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Poisoning arrows?
mullet:
In the past an old fish numbing toxin was used in Florida. Old crackers would take the seed pods from Wax Myrtles and put them in a burlap sack. Then they would smash the seed pods and weight it with a rock and throw it in a crrek without current or a small pond.
recurve shooter:
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I guess you'd just have to experiment with it....
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Hmmmm, expiriment with poison. should give life an interesting new twist.....or a sudden end. :P ;D
billy:
thats right recurve...but then again, isn't that what life is all about??
stickbender:
Ricin. It is in castor beans, and black eyed susans, also known as rosary bead seeds. Nothing to take lightly. Use a double layer of rubber gloves. But I do not know if it would also poison the meat. Mix it with dmso, and you have a nasty product. >:D I don't think I would mess with it. in fact I highly reccomend you don't mess with it. Not only is it dangerous, but highly illegal. Nor would I eat the meat. eat the meat. ;) It is also illegal to use poison arrows, and or darts. Cyanide occurs naturally in native plants, and fruits. But again, I would not mess with it. 8)
Wayne
Dakotian:
Growing around here poison Hemlock is the most poisonous plant I know of. It was certainly effective enough to kill Socrates for being annoying. Concerning it.
"The most important and toxic of these is coniine, which has a chemical structure similar to nicotine.[12] Coniine is a neurotoxin, which disrupts the workings of the central nervous system and is toxic to humans and all classes of livestock.[13] Coniine causes death by blocking the neuromuscular junction in a manner similar to curare; this results in an ascending muscular paralysis with eventual paralysis of the respiratory muscles which results in death due to lack of oxygen to the heart and brain. Death can easily be prevented by artificial ventilation until the effects have worn off 48–72 hours later. Ingestion of Poison Hemlock in any quantity can result in respiratory collapse and death. [14] For an adult the ingestion of more than 100 mg of coniine (approximately 6 to 8 fresh leaves, or a smaller dose of the seeds or root) may result in fatality."
So if I can make this paste out of it, it sould work. If I ever intend to use it, and that's a significant "if".
So Stickbender, you're telling me that the Black Eyed Susan that is sitting on my shelf as a medicinal plant does in fact contain a deadly poison?...interessting.
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