Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1899 — BOY MAY DIE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOY MAY DIE.

Had a Dove of Pepper AdmißUterod by H’s Teacher. ' John Tripp, the 7-year-old son of Horace Tripp of Derby, Conn., has been at the point of death from the effects of

cayenne pepper given to him by his teacher, Miss Mary Comery. Miss Comery is teacher in the primary department of the Shelton public, school. Young Tripp gave her more trouble than all the other ptp pils, and at times was utterly unmanageable. She tried in vain to

break him of the habit of whispering. A friend advised her to try putting cayenne pepper in his mouth, and one day last week she took a quantity to school. Several warnings to Tripp went unheeded and Miss Comery called him to her desk. He opened his mouth wide for the pepper, and more of it went in than Miss Comery intended. The lad tried to swallow and was seized with a severe fit of coughing. He was taken to his home, and the physician who was called found him in convulsions. Acute gastritis and a high fever set in. Miss Comery is nearly distracted with grief over her mistake. She says she had no idea that the pepper would do any more harm than to burn the bfiy’s tongue a little. She is young and attractive, a favorite with her pupils and was regarded as a thoroughly competent teacher.

MISS COMERY.