Leaves from a Madeira Garden 



Many other ailments may be cured without 

 the intervention of a doctor, whom indeed you 

 are naturally very much inclined to distrust. 

 If you have erysipelas, you should bleed a black 

 puppy dog, or draw blood from the comb of a 

 black hen ; then steep part of a pumpkin in 

 the blood and apply it to the affected part ; 

 and hang up the rest of the pumpkin in the 

 chimney, and be sure to take no further notice 

 of it. If you suffer from varicose veins, you 

 should apply a piece of pumpkin and then 

 throw it to a pig, the flesh of which must on 

 no account be eaten. 



If you lose any of your property it will be 

 very unwise to go to the police. They will 

 cause no end of trouble and will want all sorts 

 of stupid forms filled up, about the age and 

 occupation of your parents, and such irrelevant 

 things ; and they may ask many inconvenient 

 questions, so that you come to feel more like 

 the guilty than the injured party. You had 

 far better resort to a wise woman, or a wizard, 

 whichever sex you prefer ; and it is conceivable 

 that the seer, possessing a wide and varied 

 acquaintance of things and people, may be in a 

 position to negotiate for the return of the 



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