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Plat says, there is a good bread to be 

 made from these roots. Some authors have 

 observed, that parsnips eaten too old, and 

 in great quantities, cause delirium and in- 

 sanity, on which account they have been 

 called fools parsnips. They are generally 

 considered diuretic and hysterical. It is 

 said that the leaves of this plant, when eaten 

 after meals, assist digestion. Instinct has 

 taught the deer, when ready to calve, to feed 

 upon the wild parsnip. 



Cows will feed freely on parsnip roots, 

 which will cause them to give abundance 

 of milk of a rich quality. In Germany 

 they are sown for this express purpose. 

 Sheep when lambing, if fed with this root, 

 produce much milk. 



