58 On the Jestis-weed, as a Cure 



boiling a handful of the entire plant in a quart of new- 

 milk, down to a pint, was given him by table- spoonfuls 

 every few minutes. He vomited twice, but afterwards 

 the medicine staid on his stomach, and he got better. 

 In less than an hour, the difficulty in breathing became 

 less considerable, and the pain and swelling began to 

 subside. In 48 hours, the negro returned to his em- 

 ployment of cutting Indigo. 



Case 2. Mr. S., accidentally calling upon his neigh- 

 bour, Mr. J. R., found one of his Negro- women very ill, 

 so ill that the family thought she must die. She had 

 been bitten by a Snake three days before, and nothing that 

 had been tried gave her any relief. Mr. S. advised 

 the Jestis-weed. It was prepared and given her, and 

 she rapidly recovered. 



Case 3. Mr. S. says, he, and some others, were hunt- 

 ing below our lower mill-dam, last summer; one of the 

 dogs in the swamp crying out, and not coming when 

 called, J. J. went in and found the dog, bitten, stretched 

 out, and unable to walk. He carried him home, and 

 gave him the decoction of the Jestis-weed, and he ra- 

 pidly recovered. 



Case 4. J. K., a ploughman, was in the woods hunt- 

 ing" horses, when a Snake bit him on his ancle. He tied 

 his hat-band, which was very strong, round the limb 

 above the wound, and attempted to return home. The 

 swelling increased so fast> that he found it necessary to 

 move the hat- band above his knee, before he got home. 

 .Testis, who first used the plant, and from whom it re- 



