Show TWO CHTTrTRESr POISONED I I Found By Indians In Convulsions Had Eaten Wild Parsnips j I Vernal June 6R C Camp who returned re-turned last night from a trio to the reservation brings the news that two children were poisoned through eating wild parsnps rear White Rocks last Saturday one case proving fatal while the other was a close call The facts as learned by Mr Camp are as follows David Taylor aged shout 12 years and Mary Pike aged 11 were found by Indians a short distance below White Rocks in violent convul sins They were immediately taken to the agency where the boy died in ash a-sh rt time By administering emetics the girls life was saved by a narrow margin It was learned from her that they had been eating the parsnips which grow along the creek below the agency being entirely ignorant of their deadly nature There was considerable excitement over the affair particularly among the Indians who in their superstitious vaj view with suspicion anything they do not thoroughly understand as in this case To them the affair is mrs ter ous The boy David was a half breed his father being white the girl Mary was a quarter breed her father being white aid her mother a half breed David was a bright intelligent boy and tnought much of about the agency It is thought the girl Mary will now recover re-cover |