On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Bill Burgoyne wrote: > Please can anyone recognise the cause death of a 22 year old Fish Hook > Maker at Redditch, Worcestershire in 1852. > > An image can be viewed at :- > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~billburgoyne/death%20cause.htm "By taking Nux Vomica" Geoff Geoffrey Chew Internet: chew@sun.rhul.ac.uk

Nux Vomica - the natural source of strychnine? Gus > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Bill Burgoyne wrote: > > > Please can anyone recognise the cause death of a 22 year old Fish Hook > > Maker at Redditch, Worcestershire in 1852. > > > And Geoffrey Chew responded > "By taking Nux Vomica"

"By taking Nux Vomica" If you want to know what that is see http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/n/nuxvom08.html Cheers Col ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoffrey Chew" <uhwm006@sun.rhul.ac.uk> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [WOR] Cause of Death > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Bill Burgoyne wrote: > >> Please can anyone recognise the cause death of a 22 year old Fish Hook >> Maker at Redditch, Worcestershire in 1852. >> >> An image can be viewed at :- >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~billburgoyne/death%20cause.htm > > "By taking Nux Vomica" > > Geoff > > > Geoffrey Chew > Internet: chew@sun.rhul.ac.uk > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > Transcribers wanted for Worcestershire FreeREG > for more information see http://freereg.rootsweb.com > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > http://www.worcestershiresurnames.co.uk/ > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1060 (20050414) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.nod32.com > >