A'nian drank' a tumbler i of kerosene ia mistake for gin,.andthe Ta^maiuan Trib^e m reporting the incident, «■**".£•■£; emetics proving useless, the i following, happy idea occurred to a bystander ;-^A • long piece of worsted yarn was obtained, , one end made m a ball the size of a pill, and the other inserted through a pipe- : I stem: The ball was swallowed; -by- the patient, and tke nipe stem placed between ,Ub teeth. After a few moments, tppermit We 1 worsted ball to become tWrottghly saturated with pU, the operator lighted the end of the worsted" projected from the pipe : stenu ,- The thread jnwnejl with a Sowi' steady light for ; two hours s 12$ minutes, and then'auddenly expired. *The patient jumped, completely wu,eV66V of his aangeroMS 'Gobbler/' and wirmtylhowed Kis'gratitude to his .preserver*-- Hortevey Wuch the patient may have enjoyed-iVtho yam is more than we oan awalto*.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 908, 30 October 1879, Page 2
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