190 New Principles of Gardening, 
The Herb withftands all Putrifactions, and is good againft 
a ftinking Breath, and prevents Moths fram deftroying Clothes. 
4. Their Cultivation. 
Both the Kinds of Wormwood are either raifed from Seeds 
fown, or Slips planted in March, and will thfive in any Sort 
of Garden Soil. 
And as I have now pafs'‘d through the feveral Kinds of Phyfick 
Herbs neceffary for the Ufe of every Family, as appears by their 
feveral Virtues; I fhall now conclude with an excellent Receipt 
for a Confumption, or Shortnefs of Breath, which 1 have known 
by Experience to have made found and perfe& Cures of fome 
Hundreds of poor afflited People, who after a long and ex- 
penfive Time have been given over by fome of our learned 
D.-.0--c--t--o--r--s as incurable. 
The Receipt is as follows. 
Take of Solomon Seal, Comfrey Leaves and Roots, Mar fh- 
mallows, Hyffop, Pot Thyme, Mother Thyme, Succory, Agri- 
mony, Plantane Leaves and Roots, Clivers, Nettle Tops, Sca- 
bious both Kinds, Dandelion, Rofemary, Violets (or their 
Leaves if the Flowers are gone,) {carlet Strawberry Leaves, 
Ground-lvy, Borage Leaves, Balm, Mint, Pimpernel, and of 
Colts Foot, each one Handful. 
OF Couch-grafs Roots, and five leafed Grafs, each one Hand- 
ful and half, with a (mall Quantity of Rae, and one Head 
of Garlick. ‘ait, 
Of Figs one pound fliced, of Raéfins in the Sun, one pound 
ftoned, and one quarter of a pound of Liguorifh fliced. 
Put all thefe Ingredients into a large Saucepan with one — 
Gallon of Waterg@and boil theta till one half of the Warer 
is confumed: Then ftrain off the Liquor and let it ftand and 
fettle, which being done, pour it off clear, and boil it up with 
one pound of brown Sugar-candy, and four pound of the bet 
double refined Sugar; and when all the Scum ‘jis boil’d and 
taken off, and the Syrup appears clear and {parkling, ’tis then 
completed, and is fir for Ufe. The manner of keeping it is 
in Glafs Bottles, being well dry’d when put in, and bound over 
Clk a piece of Leather pierced full of Holes inftead of a 
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