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expectorant, which is the chief. We need not describe it, as 
most people are familiar with it. As is said of other common 
mercies, ‘‘ their abundance causes them to be despised.’’ So 
with hoarhound. It is growing by the acre in some 
places in nearly every land under the heavens. There are 
some people who have it growing at their doors, and yet are 
so ignorant of its virtues that they will go about with a sore 
threat or ccld, or they will give money for medicine that is 
not sc good, when a judicious use of this useful herb would 
cure them soon. 
For a sore throat get 2 ozs of the green or 1 oz. of the 
dry. Simmer 10 minutes in a pint of water; strain through 
a clcth; sweeten with honey, and take a wineglassful three to 
six timesaday. Taken this way it is good for hoarseness, 
coughs, and colds. As a tenic (and it is a good one), omit the 
honey. In our business we gather in yearly about half a ton 
of this plant, and generaliy find it 1s gone before the follow- 
ing season. We make a saturated tincture of the green herb, 
which preserves its virtues and flavour even better than in 
the dred herb. Hcarhound is cne of the ingredients in our 
Baim of Gilead, Herb Beer Ext., Stomach Tonic, &c. 
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Are medicines that promote the menstrual flow when it is 
checked by colds, &c. In removing obstruction and subduing 
pain they prove a blessing to women. Thereis a family of 
plants in America commonly called cohosh. Black, blue, and 
white are the three varieties. They are all good for the above 
purposes. Our space will only allow us to describe the most 
important one. 
