FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 59 
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The wild suceaky has 
ctions, | a grows ego tifully stat 
barren Pat eaee “4 
oe Prin 
his 
twenty feet high et receives its name from ite 
ags with which it is covered during the winter 
season of the year, - 
In decoction; or in beer, it is often used by 
people in the country, asa detergent and purifier . 
of the blood. An ointment made of it is good 
for burns, and inflammations frome: ne cause 
joe 
i sada 
s tree is sreeaibaly: Busia in fey country 
ra he name of Tamarack. 
The bark of this tree is valuable for its aperi- 
bleeding at the Jungs, and some affections of the 
skin; also in piles, immoderate menses, ulcers, 
burns, , &e. Both should be,used in de- 
coction. 
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