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site purple and white, growing at eee to of the 
the fall a nf 
uts is 
fone on the top of the sta e a of a 
small pea, containing a hack Pits Tt 
ergreen, A tea of the tops and r 
plant is a valuable internal medicine for fev 
rheumatism, diseases of the urinary organs, . 
scrofula, cancers, atopsy aid nervous debility. 
Externally itis used for bathing rheuiaae. 
joi r 8 ofulous, and ot! 
wine-glassful taken three 
times a day for the rheathatisnn “Se other 
complaints it may be taken in tea. ° 
Pleurisy Root. 
This i s also — ee Flux or 
Wind root, Whi Ith 
crooked ie nching. pone seven ral a hairy 
oolly s oe branchin ng a ie ab of a 
pee or red color. The le y hairy 
on the under <ide, had 
of a beautiful brilli ' e ret 
in July and August. It rises about 
The pleurisy root is highly extolled for the 
cure of the pleurisy, difficulty of breathing, 
and all diseases of the lungs. In ency, 
colics, and griping pains in the stomach, it 
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