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pudding, spread it en a woollen cloth sufficient to 

 cover his leg, and bind it on his leg — he was coin- 

 roanded to wear it several days, while the bones prick- 

 ed him— he thus did and his leg was soon res!ored,and 

 was as well as the other. 



For the Ague Fever.'-^Men havt il sometimes when 

 they come from sea. 



Take a junk bottle and fill it with bis urine, just as 

 the shake is coming on ; cork it tight and bury it two 

 feet deep. This has given entire relief in this HiflS- 

 culty. Whether it would operate thus in the fever 

 ague, I cannot say- 

 Far Sore Eyes. 



The inside of sassafrass soaked in cold spring wa-^ 

 ter, and rubbed on the eyes a few times, has been 

 known to cure. 



For the Dysentery, 



A tea made of frost weed root, more properly cal- 

 led coak ash root, and drank freely, has given great 

 relief. 



For an inward Fever, 



Take one bunch of spleen roots, pound (hem up and 

 steep them in cool water — drink of the tea several 

 times in the course of a day— ^it is said to be good,. 



Hog-tush brake root^ steeped in warm water, with- 

 out boiling — when it is cool, take it for the above 

 complaint. 



For the Dysentery, 



Take the suet of mutton^ slice it, and simmer it o- 

 ver the fire slowly — when dissolved, take two spoon- 

 fuls once in tWo hours. Take poped or parched corn, 

 Boak it in esweet milkj eat the t^orn and drink 4^e milk 

 with no other food. 



'Cure for Cotd^ 

 Tate "half a poutid of raiiijjs, one gill of flaxseeds 



