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marfhes, and from rivers ; for which reafon 

 thofe provinces fituated on the fea ihore, 

 could not be fo much aiTedted by it. How- 

 ever the carelefnefs with which people eat 

 quantities of melons, watermelons, peach- 

 es, and other juicy fruit in fummer, was 

 reckoned to contribute much towards the 

 progrefs of this fever -, and repeated exam- 

 ples confirmed the truth of this opinion. 

 The jefuit's bark was reckoned a good re- 

 medy againft it. It has however often been 

 found to have operated contrary to expe<3:a- 

 tion, though I am ignorant whether it was 

 adulterated, or whether fume miftake had 

 been committed in the manner of takinof it. 

 Mr. Davis van Homey a merchant, told me 

 that he cured himfelf and feveral ^other 

 people of this fever, by the leaves of the 

 common Garden Sage, or Salvia officinalis of 

 Linnceus, The leaves are cruilied or pound- 

 ed in a mortar, and the juice is preiled out 

 of them 5 this is continued till they get a 

 fpoonful of the liquid, which is mixed with 

 lemon juice. This draught is taken about 

 the time that the cold fit comes on; and 

 after taking it three or four times, the fever, 

 does not come again. 



The bark of the white oak was reckoned 

 the beft remedy which had as yet been found 

 againft the dyfentery. It is reduced to a 



powder. 



