... recreations” were succeeded in the 19th century, by ale-houses, which (thanks t modern legislation) bang vow as thick as blackberries or hedge, with skittle alleys attached ; so that, instead of healthful games on the villa or holydays, beer and skittles ...

... sufferings. PoIsoNING BY BELLADONNA AND Asi ZERIES at LEEDS. On Saturday a party of lads went out into the coun- try to guther blackberries. They were attracted by a dark purple fruit, and gathered about « couple of pints of this fruit, which they brought home ...