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Show I Death to Unmuzzled Cattle. i Closo to tho frontlor of Nepal Is tho mountain of Sandook-Phu, which I mcana In tho Thibetan language, "The I hill of tho Poison plant," or nconitc. This plant ly bo abundant, and so deadly In Its effects, that all sheep and cnttlo passing over tho mountain nro muzzled by their drivers. I Curiously enough only thoso cattlo that aro nowly Imported from tho plains nro fatally affected. Tho natives believe that tho sheep of tho district learn to shun tho youngest leaves, which aro tho most virulent. A more likely explanation is that they grow habituated to tho drug by taking It in small quantities. Stray Stories. |