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Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries

Chapter 27: Corrections.

By C. J. S. Thompson

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The text surveys the lore and science of poisons from ancient weapon-tips and ritual uses to suspected criminal cases and forensic investigations. It combines historical anecdotes, superstition and toxicological explanation, and recounts notable poisoning mysteries and trials that illustrate methods and motives attributed to secret poisoners. Separate chapters examine specific toxins such as arsenic, aconite, hemlock and narcotics, discuss habits like opium and hashish use, and consider depictions of poisoning in fiction. An appendix-like section details curious techniques employed by covert assailants and summarizes contemporary controversies and high-profile cases to show how detection and interpretation of poisoning evolved.

ENGLAND'S BEST VALUE

HAS NO EQUAL.

CONNOISSEURS OF COFFEE

DRINK THE

Delicious for Breakfast & after Dinner.

In making, use less quantity, it being so much stronger than
ordinary COFFEE.

Corrections.

The first line indicates the original, the second the correction.

p. 19:

And incident which happened to the army led by Mark Antony
An incident which happened to the army led by Mark Antony

p. 24:

the view of destorying the effects
the view of destroying the effects

p. 33:

violent pain and vomitting,
violent pain and vomiting,

p. 33:

as the poision was called, at his bidding.
as the poison was called, at his bidding.

p. 40:

and was arrested at Liége
and was arrested at Liège

p. 45:

Arsenic has, perhaps, been more frequently used than any other poison for criminal puposes.
Arsenic has, perhaps, been more frequently used than any other poison for criminal purposes.

p. 60:

supposed by the early Greeks to have orginated from the foam of the dog Cerberus.
supposed by the early Greeks to have originated from the foam of the dog Cerberus.

p. 65:

to which in many ways it is closely alied,
to which in many ways it is closely allied,

p. 82:

In was then taken downstairs,
It was then taken downstairs,

p. 84:

The symptoms appeared at a time whch would
The symptoms appeared at a time which would

p. 85:

The narcotic properities of the poppy
The narcotic properties of the poppy

p. 106:

as a medium for getting rid of h r niece.
as a medium for getting rid of her niece.

p. 108:

poisons herself with prussic acid of unheard-of strength,
poisons herself with prussic acid of unheard of strength,

p. 112:

in connection with the initals "E. S.,"
in connection with the initials "E. S.,"

p. 113:

and 1·6 grain of strychinne
and 1·6 grain of strychnine

p. 118:

but on seccond thoughts he cut the address
but on second thoughts he cut the address

p. 119:

was also a slight clue, as it it a substance
was also a slight clue, as it is a substance

p. 122:

Th eHindoos have an ingenious
The Hindoos have an ingenious