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its weight of sugar ; a tea-spoonful of which 

 swallowed leisurely, or at least repeated 

 two or three times, has often been found 

 very suddenly effectual in relieving hoarse- 

 ness. 



This volatile root, when received into the 

 stomach, both creates appetite, and assists 

 digestion ; and is therefore properly em- 

 ployed as a condiment with animal food. 



M. Haller, a Swiss physician, informs us, 

 that in Sweden they cultivate the Chinese 

 horse-radish, from which they draw abundance 

 of oil. Horse-radish scraped and infused in 

 cold milk, makes one of the best and safest 

 cosmetics. 



Horse-radish possesses the same peculiar 

 property of propagating itself as the ginger ; 

 for a small piece of the root, if buried in the 

 earth, will form a new root and a perfect plant, 

 which produces seed. In vain do we look 

 into the pores of this root, to discover by 

 what wonderful means Nature has endowed 

 it with this gift ; and we may justly exclaim 

 with David, "Such knowledge is too won- 

 derful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain 

 unto it/' 



It loves a moist deep soil; and we see 



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