Sudden Death, of a Maori Child.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 419, 20 February 1890, Page 2

Sudden Death, of a Maori Child.

[to the editor.] Sir, —At the inquest held on January 31et ultimo, evidence was adduced as to the cause of death of the child Teura Maii'anti. Dr lunes, in his statement, assigned the cause to narcotic poisoning, and in consequence the stomach, intestines, and also the medicine prescribed by myself, were forwarded to the Government Analyst. In fairness I would like you to publish the following letter from W. Skey, Esq., Government Analyst for New Zealand Wellington, February 7th, 1890.

Sir,— The contents of these bottles, eon taining respectively—a stomach (a), the intestines (b), and medicine (c) —and handed to me by Constable Hansen on the 4th inst., have been carefully analysed for poisonous matters, but with the result that nothing of a poisonous nature has been found therein. I should also state that the stomach was almost quite empty.—l have the honor to be, sir, Your obedient servant, William Sksy, Government Analyst. H, Eyre Kenny, Esq., Gisborne. I can quite understand why certain medical gentlemen object to herbalists supplying simple remedies) but let them, at least, be fair, and not endeavor to pre vent Nature’s own remedies being used, instead of concoctions which, so surely as the world devolves, must lead to illness and death. I think a perusal of the letter quoted will satisfy all that the statement made, at my expense, is to say the least of it untrustworthy.—l am, &o.> Joseph Palmbu.