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No. 18.The Baehaehe root,is, I believe, the same that is called Devil's bit bythe New-England people. It grows plentifully inthe prairies of the Ohio and western country. Thestalk is a round weed about three feet high, lightlystrung with long leaves, and towards the top arisesa kind of tassel of purple bloom. The root is aknob much like the corn snake root; its taste ismild and spicy, but with all resembles the taste ofa pine bud.

This root, if made into a tea, is said to promotea gentle sweat, and cure the backache. The croup,or bold hives, used to be speedily cured in New-England, I have been told, by giving this tea, andtaking a handful of these roots sliced, hot out of thedecoction, and binding them to the child's breast.

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No. 19.

The Devil's nip,as it is shamefully called, grows about knee high,parting its stalk into three branches, on which aresituate handsome oval pointed leaves ; on a slendermiddle stem grows one handsome flower, resemblinga lilly, some of which are white, and some of a palepink color. The root is a knob; the whole resem-bles the well known Indian turnip, but the root ismore conical; its taste is too severe to be endured,but not biting like the Indian turnip. It is said,that any person carrying a root or two, need neverfear that any snake will bite him. A little of it putin the mouth of a snake, is instant death to him.—A German doctor used to give it to persons deran-ged and announced their cure by it. Its stimulantqualities are certainly rare.