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appeared within ten minutes of its being taken. The poisonous colours had been made from verdigris.
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Another case is mentioned by Dr. Letheby in may 1850; two little girls were taken to London Hospital suffering from the effects of poison. They had brought some sugar ornaments and coloured confectionary from a jew in Pethicoat Lane, and soon after eating them, they were siezed with vomiting pains in the stomach and burning of the mouth, on analysing the vomited matters, there was abundant evidence of the presence of arsenic copper, lead Iron, all of which had been derived from the confectionary of which the children had partaken.
On making enquiry, Dr. Letheby was informed that between thirty and forty children had been attacked in a similar way, after purchasing sweetmeats from the Jew in question, who was not aquainted with the poisonous nature of his merchandise, for he had purchased it, so he stated as the refuse stock of a large and "very respectable" firm in the city etc., etc. (See "tricks of trade London" 1856 page 42, 43, 44, 45 etc.).
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