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fevers with chamomile flowers reduced to 

 fine powder ; and it is still a common febri- 

 fuge with the Scotch and Irish. 



It is said that no simple in the Materia 

 Medico, is possessed of a quality more friend- 

 ly and beneficial to the intestines than cha- 

 momile flowers. 



Boerhaave says, " The essential oil of 

 chamomile, made into pills with a bit of 

 bread, and given two hours before meals, 

 after fasting a considerable time, is a certain 

 cure for worms." 



Gerard informs us that chamomile flowers 

 were formerly used in the bath to rarify the 

 skin, open the pores, and produce perspira- 

 tion; " and were," says he, " planted in gar- 

 dens both for pleasure and profit." The 

 double-blossomed variety makes a pretty 

 edging for the borders of cottage gardens. 

 • The Hortus Kewensis notices twenty va- 

 rieties as known to the English gardeners, 

 one-fourth of which are native plants ; and 

 the kind most esteemed for medical purposes 

 is found abundantly on many of our com- 

 mons. 



It is said, that a stone taken out of the hu- 

 man body, on being wrapped in chamomile, 

 will in a short time dissolve. Hence, says 



