WINDED POTATOES.
ANOTHER CApE. It is hard to believe thas there is poison dn the potato, but it is true, nevertheless. Mr B. C. Aston, F.1.C., writing in the "New Zealand Agricultural Journal," reports: "A well-known Wellington scientific man has reported to me that his children have been made unwell by eating potatoes. Other complaints have reached me from vendors of potatoes that consumers ha 73 complained of the unpleasant bitter taste, and that the industry of potato-growing was liable to become affected, and Lave asked that the matter should be investigated. . Samples of potatoes sent in certainly tasted nauseous, and left an unpleasant feeding at the back of the palate. A chemical investigation is now being carried out, supplemented by exper? ments on small animals. Those experiencing unpleasant taste in eating apparently sound tubers should discard the remainder; green potatoes should certainly not be eaten. Discarded potatoes woufld be best used as seed. In any case of poisoning the symptoms should be carefully noted, an important point being to discover whether the • piipils of the patients' eyes are dilated."
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15160, 2 October 1913, Page 4
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180WINDED POTATOES. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15160, 2 October 1913, Page 4
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