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cleansing and destroying vermin in the sores 

 of cattle and horses. 



The distilled oil is of a poisonous nature; 

 a drop of it, taken inwardly, will destroy a 

 cat. 



Tobacco beaten well with vinegar or brandy 

 into a mash, and applied in a linen rag to 

 the stomach, occasions strong vomiting, and 

 has sometimes very good effects in removing 

 hard tumours of the hypochondria. " I know, " 

 said Dr. James, " two instances of its making 

 a complete cure." 



The most common uses of this plant, how- 

 ever, are either as a sternutatory, when taken 

 by way of snuff; as amasticatory, for chew- 

 ing in the mouth ; or as effluvia, by smoking 

 it ; and, when taken in moderation, it is not 

 an unwholesome amusement ; but it is a 

 dangerous one for young people, who will 

 always find it not only difficult to leave off 

 its use, but extremely hard to avoid its 

 rapid increase. 



The tobacco ashes are said to form an ex- 

 cellent dentifrice, and corrective of putrid 

 disposition in the gums. The leaves chopped 

 up in corn, and given to horses, bring off 

 botts. 



Tobacco has been the staple commodity of 



