Waukegan Daily Sun
Published: March 25, 1898
The drug used by the Chinese in catching fish is Coculus indicus, which is powdered and mixed with dough and scattered broadcast over the water after the manner of sowing seed. The fish seize and devour it with avidity and instantly become intoxicated and turn up by hundreds on the top of the water. They are then gathered up and placed in vessels containing clear water.
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