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black and blue wound, as hot as you can bear it 

 when you begin, and bathe till the tea is cold. 

 This has given immediate relief. 



To cure Vegclahle Poison, 

 Rub on a little of the spirits of turpentine two 

 or three times and it will cure. Do not rub on 

 but little for fear of weakening the joints. 

 The common practice of our modern Doctors, 

 A person is sick and sends for a doctor ; the 

 doctor comes and feels the pulse, inquires the 

 complaints then tells them they are threatened 

 with a fever, and he w^ill try to throw it off, then 

 gives a puke, takes his hat and goes away — next 

 morning returns, tells them the fever is settled- 

 it will run ten or lifteefl days then deals out" fried^ 

 icine, first Calomel and Rheubarb to be given, 

 then takes camphor, magnesia, salt petre, what 

 the point of a penknife will hold of each put to- 

 gether. This to be given every hour for five 

 hours ; then they give rheubarb and calomel ; If 

 the patient should be full of pain, or have pain 

 at any time, they generally give opium in a fine 

 powder or paregoric dops, which is opium and 

 rum. Thus they continue in that way till the 

 patient lives or dies. 



To cure the Fever, 

 Give the patient two thirds of a tea cup full 

 of good lobelia tea for a puke, and repeat it once 

 every half hour till the stomach is cleared, put 

 the patient to bed and sv/eat him well one day by 

 giving peppermint, or mayweed, or pennyroyal 

 tea. Either of these teas will do. After the first 

 dav's sweatino:, sweat moderatelv till the fever 

 leaves them. Be careful not to take cold. This 

 releaves from the canker in the mouth and bow- 

 els. Let the patient eat what he craves. 



To make plasters for the Rheumatjsm» 

 Take the balsam of Hemlock, from the crack- 



