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►Apoplexy and Palfie. 
Lord that was feiz’d with 
an Apoplexy , and was 
fpeechlefs three Days, re 
icover’d his Speech by take 
ing Spirit of Cherries. In 
Stammering, and other Vi- 
ces of Speech, wafli the 
Mouth often with the Spi- 
rit of Black-Cherries • for 
they are very Cephalick, 
md do much ftrengthen 
the Mufcles of the Tongue 
indthe Spirits defign’d for 
:heir Ufe. The diftilfd 
Water of fweet Black- 
cherries is much com 
nended, and us’d for Chil- 
Iren’s Convulfions. Take 
•n equal quantity of this 
Vater, and the Water of 
-im e-tree-flowers : The 
Dofe is, an Ounce, or two 
Dunces, according to the 
Lge of the Child. ° Wines 
nd Potions are prepar’d 
f Cherries feveral W ays 
ither by Diftillation, or 
afufion, or by mixing Su- 
ar with the Juice, and 
trmenting it. In Italy they 
repare a Potion with frefh 
Iherries, which they call 
larnfco ; they drink it be- 
)re it ferments : ’Tis fold 
[ere in Taverns in th el 
immer-time,andis count-! 
cd a good, cooling Liquor . 1 
The Oyl drawn from the 
Kernels in a Prefs, is faid 
to take Spots and Pimples? 
from the Skin, by anoint- 
ing it : And J cis reckon’d 
good for the Gout, and 
Stone in the Kidneys and 
Bladder. The Gum of 
Cherries , diluted with 
Wine , cures inveterate 
Coughs, quickens theSight,’ 
and provokes Appetite : 
’Tis alfo counted Lithon- 
triptick, drunk in Wine. 
Some, when they eat great 
quantitiesofCherries,fwal- 
ow the Stones to prevent 
Surfeits, which is a vulgar 
Error j for, many times 
they lie long in the Sto- 
mach, and do much hurt. 
The Livers of Sparrows 
grow very big at Cherry- 
time. The following Sorts 
of Cherries are much e- 
fteem’d here in England , 
( viz. ) The May-Cher- 
ry, the Duke-Cherry , the 
Arch-Duke-Cherry , the 
Flanders-Cherry, the Red- 
Heart-Cherry, the Car- 
nation and the Amber- 
Cherry , the Bleeding- 
heart and the Navies , 
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