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B ETO N Y . JBetonica . 

 " He has as many virtues as betony." 



This proverb is common in Spain, and 

 some other countries where the betony is still 

 regarded for its efficacy in curing many com- 

 plaints. The use of this plant is, however, 

 subject to give a kind of intoxication, which 

 causes the patient to commit all sorts of ex- 

 travagancies, and the leaves when dried and 

 powdered into the form of snuff, produces 

 immoderate sneezing, from which cause the 

 emblem has been devised. 



