Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1892 — The Deadly Green Drink. [ARTICLE]

The Deadly Green Drink.

The fundamental principle of absinthe is a resinous substance derived from wormwood. This resin, with a number of essences made from aromatic plants, constitutes the famous French drink, which is so poisonous that a tablespoonful in a pure state is almost certain to cause convulsions to an inexperienced drinker, says the St. Louts Globe-Democrat. It is believed by physicians that the brain disease which absinthe produces is absolutely incurable, for the substance of the brain is changed by the poison, and after the absinthe drinker has accustomed himfelf to his daily dose a fatal termination is a matter of no long time.