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Tanghinia Venenifera
This plant is a native of Madagascar, and
of the family _Apocynaceae_. Formerly, when the custom of trial by
ordeal was more prevalent than now, the seeds of this plant were
in great repute, and unlimited confidence was placed in the
poisonous seeds as a detector of guilt. The seeds were pounded,
and a small piece swallowed by each person to be tried; those in
whom it caused vomiting were allowed to escape, but when it was
retained in the stomach, it would quickly prove fatal, and their
guilt was thus held to be proven.
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