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No. 20.

The Devil's bit,like the foregoing, has an ill name, but is a goodroot. This is, in some places, known by the nameof Star root. It has a small round stalk, about nineinches or a foot high, scattered round with littleleaves, resembling corn leaves, and has a white tas-selled bloom on the top ; the root is conical, being aknob about an inch long, largest at the bottom, andappears as if it had rotted off.

This root is a delicate nice bitter, and of a tonicand bracing nature. It is said to be excellent for asore throat, and is one of the ingredients in a for-mer celebrated preparation for the choaking quinsy.It has been called Maiden's Relief, because whenused in tea, it relieves from pains and distresswhich are peculiar to the fair sex. It will helpwith dogwood and wild cherry bark to make a verypleasant and wholesome bitter when put in spirits.

No. 21.

The small Asmart,if dried, makes a tolerable and very wholesome tea.It has been used by persons troubled with the gra-vel, or otherwise passing their urine in distress, totheir great relief.

It is amazing to see how plenty this invaluableremedy grows in our country every where, and howfew know and respect it. A tea made of this herbwould probably cure a cough or cold in a specialmanner, and will always be quite innocent. Theherb is so common and so well known, that I neednot describe it. I will only add, I have drank itmyself, and know what I have here written to be true.

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