The most notable act occurred in Burlington, New Jersey, at the 1738 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Quakers. Dressed as a soldier, he concluded a diatribe against slavery, quoting the Bible saying that all men should be equal under God, by plunging a sword into a Bible containing a bladder of blood-red 'Pokeberry juice', which spattered over those nearby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lay
On 10/26/19, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for this information. > > Regi > > > What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? > Henry David Thoreau > >> On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:53 PM, darlingtonbets <darlingtonb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> A number of years ago, I asked poisonous plant expert, John Kingsbury, >> about pokeweed. He's a retired professor of botany from Cornell and was >> lecturer in phytotoxicology at Cornell's Vet. College. And author of >> "Deadly Harvest," an excellent book on poisonous plants. >> >> He told me that a group of medical researchers who were studying pokeweed, >> and handling the plant, all developed leukemia-like symptoms. (I don't >> know what happened after that. Did they recover, once they stopped >> handling it?) >> >> He recommended wearing gloves, if handling the plant. I think he said that >> the berries were the least toxic part of the plant. >> >> Just because a plant is toxic to humans, of course, doesn't mean it should >> be destroyed, just that people should be cautious in using, handling or >> eating it. And many plants that are toxic to humans are fine for birds >> and other animals. Pokeweed is a beautiful, interesting plant. Just don't >> eat it or handle it without gloves. >> Betsy >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Maryfaith Miller <merrymilkm...@gmail.com> >> Date: 10/26/19 12:08 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: anneb.cl...@gmail.com >> Cc: Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com>, bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com, >> CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Angry birds (Am robins!) >> >> I have used pokeweed berries in my forest kindergarten class to dye wool >> an intensely beautiful shade of purple. 5-6-7 year olds, harvested, >> crushed, boiled over a campfire and stirred the pot full of wool roving >> and pokeweed berries. My students love knowing which plants are deadly >> poisonous. I have taught them a lot about mushrooms, and all of them can >> identify a destroying angel, jack o'lanterns, etc. Knowledge is power, and >> children love having this knowledge. They know where all the pokeweed >> plants are at Lime Hollow and love to inform people about them. >> >> But this is a bird list, and the question is about bird behavior...I'd >> love to hear about the OP's question re American Robin aggression if >> anyone knows more about that. >> Maryfaith Decker Miller >> >> On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 11:38 AM <anneb.cl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> And I am living proof that eating young pokeweed is not deadly. We didn’t >>> use 3 waters either, although drained it. >>> But I am NOT suggesting everyone try it. Young spinach causes less panic. >>> Or try lambs quarters. >>> Anne >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I understand Pokeweed is poisonous to humans. Your thoughts on keeping >>>> these plants? >>>> >>>> Regi >>>> >>>> >>>> What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? >>>> Henry David Thoreau >>>> >>>>> On Oct 26, 2019, at 9:01 AM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This morning I have a large number of robins all age/sexes foraging on >>>>> my productive pokeweed berries and scratching leaves AND chasing each >>>>> other hard and long. More athletic long chases than I am used to >>>>> associating with robins. >>>>> >>>>> They are not just chasing around the berries although I watched some >>>>> head lowered face offs ( before a chase) on the fence near pokeweed. >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >>>>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >>>>> >>>>> ARCHIVES: >>>>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >>>>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >>>>> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >>>>> >>>>> Please submit your observations to eBird: >>>>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
