Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1888 — The Cause of Death. [ARTICLE]

The Cause of Death.

Jersey Coroner—You say you saw the deceased bitten by the rattlesnake? Witness at Inqiiest —Yes, sir. Coroner—What was done for him? Witness—We gave hhn whisky, the usual antidote. Foreman of Jury—Where was the antidote obtained’ Witness —In Hoboken. J ..Foreman (after consultation with jurors)—Coroner, we find thatthe deceased came to his death after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Coroner —And from the effects of the poison? Foreman —No,sir. From the effects of the antidote. Don’t expect that the poultry business will “run itself’ any more than any other business.— No gains without pains.