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That in use at the Cape, for instance, where the Hottentots poison their arrows with a species of Euphorbia, and also with a large bulbous lily (Amaryllis disticha}, which grows plentifully about the Cape. The natives take the bulbs, when the leaves begin to shoot, cut them across, and leave them in the sun until they acquire the consistency of gum, and are fit for use. ESTHER. , For what purpose are these poisons employed 1 ? MRS. F. For killing antelopes and other small animals. The natives a...lso throw large pieces into the pools of water resorted to by the wild beasts; the animals drink and die immediately. At the Cape, there is also another poison which is much used by * Humboldt, Voyage, t. Viii. 212 PARYSATIS AND STAT1RA the European inhabitants; it is called the wolf poison, and is probably a species of Rhus. The nuts are roasted like coffee, pounded, and stuffed into small pieces of meat; these are thrown into the fields, where they are soon found by the voracious hyaenas which are generally killed by this ex- pedient.
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