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REMARKS oN SAGE. 
A decoction of sage taken freely helps in stoppage of urine | 
_ or gravel, and helps to dry up old sores. The juice of sage 
_ sweetened with honey, is good,in consumptive cases, A pill 
made of equal parts of sage seed, red pepper and spikenard 
root, and taken, say one or two morning and evening, will 
help pain in the head and joints, lethargy, and falling sick- 
ness. It may be used with wormwood and tansy, as a regu-— 
lator of female complaints. Sage juice, when dropped in the ~ 
ear, will’ help the memory and kill worms. Sage, plantain 
and rosemary steeped in water, and add a little alum and | 
_ sweetened with honey, is good for a sore mouth and all canker 
sores, a ie : - Ss = < 
FALLING SICKNESS, 
Take two ounces powdered seeds John’s-wort and put in 
_ one-half pint wine. Take one tea-spoonful three times a day, 
fasting. 
SOLOMON'S: SEAL 
The white Solomon’s seal, made into a alse, | is ooo for 
sores. A decoction of it is good for sprains or slip joints, or 
to dress broken bones. Wash and drink freely of it will take 
away blotches and freckles on the face. 
‘SPIKENARD, 
Is good as a poultice for inflammations and swellings. Is 
made into a tea and taken for coughs, inflammations and 
consumption. Steeped in wine, is- useful in all complaints; 
externally or or 
