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ofa béownish color. “ grows in See pas 
_ ture proupere re yaapey tne . and Raviety 
the last of Ju si 
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A tea fade: ‘of this herb, ‘relieves tuigs 
and breast, when respiration is papers + es- 
pecially if joined with sage. It is b eneficial in. 
prowspung seas curing ‘ulcers, diarrhoea; re- 
erical, hypochondriacal, and mani- 
after 
m 
may take a eee ae 
ing, dintil well. It may be pis fac 
tersweet, elder, and stramonium, in an ointment, 
to dispel hard tumors and caked breasts. 
Jacob’s Ladder. 
This vine grows in interval lands, and near 
woods and bushes. The stalk is from three to 
four feet high, and springs off into numerous 
branches, with many pane attached, of a dark 
green color. It bears a c black berries, 
hanging under the leaves jeiid eatata. —Itis 
said to be good for” the preva and stone, , and 
for sore breasts, while nursing. 
Knot Root, 
This is also called Oxbalm, Heal ‘Stone 
Root, &c. The root is knotty, rough and hard, 
throwing out many slender fibres. Stem erect, 
round, straight, from eighteen to thirty inches She 
