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would become turbid or roily. This wine ripens 

 very fast, and becomes sound and drinkable in a 

 few months, and possesses a rich vinous iflavor. 



BjjtAOKBERR Y SYRuP 



Has been used with the best effect in bowel com- 

 plaints and dysenteries. It can be made as follows. 

 Take two quarts of juice of high vine blackber- 

 ries — two pounds of loaf sugar — one ounce of 

 cinnamon — one half ounce of nutmeg — one half 

 ounce of cloves — one quarter ounce of allspice, 

 all pulverized. Boil all together fifteen minutes, 

 and when cold, strain it and add one pint of pure 

 French brandy. Take from one tea-spoonful to a 

 wine-glass of it, diluted with water, according to 

 age, until cured. If pure French brandy can not 

 be procured, sound blackberry wine, say double the 

 quantity, might doubtless be substituted in its 

 place. The spices can be varied to suit the taste. 



Amther remedy for that afflicting disorder the 

 dysentery, has been found so beneficial, and has 

 been so often prescribed by medical men, that 

 I feel induced in this place to insert it for the bene- 

 fit of those who may be thus afflicted. Take one 

 tea-spoonful of best Turkey rhubarb pulverized — 

 one tea-spoonful of cinnamon — one tea-spoonful of 

 saleratus — one handful of peppermint plant — ^loaf 

 sugar sufficient to sweeten, (a table-spoon of char- 

 coal is sometimes added to the mixture) — pour on 

 one-half pint of boiling water, and when cold add 



