 3
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