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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: ... THE TANGHIEN TREE. Gerbera Tanghin. "In the corrupted currents of this world, Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice; And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law; but 'tis not so above--There, is no shuffling, there the action lies In its true nature, and we ourselves compelled Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence." Shakspeare. The fruit of this tree has been long noted in the Island of Madagascar, as a native ordeal. The tree resembles a plum-tree, but its fruit is one of the swiftest and most deadly of vegetable poisons. The late King Badama, who had become somewhat enlightened, from his intercourse with Europeans, discouraged this dangerous custom during the latter years of his reign. His successor, the present Queen has, however, permitted its revival, and, particularly in a case in which she herself was interested, made this abominable practice far more universal than it had ever been in any other period of the Hueva Government. The greatest crimes, for the detection of which this poison has been employed, are conspiracy against the reigning monarch, accusation of sorcery or witchcraft, (the great dread of the inhabitants,) and the charge of being a poisoner. It must be observed, that this ordeal is used where other proofs of crime are wanting. The Hueva (the inhabitant of Emerina) on the slightest indisposition or suspicion of having taken poison, assembles his slaves, and administers the Tanghien to them indiscriminately, in order, as he thinks, to detect the malefactor. Besides the more heinous crimes alluded to, the Tanghien has been used to detect persons charged with murder, burglary, &c. It is also frequently employed in settling disputes about property, but in such cases it is administered to the... Paperback, Label: General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-02-04, Studio: General Books LLC.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Curiosities And Wonders Of The Vegetable Kingdom Curiosities , Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2011-07-09, Studio: Nabu Press.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Curiosities And Wonders Of The Vegetable Kingdom Curiosities , Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2011-07-09, Studio: Nabu Press.

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Curiosities, Books, History, Curiosities And Wonders Of The Vegetable Kingdom, This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Curiosities And Wonders Of The Vegetable Kingdom Curiosities.

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