Poisoning by Thevetia Nerifolia
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of village Jhowa, under the jurisdiction of Contai Thana, rubbed two seeds with treacle on a mortar and swallowed them down oil the 5th of June 1897, to procure abortion. Almost immediately after taking the poison, she felt a burning pain in the throat, vomited and purged several times, became much prostrated, and had several fainting fits. She was brought to hospital by the police on the following day when her pulse was found to be very
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