to ferve the Earl of Crawford. I left him at Morpeth the 
beginning of this Month of Augufi, 1707. 
When the Small- Pox is Epidemical in the Main Land 
over againft SkjeJfle on the S. E. and Eaft, and likewife 
in Sfyle-Ijle, the Natives Bathe their Children in the Infu- 
fionof ’jumper Wood, and they generally efcape^ where- 
as thofe who negleft this Precaution, are obferved often 
to die : Of this I have feen feveral Inftances. 
The Plant Water-lilly being apply’d to the pain’d part 
of the Body where a Felon is fix’d, it is obferved, that 
it forces its Paflage quickly in that place through the 
Skin. 
The red hot Iron is commonly ufed in piercing an Inch 
deep in Arms or Legs, and cures feveral Diftempers. 
A Wound or Scarification crofs the Crown of the 
Head cures Fluxes and Dyfenteries. The Blood being 
ftanched, the Wound is cured as other Wounds common- 
ly are. 
Silverweed is ufed as Hops to brew Beer. 
mi Oh/eryatio 
