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tremely pungent and acrimonious ; whence the ancients 

 made great use of it in cold diseases of the head, parti- 

 cularly to strengthen the memory ; but the abuse of it 

 sometimes made them stupid, delirious, or even mad ; 

 the moderns rarely venture on its use, at least not without 

 great correctives. Chambers. 



The cashew-nut tree was cultivated in this country as 

 early as 1699, by the Duchess of Beaufort; but, as it re- 

 quires the stove even in the summer months, it has not 

 become common in Europe. 



