Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 129
poisonousfungus, the fly-agaric, roll pieces of it intosmall balls, and swallow it. It produces aremarkable effect. At first the victim laughs,sings, dances, and if a straw is placed in hispath he jumps several feet in trying to stepover it. A man traveling in Australia founda large mushroom of… … - THE PUFF-BALL. fungus. He called in the natives to examine it,and at the first glance they cried out in greatfear that it was a spirit. It continued to giveout light for many nights, gradually decreasinguntil it was wholly dry. Dr. Gardner, while walking through thestreets of a Brazilian town,…
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