■^1 THB SICK man's COMPAMION. 



and water, and brought to this country in bottles, 

 after which, vinegar is put to thera, and they 

 are sold under the uarae of pepper sauce. The 

 ripe pods, ground or pounded to a fine powder, 

 is the preparation used in medicine; but the pep- 

 per sauce, is very ^ood to be taken as a medi- 

 cine and also to apply externally. The cayenne 

 leppcr, when ripie, is the most powerful acd use- 

 ul stimulant known at the present time; it is per- 

 fectly harmless, entirely cong«»nial to nature, 

 may be used in all kinds of diseases to great ad- 

 vantage, and maybe administered to paiients of 

 all ages, and under any circumslanc€8 whatever. 

 The preparation necessary, is to have it made 

 iato a fine powder, for a dose, take from half to 

 a whole tea spoonful, in hot water, sweetened, 

 or the same quantity may be put into either of 

 the other preparations when used. See under 

 the head number two. 



Bei Peppers. These are the common red 

 peppers of this country, generally cultivated in 

 -ar^Iefts, for pickling, when green; but for medi- 

 cal use they* should not be gathered until perfect- 

 ly ripe, wheu they arc of a bright red color. 

 When dry, reduce them to a fine powder, ^*fid 

 use them in the place of cayenne, when IhaFar- 

 ticle cannot be got. 



Ginger. This is the com mon ginger root sold 

 at almost every store throughout the country. 

 It is best to get the roots, and grind or pound 



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