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Imagination, tliele kind of Humours moftly diftil 
through the Noftrils and affect the Nofe Eyes, with 
a very painful Senfation, which is more readily aCfvaged 
by the Powder oVBetotiy mixed with twice thequantitv 
of White Sugar Cancly\ finely powdered and ufed indead 
of Snuff, where it ablbrbes by immediate Contaft the 
luperfiuous watry Moillure, whilft the Sugar Candy 
Jheaths the Acrimony, it is likewife Diuretic and 
makes a good ingredient in DecoEliotls given to Females 
after an hard Labour to promote the dealings. This 
Plant is in lb great Efteem among the Italians, that 
when they have a Mind highly to commend a perlbn, 
their prow;rbiaI faying is: Toubave snore Excellencies 
than Betony, 
Betonica aquatica vid Schrophularia^tr. 
Betonica Bauli, vid. Veronica 
Betula Syn. 443 I.B.C.B. Pin. fhe Birch Dree, 
Cl. II. G. I. 2.Blolibmsin April oaxd May., inClip- 
fion Park, in plenty in a little Wood near Kirk- 
hy, and fomc alfo grow sHqomi Eajiwood. 
This Tree if tapped in March, yeilds a Juice which is 
Diuretick and Ibmewhat afiringent, of g'ood lervice to 
Perfons afflided with gravel or ftone in the Kidneys it 
removes the Strangury, and has been oblerved Ibme- 
times even to Hop bloody Urine. The Leaves are 
good in Dropfies, the Bark on account of its refinou s 
Particles is warm and emollient, the Fungus of this 
'Free is Afiringent which grated and ftrewed on the 
bloody ‘Piles effedually Hops them. The Twigs which 
formerly made the Falces or Enfignsof Magillracy are 
now become the proper Indruments of Scbool-Magifirates 
and lerve to make Brooms of. The white iTeinny Bark 
which annually Peels ofF will bear Ink and might in 
Cafe of Necelftty fupply the want of Paper. Ray. 
Bifo 
