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Ground the Ants eat oft 
their Legs. And Lobelius 
mentions an Oblerv anon of 
nn Englifh Lady withChila 
that long’d for Nutmegs; 
and eat twelve of them , 
upon which Ihe grew deii- 
rous, or was rather intoxi- 
cated ; but having flept a 
good while, and Repelling 
Medicines being applied to 
her Head, fiielleoover’d. 
The Wounds of a Soldier 
were foon cured by eating 
Nutmegs. PVedeiius alio 
commends them for curing 
of Wounds. John Bauht- 
7ius having drunk, cold Wa- 
ter too freely on the Apen- 
ninc Mountains, was feiz d 
with violent Pains in his 
Bladder, and his Scrotum 
wasfwell’d with the Wind, 
cho he never was burften’d 
before or alter ; and when 
he thought he fhould have 
died by reaton of the Vio- 
lence of the Pain, his Fel- 
low-Traveller gave him 
Nutmegs, and he eat four 
of them prefently, and, by 
the BlefFing of God, was 
freed of his Pains. Nut- 
megs chew’d and (wal- 
low’d, do much good for 
a Pal lie of the Parts that 
ferve for Swallowing. An 
Oyi exprefs’d from the 
frefh Nuts beat, and made 
hot in a Frying-pan, is good 
forthe Gripes, andNephri- 
tick Pains, being taken in- 
wardly in iomc hot Li- 
quor. Children’s Navels 
being anointed with ic 
when they are grip’d, arc 
eas’d thereby. ‘Tis alfo 
good for Pains of the 
Nerves and Joints proceed- 
ingfromCoid. The Tem- 
ples being anointed with it, 
it difpoics to Reft. The 
beft Nutmeg is that which 
is weighty. Oyl of Nut- 
megs is made in the follow- 
ing manner : Take fixteen 
Ounces ol good Nutmegs, j 
beat them in a Mortar un- j 
til they are a'moft in a 
Pafte, and put them upon 
a Boulter, cover them with 
la. piece of ftrong Cloth,and 
An Earthen Pan over that ; 
put your Cloth over a Ket- 
tle half fill’d with Water, 
aiid fet the Kettle upon the 
Fire, that the Vapour oi 
;hlt Water may gently 
warm the Nutmegs ; when 
yop find, upon touching 
the Pan, it is fo hot that 
you cannot endure your 
Hand upon it, you muft 
take off the Boulter ; and 
! putting 
