Letter, from T Madden to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Dublin Account of the lethal effects of distilled water of laurel leaves on two women; observations of experiments using this liquid on dogs with details of post-mortems On reverse is a note that William Rutty informed the Society that antidotes to the poison were tried; the dog which drank milk recovered Read to the Royal Society on 17 June 1731 29 April 1731