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fruit, in filmmer, was reckoned to contribute 

 much towards the progrefs of this fever ; and 

 repeated examples confirmed the truth of this 

 opinion. The jefuit's bark was reckoned a 

 good remedy againft it. It has, however, often 

 been found to have operated contrary to expec- 

 tation, though I am ignorant whether it was 

 adulterated, or whether fome diftake had been 

 committed in the manner of taking it. Mr* 

 Davis 'van Home, a merchant, told me, that he 

 cured himfelf, and feveral other people, of this 

 fever, by the leaves of the common Garden Sage, 

 or Safoia officinalis of Linnceus. The leaves are 

 crufhed or pounded in a mortar, and the juice is 

 prefled out of them ; this is continued till they 

 get a fpoonful of the liquid, which is mixed 

 with lemon juice. This draught is taken about 

 the time that the cold fit comes on $ and after 

 taking it three or four times, the fever does 

 not come again. 



THE bark of the white oak was reckoned 

 the bed remedy which had .as yet been found 

 againft the dyientery. It is reduced to a pow- 

 der, and then taken : fome people affured me, 

 that in cafes where nothing would help, this re- 

 medy had given a certain and fpeedy relief. 

 The people in this place likewife make ufc 

 of this bark (as is ufually done in the Englijh 

 colonies) to dye wool a brown colour, which 

 looks like that of bohea tea, and does not fade 

 by being expofed to the fun. Among the nu- 

 merous {hells which are found on the fea fhore, 

 there are fome, which by the Englift here are 

 called Clams, and which bear fome refemblance 



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