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Transcriber's Note.

Variable spelling has been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. A list of other made can be found at the end of the book. Original text is printed in a two-column layout.

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IN THE NECESSARY TOIL

AND

SUFFERING OF THIS LIFE

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POISON ROMANCE AND POISON MYSTERIES

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POISON ROMANCE AND
POISON MYSTERIES

BY

C. J. S. THOMPSON.

St. James' Gazette:"There is indeed no more fascinating reading ... very pleasant and readable.... It is full of good reading, with some rather creepy and saugrenu dippings into the past."

Daily Chronicle:"Poison is always a fascinating subject. There is something subtle and mystic about the very word. On this attractive theme Mr. Thompson has collected a great deal of information from ancient and modern alike."

Daily Mail:"People who are fond of prying into the gruesome subject of toxicology will find some interesting chapters in Mr. C. J. S. Thompson's book."

The Athenum:"Decidedly sensible and well informed."

Literature:"Mr. Thompson writes a sprightly chapter on toxicology in fiction."

The Saturday Review:"A great deal of curious information concerning the history of poisons and poisonings."

Illustrated London News:"The story portions will attract most attention, and the poisoned gloves and rings of old romance supply satisfaction to that sensational instinct which is absent in hardly one of us."

The Queen:"Will fascinate most people. Is very readably written. Its only fault is that it is too short."

Liverpool Courier:"It is a readable book as well as an able one. The author is an eminent toxicologist and writes pleasantly on the lore connected with the science."

The Scotsman:"It is successful and interesting. Full of odd and startling information."

Manchester Courier:"The book is extremely interesting and particularly valuable."

Aberdeen Free Press:"Fascinates the majority of his readers. One could wish that Mr. Thompson had written much more."

Glasgow Citizen:"A book of the week."

Glasgow Herald:"Light and eminently readable."

*** An edition of this book in cloth boards, price 2s. 6d., is published by The Scientific Press Ltd., 28 & 29, Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.

POISON ROMANCE AND POISON MYSTERIES

BY

C. J. S. THOMPSON, F.R.Hist.S.

AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY AND ROMANCE OF ALCHEMY AND PHARMACY" "THE CHEMIST'S COMPENDIUM" "A MANUAL OF PERSONAL HYGIENE" "PHARMACY AND DISPENSING" ETC. ETC.

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LONDON

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD

BROADWAY HOUSE, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

1904

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ROUTLEDGE'S
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OF

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OVER 300 VOLUMES.

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PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION

In response to the wishes of many who read this work when it appeared in serial form, it is now reproduced with much additional matter, which I hope may prove of value to those interested in the fascinating subject of poisons and the study of toxicology. It has been my endeavour to collect, in the following pages, the scattered fragments of historic and romantic lore connected with poisons from the earliest period, and to recount the stories of some notable "poison mysteries" of ancient and modern times. I am indebted to the works of Dr. Wynter Blyth for many facts concerning the poisons of antiquity.

C. J. S. T.

1899

PREFACE TO NEW EDITION

In presenting a new edition of this work to my readers, the opportunity has been taken to introduce several new chapters, one of which deals with the "poison mystery" which recently aroused such widespread interest in the United States. In response to suggestions, detailed accounts of the "Horsford case" and the "Lambeth poison mysteries" have also been added.

C. J. S. T.

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CONTENTS

CHAP.	PAGE
I	Poisons of Antiquity
II	Poisons and Superstition
III	Royal and Historic Poisoners
IV	Professional Poisoners
V	Poisoning Plots
VI	Concerning Arsenic
VII	The Strange Case of Madame Lafarge
VIII	The Case of Madeline Smith
IX	The Maybrick Case
X	About Aconite and Hemlock
XI	The Case of Dr. Lamson
XII	The Bravo Mystery
XIII	The Case of Dr. Pritchard
XIV	The Pimlico Mystery
XV	The Rugeley Mystery
XVI	Opium Eating and SmokingMescal Buttons
XVII	Hashish and Hashish Eaters
XVIII	Tobacco Lore
XIX	Poison Habits
XX	Poisons in Fiction
XXI	The Lambeth Poison Mysteries
XXII	The Horsford Case
XXIII	The Great American Poison Mystery
XXIV	Some Curious Methods Employed by Secret Poisoners

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POISON ROMANCE AND POISON MYSTERIES

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CHAPTER I

POISONS OF ANTIQUITY

Long before the action of vegetable and mineral substances on human beings and animals was known, it is probable that poisonous bodies in some form were used by primitive man.

When injured in battle by perhaps a flint arrow-head, or stone axe, he sought for something to revenge himself on his enemy. In his search after curative remedies he also found noxious ones, which produced unpleasant effects when applied to the point of a weapon destined to enter the internal economy of an opponent.

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