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of the oil rhodlam, snd about fifteen drops of anise oil, and about 

 thirtv d-ops of tlif sp i-its of nitre ; mix them togctliei and tnke ? 

 pin^ of West-lndin rum, one half pint of molasses, and a spoonful 

 of I'loney — slip.ke ihem top-ether, and keep them corked in a bottle. 

 Viit nto two quarts of wheat one table spooniul in your common 

 baitings. 



Take one tea spoonful anise seed, one tea spoonful of cumji 

 seed, one tea spoonful of phynegreg seed, and pound tl,cin to pow- 

 der, and one table spoonful fine salt, one table ppoonfu! of India 

 sug-ar, and put them into two quarts of whe:it, shut in a bos trnd 

 let it stand over night, then give in the afternoon before catching. 



When you make your bed to bate pigeons, moke it level and 

 smooth, do not spit about it, nor mi>ke water abont it, do not handle 

 guns nor powder nboui it. — When you catch your pig-ons be care- 

 ful to put away all blood and feathers, and cover them up. 



EXPLANATION OF WORDS. 



Pevntfi-ot/iil Water — Is gotten from the herb by distillation. 



Lvvg- Worf—ia fotmd on the north side of whi'e ot\k and maple 

 trees ; it best on the oak. A tea made of it and taken at night, 

 delivers from a cold. 



Ifurds — Means tow, or old ropes picked to pieces to stop up the 

 horses fool with. 



To a Suppuration — Means to a head, or fit to open. " Emollienl*' 

 means softening. 



A Seton in the mo it depending part — Means rowel in the lowest 

 part. 



Jntestines — The bowels. 



J^itre — Is salt PeU'e. 



Bay Suit — is made out of the water of the ocean by boiling 

 dov.'n. 



Bay J^eaves — probably means the leaves of the bay bush, called 

 by some mtiid-w Feme. 



Concocted togetJier — Means boiled together. 



^•kd/'ne Substances — Is potash, pearlash, or lie. 



Scdlad Oil—l< Ol.ve oil, 



//07/(/an Tre-ac/e— IS composed of five or six different articles 

 or mor, and sold at the Apothecaries. 



Venetian soap — Is Castile soap made in Venice, & .sold by the A- 

 pO'liPcanes. 



Tyke 1 pound of Blood from the Jugular vein which is si j:int. 

 Th" Jugular is the neck vein. 



Licorice Ball— Is made of Licorice root boiled down in wjiter 

 witl- guod molssses, strained and boiled down to a candy or sub- 

 stance for a hull 



YelloTv Busilicon — Is made of the following articles: Hog's lard, 

 eight pans, Kosn, five parts, Bees wax, two parts, simmered to- 

 gether and strained 



The bite of a green or yellow spider is fatal unless the juice of 

 plantain is seasonably applied. 



T\\e Indians cure tho Dysentery with sassafras in the moet obsti* 

 nate casos. 



