1930 The Saloon in the Home

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. ' From "The Temperance Hand-Book," 1874. [ 50]