1296 Salmons Herbal. Lib. 1. 
XUl. It may then be demanded how thefe things 
come to be freed from thofe their Deadly Quali- 
ties ? To which I anfwer, That their Poifons are 
Volatile, highly Volatile, Volatile even in the high- 
ell degree $ which by the means of the heat of the 
Tire, or Subtil Attractive properties of the Air, are 
made to evanifh, and fly away, and fo clear the 
remaining parts of the matter, and make it ab- 
folutely free from any hurtful or evil Quality ^ 
whereas had that Poifon been fixt, and effentially 
incorporated into the fubftance of the matter, every 
Particle thereof would have had the fame Proper- 
ties, nor could any Evaporation, drying, or even 
burning it felf, have alter’d it, but that it would 
have been inviolably the fame, as long as it could 
conferve it felf in the World -, of which Truth, 
and matter of Fa£t, many Examples are eafie 
to be given. 
The Virtues, 
XIV. The Drink. It is made of the exprejfed 
Juice of the Root ■, which when it is new preft 
out, has an evil Smell, and of fuch hurtful Qua- 
lities, that whofoever lhould tafte of it, whether 
Man or Beall, dies without Remedy, and that 
quickly. T he rind of the Root is fir ft pared away , 
then the Root it felf is either /craped , or broken 
into fmall bits , and bruifed •, after which , it is put 
into a Hair Cloth or Bag , or fome other proper 
Strainer , and is exprejfed by the help of a P r e/s , &c. 
This Juice they Jake , and boil it half away , which 
afterwards by a very gentle Per mentation, becomes a 
good , wholejom, and plea/ant Drink, like to a mid- 
dle fort of Ale. It quenches Third admirably, 
cools in Fevers, more efpecially if the Juice of a 
Limon or Orange is fqueez’d into it : It chears the 
Spirits, refrefhes the Vifcera, and refills the malig- 
nity of putrid and pellilential Difeafes. If made 
very fweet with Honey, it makes an excellent Gar- 
garifm for a fore Mouth or Throat, and to cleanfe 
and heal Ulcers in thole parts. 
XV. The Vinegar. It is made of the exprejfed 
Juice, by Jetting it in the Sun till it becomes acid , 
and as fharp as the befi Wine Vinegar. Authors 
fay, that the Vinegar made hereof, is full as good 
as that which is made of Wine. It cools in Fevers, 
and quenches Third, and is admirable againd ma- 
lign and Pellilential Difeafes. It may be made in- 
to a Syrup with Honey, or double refined Sugar, 
which drank mixt with Water, or other proper 
Liquid, cools fingularly, any heat or Inflamation 
of the Vifcera, opens Obdru&ions of the Lungs, 
and caufes free breathing. It likewife heals all 
forts of Sores, Cankers, and Ulcers of the Mouth 
and Throat, cleanfing and drying them ; and alfo 
alleviating any Inflamation in thofe places. 
XVI. The Rob or Sapa. It is made of the Juice 
boiled to the thicknefs of new Honey. When it is 
fo Boiled, to fuch a Confiltency of a £>jiiddony, it 
is (as Authors fay) as fweet as Honey. Of this, a 
kind of Mead may be made, by mixing it with Water 
in the fan e proport ion, as you ufe of Honey, when 
you make Mead thereof. But if the quantity of this 
Rob or Sapa, be half as much more, it will make 
the Diink fo much the dronger, and- more plea- 
fant withail. It is a pleafing fort of Liquor, to 
Finitwr, 25 Decemb. 1708. 
drink in hot Weather, to refrigerate or coo!, and 
quench Thirll. /' 
XVII. The flower of the Root. Jki/ made by 
exprejfinglhe Juice , and then drying remainder , 
after vjhich, it is reduced to a due 'ini Subtil 
flower , either by Grinding it in a proper Mill, or 
by beating it in a Mortar , and continually Sifting 
it, till the whole Mafs is reduced to fuch a Subtil 
Conjijiency. Some only flicc the Root into very thin 
Slices , which they fet edge-ways , fo that the Juice 
may drain out of its own accord, and continue it fo 
J landing till it is thro ’ dry ■ after which, they break 
it into fmall bits with their fingers, and then c 
ther by a proper Mill , or by beating in a Mortar, 
reduce it to fine flower as aforejaii. Of this 
Flower with Milk, Eggs, fSc. they make Cakes, 
Pan-Cakes, Puddings, Cheefe-cakes, &c. as ’tis 
ufually done with Wheat Flower, which are very 
fweet, Palatable, good and nourilhing, and very 
fuitableto the Bodies of Human kind. 
XVIII. Cazavi, or the Bread. It is mads of the ‘ 
aforegoing fine flower with Water, or rather Ncu. 
Milk , either alone, or adding leafi. Eggs, or whatever 
may make the Bread light and pleafant -, which they 
form into little, thin, fmall Loaves at fleafure , and 
fo gently Bake them ; which Bread feems to be almoft 
as white as Snow. This wkilft it is New, is very 
pleafant, palatable, and agreeable to the Stomach, 
and what the niceft Appetite will not refufe. And 
when Stale, very good and pleafant, tho’ not fo 
taking as when it is New : But I have eaten of it 
when Stale, (being about y or 6 Months old,) and 
to me it feemed to be full as good as any of our 
Wheat-Flower Bread, of four or five days old. 
This Bread Authors fay, will abide and keep good 
for a very long time. Some make their Bread thus. 
They take the Mafs of the Root, from whence the 
Juice is prefs’d, which they put into an Earthen 
Pan, and fet it over the fire to make it grow thick ; 
then being dry, they beat it into Ponder : This Pon- 
der they moijien with Water , and form it into fmall 
Cakes or Loaves, which they dry in the Sun , and 
then keep them for ufe. Thefe little Cakes or 
Loaves, will keep good for a long feafon, even 
twenty Years without corrupting, and give good 
Nourifhment to the Body. 
XIX. Of this Root, the Americans, or TPeJl- 
Indians in many places, (tho’ they had Male, or 
lndian-Wbeat in great plenty, )-'djd make their 
Bread, on which they Lived, after the formet 
manner, and that (as they fay,) for fqme hundreds 
of Years ; which Bread was ufed by'alPthe People 
of America , from the moil Southemjp'arts of Chili 
and Peru, even to the Northern parts of flortk, 
or New-Eng/and. 
XX. The way and manner of Planting and Pro- 
pagating it, is this. Of the firft fort or kind ; 
they cut oft' a Stalk about a Foot long, which they 
put more than half way into the Ground, where it 
fuddenly takes Root, and within a Year or little 
more, the Root comes to be fuife% itly great, and 
fit to be taken up for the ufes a^BBentioned. The 
fecond kind is Planted from the^Sjt cut into ma- 
ny pieces, each piece having fome of the outfide 
thereon ; Thefe pieces they put each into a hole 
in the Earth, made fit for them, which in a 
Yeats time or lefs, grow to their juft Magni- 
tude, and are fit for taking up, and to be prepared 
for Food. 
THE END 
