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To curt the sick or nervous Head-Ache, 



Take one oiince of the rlad of white pine bark ; one 

 onnce of the riuii of hemlock bark ; one ounce of ba- 

 berrj bark, off the root; one hah'' ounce of sassafras 

 bark, off the root; and one half ounce of black cherry 

 tree bark, grind these to a powder, put them inio two 

 quarts of gooil French brandy, shake them up three 

 days and take one table spoonful in the morning and 

 at IJ o'clock. 



Sore Eyes. 



For sore eyes — When the eves are verv much in- 

 flamed with heat, it is necessary to cool the iiifl^mma- 

 ■^ tion. Cure — Take one pint of bariey, and bod it un- 

 til it cracks open ; then take out the barley and pound 

 it in a mortar as fitje as you ran while it is warm, then 

 boil it again with some English turnip, sliced fine ; 

 when it is boiled very soft, take the barley and tur- 

 nips together and strain them through a thin cloth, 

 the same as you would hog's fat, then take a linen 

 cloth and wet it in the stuff thus strained, fold it up 

 three or t^our times, and bind the cloth thus wet on 

 the eyes at night when you go to bed, and repeat it 

 as ofien as you find it necessary. 



The poultice above described is an eminent medi- 

 cine to cure the broken breast, to ease the pain, and 

 subdue the inflammation. 



Indigestion. 

 For any person whose food lies hard, ©r does not 

 digest, take pigeon's or partridge's gizzards, the in- 

 side skin, (pigeon's is much the best,) and dry them 

 and pound them to a powder, and take a tea spoonful 

 at ajime, and it will answer a good purpose in a re- 

 laxed slate. 



Dysentery. 



For the dysentery, take spleen roofs and put them 

 into clear cold water, steep it strong, and not let it 

 come to a boil ; apply to a patient, one table spoonful 

 if a grown person, and a child of ten years a tea spoon- 

 ful once in half an hour. 



Tansy, horsemint, and fever bush, made into a 

 tea sweetened with molasses, is good tor the dysentery. 



