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coughs, and a specific for the jaundice.* 

 Dodoens says, that, in his day, the hemp- 

 seed, stamped and taken in white wine, was 

 highly commended as a remedy for the jaun- 

 dice and complaints of the liver. 



The juice of the green plant, instilled into 

 the ears, mitigates the pains therein. -f* 



Coles, in his excellent History of Plants, 

 notices the virtues of hemp thus laconically : 

 " By this cordage ships are guided, bells are 

 rung, beds are corded, and rogues are kept 

 in awe." 



* Miller's Bot. Off. f Dioscorides, lib. iii. cap. 165. 



