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... Poisoning . 13. A Foreign Cook in 1630 14. A Chapter on Hats 15. The Eridanus · 16. Traditional Origin of the word Antimony 17. Wooden Pillows . 18. Star - Chamber Practice . 19. Shaped Poems 20. History of Stage Costume 21. The ...
... Poisoning . 13. A Foreign Cook in 1630 14. A Chapter on Hats 15. The Eridanus · 16. Traditional Origin of the word Antimony 17. Wooden Pillows . 18. Star - Chamber Practice . 19. Shaped Poems 20. History of Stage Costume 21. The ...
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... poison was introduced by a man who had been servant to a veteri- nary surgeon . He would furnish his comrades with a dose of the drug for three - pence ; but if he told them its name , so as to enable them to buy it at a druggist's ...
... poison was introduced by a man who had been servant to a veteri- nary surgeon . He would furnish his comrades with a dose of the drug for three - pence ; but if he told them its name , so as to enable them to buy it at a druggist's ...
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... poison , which occasioned heat , a cough , spitting of blood , and a weakness of intellect , was administered to ... POISONING . 97 Secret Poisoning.
... poison , which occasioned heat , a cough , spitting of blood , and a weakness of intellect , was administered to ... POISONING . 97 Secret Poisoning.
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... poison employed was laurel - water ( See ' On the Deaths of some Illustrious Persons of Antiquity ' ) . Far from being a secret or slow poison , however , it destroyed Britannicus almost as soon as he had tasted it . Tophana , or ...
... poison employed was laurel - water ( See ' On the Deaths of some Illustrious Persons of Antiquity ' ) . Far from being a secret or slow poison , however , it destroyed Britannicus almost as soon as he had tasted it . Tophana , or ...
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... poison , was accus- tomed to wear a glass mask ; but one day it happened to drop off by accident , and he was found ... poisons of every kind , with labels , on which their effects were marked , as proved by experiments on animals . La ...
... poison , was accus- tomed to wear a glass mask ; but one day it happened to drop off by accident , and he was found ... poisons of every kind , with labels , on which their effects were marked , as proved by experiments on animals . La ...
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