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l« The beft comes 
from Calabria. It fweats 
out of the Branches and 
Leaves of the Afh-trees in 
Calabria , and grows hard 
by the heat of the Sun : 
For Manna is not Heaven- 
ly Dew, or Airy Hony, 
as has beeu prov’d by 
undoubted Experiments. 
What can be more evident 
Demonftration,thatManna 
is the Humour or Juice, de- 
ftilling from the Trunk or 
Branches of the Afh-tree 
cut ; or* what Experiment 
can be more certain to 
prove it, than what Pena 
and Lobelius deliver ?. 
Namely, that having cut 
down great Branchesof the 
Larix and Afh-tree , and 
placed them in a Wine- 
Gellar at that time of the 
Summer that Manna ufed 
to be gather’d in, and the 
next Day they perceiv’d 
Manna upon them. Th is 
was confirm'd to me, fays 
Mr. Ray, when I traveled 
into Italy, by many of the 
Inhabitants of Calabria ; 
but efpecially by the learned 
and diligent Searcher into 
the Works of Nature, Dr. 
Thomas Cornelius, a Phyfi 
j cian • who having carefully 
; cover d the Branches • with 
| Clothes wrapp'd round them 
j often , gather'd Manna from 
I them. Which is a proof 
beyond Exception. Manna 
is ufed to loolen the Belly, 
two or three Ounces of it 
being dilfolv’d in Broth or 
Whey. ’Tis a very gentle 
Medicine, and may be late- 
ly given to old Men, Chil- 
dren, and Women with 
Child. Take of Manna 
one Ounce and an half dif- 
folve ic in two Ounces and 
an half of Black-Cherry- 
water, add to it one Ounce 
cf the purging Syrup of 
Apple, Spirit of Sulphur, 
three Drops : Half of it 
may be taken at a time,, 
This is a proper purge for 
Children, A Perfon that 
had the Cholick, and had 
taken thirty Ciyfters to ho 
purpofe, was reliev’d by 
taking an Ounce and an 
half of Marina, mix’d with 
two Ounces of Oyl of 
Sweet Almonds , in fat 
Chicken-Broth. Take of 
Manna half an Ounce, of 
frefh Oyl ofSweet Almonds 
a fufficient quantity to dif- 
folve it ; add ten Drops of 
,Rofe- water j mingle it: 
Let 
