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"it was in Dr. Smith's time", he said, when the doctor saw
here he said he could do nothing for her.  So they started for 
home but the woman was so weak that they had to stop
on the way at the 12 miles house.  Here the proprietor told her
to try some of his spick nard.  She took a spoonful when she
came and then one more before going to bed.  The next morning
she said "I feel hungry, I feel better than I have for a long time"
Her breakfast was prepared.  The proprietor said it was the
spick nard that had made the change and gave her a bottleful
to take along with her.  The medicine cured her.  A year afterwords
a big stout woman weighing about 200 lbs. walked in
at the 12 miles house.  The proprietor didn't know her until she
told him that she was the woman that a year ago had been
there so sick.  I was anxious to see this wonderful spick nard
so we look about on the hillside but unfortunately
none was to be found.  I now continued my trip and arrived
at G. O. Park without further adventure.  After searching the
woods in the left bank for a short distance I started homeward
toward Walbrook.  Arriving at W. I took the car for home.
Reached home by 6 P.M.  The day was a most agreeably
        