Dr. Robinfon to Mr. Ray/ ipi 



fancies this to be a Vegetable as much difHn£fc from 

 the Horn-beam, as Mifl'etoes are from the Trees they 

 grow on. M. Dodard could only find it in oM^ortti- 

 eaten Horn-beam is, never. in young or found ones; 

 which makes him conclude that it cannot any ways 

 ferve the Oecbnomy of the Tree, but that it is a 

 Plant growing up in decay 'd Horn-beams, exa&ly 

 between the Bark and the Wood. It is as it were 

 fet {enchajfee) in the Bark, into which it here and 

 there enters, and lofes itfelf. M. Marchand found a 

 Horn-beam Tyco, whofe Trunk being, cut off, yield- 

 ed on all Sides a Gum very like to Gum Lacca* This 

 Gum of the Horn-beam M. Clos diffolv'd in Spirit of 

 Wine y the Trunk continued to pour forth many 

 gummy Threds for fome Years after it had lain in a 

 low Room. M. Dodard afterwards obferv'd the fame 

 Gum upon many Horn-beam Trees. I have extracted 

 this from the Journal des Sgavans An. i6jf. Menf. 

 Decemb. 



Wepfer, in his Hiftory of the Ckuta Jquatica^ 

 proves^ that moll of the poifonous Plants, as all the 

 Hemlotksj the Hellebores, the Solatium's, the Napeh 

 lus, Hyofcyamus, &c. are hot and acrimonious, and 

 kill by faline, fiery, and pointed Particles, which 

 vellicate the Genus Nervofum, and either congeal r or 

 elfe colliquate the Blood. The heft Way to cure 

 thefe Poifons, is fir ft- to give a gentle Vomit, then 

 Oils, Broths, warm Water, and. hit Emulfions, till 

 all be evacuated and come away \ at which Time A- 

 lexipharmicks, volatile Salts, and other Alcakcs and 

 Anodynes, are to be given, 



I find, upon the Journals of my late Voyage, that 

 I obferv'd many People in the Low Countries to 

 make ufe of the Turmerkk Root (Curcuma) in pick- 

 ling and preparing their Fife. They told me that it 

 gave the Fifh a grateful Tafie, and a yellow Colour, 

 which was much efteem'd by them. I thmh Bontim 

 remarks the fame thing of the Germans and Poles. 



