RECIPES. 231 
FOR FEVER, OR DUMB AGUE. 
Take two ounces of wandering milk-weed, one ounce rheu- 
barb, one ounce anise seed, two ounces ginger, one ounce 
- black cherry tree bark, pulverized, put them all together in 
one quart of brandy, sweeten it well with loaf sugar, and 
give a grown person one table-spoonful two or three times a 
day, and children in proportion. Or put the above im one 
quart of well worked cider, only add three ounces of ginger 
instead of two. It is good to give a portion of the Reformed 
‘Botanic and Indian Raye before you give the above compo- 
sition. 
MOTHERWORT, 
Is good in all nervous and hypochondriacal difficulties, 
dizziness in the head, and by drinking a strong tea of it will 
impart new life and vigor. 
MOUSE-EAR, 
“Boiled i in milk itn water, sweetened with boat: aoa Pe a 
drank freely, will check the dysentery. 5 
GINGER, 
Is good in colic, dyspepsia, promotes perspiration, and 
taken in cider will break ague fits. It is. good in phthisic, 
eoughs and asthma, mixed with molasses. aa 
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PRICKLY ASH, 
Is good for chronie rheumatism, tooth-ache, scrofulous hu- 
mors, and ulcerated sores. 
