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Humours. 



For HumouTS, take meadow fern, it is sometimes ca}Jed 

 l)ay-bush, make a tea of the twigs and leaves, as strong as 

 you would common tea*, and stronger if needed. Drink it 

 with your victuals continually, as you would tea, or at any 

 lime in the course of the day. It is said to be a sovereign 

 remedy for humours. 



This bush generally grows round water, and one kind 

 •f it may be known by its golden bur or bud when it is 

 grown; either kind will answer. 



Jaundice, 

 For the Jaundice, take lime not slacked,soak it in spring 

 water^ drink a glass in the morning and at 1 1 o'clock. 



A. Brotcn's receipt for the Dysentery. 



Take one new laid egg, loaf sugar the size of the egg, 

 •ne teaspoon full of gumarabic, pulverized fine, and half 

 a glass of brandy or Holland gin, mix them well together. 

 The above to be taken at one dose by persons full grown, 

 six times a day; and for a child accordingly. If the pa- 

 tient be thirsty^ drink freely of balm tea. 



Congh. 

 For a cough, take one spoon full of dragon root, one 

 spoonful of flax seed, one of the top of new milk, and one 

 #f honey ; each a teaspoonful of these mixed. 



For the aforementioned Cough, take one teaspoonful 

 once in an hour, if the cough is hard, if not, take it in two 

 or three hours. 



Another for Cough. 



Take onions, cut them fine and boil them to apap, put 

 in two or three garlics, if you have them, strain them 

 through a fine cloth, sweeten it with honey or loaf sugar, 

 put gin sufficient to preserve it, and bottle it up. Take 

 a small quantity at night when you go to bed. 



For a Cough, yellow dock root and burdock root steep- 

 ed in new rum as usual : take half a glass of the bitter in 

 the morning and at 1 1 o'clock. Make a tea of clover 

 heads, and take it frequently. ^ 



Gravel. 

 For the Gravel, take one pouiid ot honey and a quart of 

 spring water that runs to the horth, put them into a ket- 

 tle, set it over the fire, stir it and skim it till it boils, then 



