SC - Re: Devil's Trumpet or Jimsonweed

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/27/98 2:05:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
g.walli at infoengine.com writes:

<< As a bit of American history, the common names
 "Jamestown Weed" and "Jimsonweed" were used because occupants of
 Jamestown, Virginia supposedly used it to poison British soldiers
 and thus stop Bacon's Rebellion circa 1676.
  >>

Also it is believed the original Jamesytown colony which was found abandoned
by a later ship ate a meal of datura. The Indians reported that the entire
colony ran into the woods suddenly while acting like madmen. 

Ras
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