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THE DRUNKARD EATEN UP BY
RATTLESNAKES
T
HE
body of a vagrant Scotchman was found a few days
since near West Chazy, New York. Near the spot
where the remains lay is a large chasm or ledge of
rocks, that has long been known as the den of a great number
of rattlesnakes; and from the trails leading between the corpse
and the rock, it is
~vident
that the unfortunate man was killed
by the serpents. The flesh was literally picked from the bones.
It is supposed that this poor fellow wandered to the spot and
falling down in a state of unconsciousness became an easy prey
to the reptiles.
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From "The Temperance Hand-Book,"
1874.
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