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A GOOD handful of the fibres of garden leeks (not the leek part, but the fibres only,) boiled in two quarts of water till it is reduced to one quart; of this take half a pint twice a day, when the stomach is most empty.

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TAKE a large handful of the fibres or roots of the garden leek, put them into two quarts of soft water, cover it close and let it simmer gently over the fire, till it is reduced to one quart. Pour it off clear and drink a pint of it in the course of the day at morning, noon and night. This is the quantity requisite for an adult. In the case communicated this prescription was strictly adhered to for five or six weeks, when the stone was dissolved and gradually discharged, and in about six weeks a perfect cure was effected.

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WHEN an ox is strained by over drawing—Take about half a pint of common soap, stir it together with a quart of milk and pour it down his throat.

, mode of whitening.

IN 1806, a new method of whitening straw was discovered in Germany. This consists of steeping it in muriatic acid saturated with potash. The straw thus prepared never turns yellow, is of a shining white and acquires great flexibility.