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brown paper enough for ^ good sc£;Tir, wet it 

 thoroughly in this {)etrified water ; then dry it 

 three quarters dry, snd roll it into a segar ; then 

 burn it in the room where the distressed person 

 is — close the room tight, and in thirty minutes 

 he will rest perfectly easy. 



A good and wholesome physkk for those thai need. 



Take a small handful of butternut bark, (some 

 call it oil nut) simmer it to a strong tea ; give 

 the person one glass, then wait an hour, and if 

 there is no operation, give half a glass ; wait half 

 an hour ; if there is no movement, give one 

 spoonful, and so continue every half hour until 

 it operates. 



To cure hard drinking. 



Take Roman v/ormwood, gaiher it in the full 

 of the moon when it is in the blossom, and in the 

 morning when the dew is on ; dry it one day in 

 the sun, tlien uwder cover until it is dry, roll it 

 up in paper, then put it into a tight place, and 

 make a bitter of this by putting it into water- 

 drink this frequently, and when you are faint — 

 so continue one year, and it will deliver you from 

 the desire of ardent spirit. This is called Ro- 

 man wormwood, because it cured the Romans of 

 a stinking breath. 



I Another cue for drinking ardent spirits. 



When you feel faint, and feel as though you 

 want some spirit, drink water, and it will relieve 

 your faintness, and cure your desire for ardent 

 spirits ; whereas the contrary practice causes the 

 fibers and tendons to be ossified, and the inside 

 to be of a seared and decaying nature, which in- 



