CHAPTER XXV

.—THE EXILE OF SIBERIA.

Kamtschatdale prospects; Poisonous fungi; The amanita-eater in Russia; Fatal effects of amanita; Description; Preparation of the fungus; Method of indulging therein; Effects produced; Its singular properties; “Sucking the monkey;” Narcotic symptoms of poisonous fungi; Narcotism of puff-ball 336

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