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or has been laid on Purpofe in its Way : In other 

 Places, they ufe the Sort of white Mofs, that 

 grows upon our old Apple-trees. Both thefe arc 

 in their own Nature Aftringents, but they are 

 as good if taken from Trees, or off the Ground, 

 as if found upon thefe Bones. They have been 

 fuppofed good againft Diforders df the Head, 

 when gathered from the Skull, but this is all 

 Fanfy. 



Mother of Thyme. 



SERPYLLUM. 



Common wild little Plant, but very pretty, 

 very fragrant, and of great Virtues. It grows 

 in little Tufts by Way-fides, and on dry Hillocks ; 

 the Staks are round, (lender, redilh, and fix or 

 eight Inches long, but they do not Hand upright. 

 The Leaves are very fmall, and of an oval Figure, 

 they grow two at each Joint, and they are fmooth, 



and of a bright Green. The Flowers are of a 

 pale red, and ftand in little Tufts at the Tops of 

 the Stalks, the whole Plant has a very fragrant 

 Smell, and an aromatic and agreeable Tafte. 



It is a better Medicine in nervous Cafes, than 

 mofi that are ufed, the frefii ,Plant or dried, may 

 be drank as Tea, it is very agreeable to the Tafte, 

 and by a Continuance will cure all the common 

 nervous Diforders. The Nightmare is a very trou- 

 blefome Difeafe, and often puzzles the Phyfician, 

 but it will be perfeftly cured by a Tea made of 

 this Plant. 



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