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TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



They're then pounded in mortars or even ground up in large hand-mills and finally put in 

 a press to extract the oil. The oil of sweet almonds is used to relieve coughs & severe 

 colic pain. That of bitter almonds is used externally to resolve tumors & for deafness. The 

 residue of almonds left behind after the oil has been extracted makes a suitable paste for 

 cleansing & soothing the skin. 



Bitter almonds are intensely poisonous for most birds; the oil from sweet almonds 

 is a very rapid and effective antidote. 



Most of the dried almonds consumed in our climate are obtained from Genoa, 

 Spain, & from our own southern provinces. Regardless of what they're used for, the 

 rancid ones must be discarded. 



