"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Sunday, September 9, 1906 ANTIDOTES WERE PLENTIFUL. "Ah jess kaint effohd to lib wifout dat man," said Mrs. Jessie TURNER, at 1101 Woodland avenue, about 10 o'clock last night, as she stood before a mirror with a half ounce of laudanum in her hand. Her husband had failed to come home, and she believed him with another woman. "Ah sais ah jess kaint lib, en ah ain't goin' to try." With this second remark she poured out a teaspoonful of the liquid and started to take it. The spoon was knocked from her hand. Then she drank about two teaspoonfuls from the bottle. Mrs. TURNER immediately acted "dopey" and the neighborhood became greatly alarmed. "She's done tuck pizen" was heralded from the house tops. With that, women ran in with suggestions. Lard, castor oil, liniment, olive oil, white of eggs, grease from a skillet, warm water with salt, water in which plug tobacco had been soaked, chunks of fat meat and several other minor antidotes, excepting hardware, had been given the woman before Dr. George P. PIPKIN arrived with the ambulance. Dr. PIPKIN added a dose of permanganate of potash and a hypodermic injection of apimorphia. By that time the woman was thoroughly sick. If she had been left alone with her two teaspoonfuls of laudanum, the doctor said, she would have slept soundly all night, but that would have been all. Now she is very ill. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================