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to the tooth, or you may chew the weed, and it 

 will cure the toothache. 



To cur£ Warts. 



Rub on the juice of wild celendine frequent- 

 ly, and it will cure them. 



To cure Ute Earache. 



Black sheep's wool dipped in rum and put in 

 the ear is good. Black negro's wool dipped in 

 rum is much better. If you have not rum, dip 

 it in strong vinegar. Sometimes a teaspoonful 

 of rum has been put into the ear with good ef- 

 fect, and repeated time after time when the ear 

 aches — this has given considerable relief. 



For the Dyr^entery. 



Take a bushel or more of cobs, and' burn 

 them to ashes, boil the ashes in water sufficient- 

 ly, settle and strain off the lie, boil down 3 or 4 

 quarts to one, so that it may not freeze. Give 

 a teaspoonful once an hour for a few times. 

 This is likewise a remedy for worms. A few 

 teaspoonfuls put into dough, is esteemed better 

 than pearlash. 



For the Dysentery^ when powerfully seised. 



Make a good tea of sumach berrys — give it 

 once an hour, as occasion may require. 



For the Dysentery, 



Take two or three stalks of mairtail, simmer 

 them in milk, enough for a potion. 



For a person that is in a decliney& that has a cough. 



Take a large onion, or in that proportion, 

 slice them fine and cover them tight, boil thtm 

 to apa:p, then put in one pint of good milk 2r»d 

 saJtit a little, and scald in a little Indian meal— 



