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that often succeed venereal complaints, called by the 

 natives Guttea ke Azar : it is also used by the natives, 

 in very cold weather, when the pores of the skin are 

 affected ; for, being in its nature extremely hot, in 

 this case it causes a free perspiration. The Bregma 

 is preferred to the Pu'leul, as being deemed more 

 efficacious. The mode they apply it in is this : they 

 reduce the flit to an ointment, at the same time mix- 

 ing with it every kind of spice, pepper, cloves, car* 

 damums, &c. the flesh is also mixed in the same 

 manner. The ointment is rubbed into the part af- 

 fected every night when they go to sleep, and a cer- 

 tain portion of the meat is eaten in the morning ris* 

 ing: the gall is also used by the native women in 

 cases of sterility. They take it either infused in wa- 

 ter, or mix it with their Pawns ; and of the efficacy 

 of this they have the firmest reliance under Providence, 

 I enquired of the person who gave me this account, 

 whether he had ever known any one who had been 

 benefitted by this medicine : he told me that he was 

 acquainted with a man who had used it in contrac- 

 tions of his limbs, and that this person declared he 

 had derived great advantage from the application. 

 At any rate, it is certainly an opinion generally adopted 

 by the natives, that it is of great use in the cases I have 

 mentioned, With every one with whom I have con- 

 versed, the medicinal properties of this extraordinary 

 bird are held in the highest estimation: they speak of 

 it with a dcgiee of admiration bordering on enthusi- 

 asm. Thus I have endeavoured, from the slight 

 ability I possessed, to bring forward to public notice 

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