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J[ very extraordinarfj receipt for a Broken Btne^ Bruised Joint, 

 Sprain, or any bniise on persons c creatures. 

 Tor a, broken bone, tske beef brine and Roman wormwood, boil 

 them half an ho\ir and bathe it on the man's wound, twice a day 

 sufficently. This has healed to the astonishment of the physician. 

 If the pain is great, do it more frequently. 



For the Sprain of an Ox or Jforse, or for a Bruise, or Bruised Joint. 



Make a tea of bitter sweet vine, or root; simmer it in a little 

 hope's fat, and wash the bruised part frequently. This is said to 

 be very good. Bathe it twice a Jay, hot. 



For Mad Dog Bite, 



Take alismusplantago. This grows in the edges of lakes, rivers 

 ponds or brooks ; It puts up one stock above one foot high, then 

 it presents one leaf, eending up by the side of that a spindle that 

 blows out with blue blossoms in July. 



The root has a small bunch in the middle from whence proceeds 

 many small roots. Dig tkis up, dry it, make it fine and sprinkle a 

 potion of it on a piece of bread and butter. This cures man or 

 beast, the second or third time given. 



To break a Sore. 

 When you vish to break a sore by poulticing, take scavlce 

 leaves and viney malace that grows about the door, half and half 

 of these, jam or cut thera fine and simmer them in water until 

 tender, then stir in Indiftn meal for a poultice, repeat this poultice 

 as often as necessary. It is said to be very good. 



For the Itch or Salt Rheum, or any Humour. 



Take half a pint of the spirits of turpentine, a pound of fresh 

 butter, and a quarter of a pound of Burgundy pitch, for the sum- 

 mer, two ounces for winter. Take half an ounce of mutton tallow, 

 and as much bees was. Put these in a small vessel, and simmer 

 them for three hours moderately, stirring it continually ; when 

 done and cooling, put in one ounce of red precipitate ground fine, 

 stirring it moderately till cold. If you burn it, it is spoiled. 



Rub on this ointment when going to bed, on places where you 

 itch or break out. A week, for the salt Kheum generally cures, 

 sometimes it takes longer. 



To cure vegetable Poison. 



Take wild celendiae and jam it up, and rub it on fi-equently ; 

 this IS said to give great relief Some have called it snap weed- 

 Some have used white scabish in the same manner. 



A tea made of sweet fern and wash frequently has sometimes 

 cured — and meadow firn used in the same manner has sometimes 

 cured. You may drink the tea of either of the ferns safely. Also, 

 good strong soap suds made with good spring water and bathed on 

 ten or fifteen minutes as hot as you cai^bear it for fire or six nights 

 generally cures. 



When vegetable poison is first taken, bathe with rum, or put & 

 quarter of a pound of sulphur into a junk bottle, and fill it with 

 rum; coik it tight, put it into a pot and bod it a considerable time. 

 Bathing with this when first taken prevents its operation — ihis 

 gives very good relief after it blisters and becomes sore. — A poul 

 ♦iee laade pf wheal fionr, g«t oo tfec fe«t, kas given some relief. 



