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An essay on culinary poisons: containing cautions relative to the use, ..., 1781
Joseph Robertson wrote his Essay on culinary poisons to educate people on fatal food-borne diseases. He discusses, for instance, the dangers of eating mushrooms despite their popularity in many different cultures; the importance of avoiding laurel and fool's parsley (hemlock); and the risks of eating food cooked in rusted copper pots. Chapters on lead poisoning from pottery, and the quality of drinking water from different sources, are also included.
Courtesy National Library of Medicine
Topic:
Healthy LivingCreator:
Joseph Robertson (1726–1802)
