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38 '- FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 
fevers, with nervous affections, cramps and con- 
vulsion. pe 
Nettle. 
The a leaves = this common plant stim- 
ise ecprees sige at ap- 
fe 
to be the most powerful ty plig, known. tee 
s and flowers may iven in Hite. i 
doses not net exceediege three. dr achms @ am 
_ doses might uce betiatgic sleep. 
Nanny Bush. 
“This shrub grows in most par rts of the c 
try, and by some it is called black haw. Itri rises 
from five to eight feet high, bark very rough, 
and of a dark gray; leaves long, berries pe 
in clusters, and turn black after Seog It grow 
in marshes and low pastures. The bark is an 
excellent tonic, and is considered ‘cia r to 
the Peruvian bark, and may be used for all the 
purponne’ to which that is applied. 
Oak. 
The bark of White Oak is said to be nearly 
aa the Peruvian Bark in its tonic and as- 
powers. In checking mortification, it 
