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these conditions, even when a month had elapsed since the time 
when he was stung. 
In these districts a further use also has been found for this 
plant. The circumstance to which allusion is made, is that of a. 
Mrs. Trail, the mother-in-law of the Postmaster at Mooloolah, 
who accidentally fell over a galvanized iron tub, and so bruised 
her leg, without, however, abraiding the skin. The injured part. 
became swollen, discoloured, and finally ruptured. Various 
remedies were applied, but no healing was effected, though car- 
bolic oil prevented the ulcer from becoming any worse. This. 
state of things had lasted, with much consequent suffering, for 
two years, when Mrs. T. was prevailed on by a friend to try 
Cunjevoi leaves, with the assurance that, though their applica- 
tion would cause much pain, they might ultimately prove 
beneficial, and that meanwhile no ill effect could result from 
their use. The leaves were prepared in the following manner :— 
They were first divested of their midrib and other prominent 
fibrous portions, which were torn off, and then held in front of 
the fire until they blistered and split, when they were bruised 
by being beaten until soft, when they were ready for immediate 
application. The Cunjevoi was used in this manner for five or 
six weeks, when the whole surface in contact with the leaves 
became covered with small blisters containing pus. The pam 
attendant on the use of the leaf was at length so great that it 
was only applied during the day—Holloway’s ointment being 
used at night. In about three months from the commencement 
of the use of the Cunjevoi leaves, the leg showed signs of heal- 
ing, and quickly got well. There has been no recurrence of the 
symptoms after the lapse of eleven months. 
Yet another evidence of its value has come to my notice, in 
the case of a man residing in the Parish of Bribie, who suffered 
from a long continued pain in his back, and who was cured by 
simply applying the leaves in the form of a poultice to the sea 
of the affection. 
