Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-10

1tii asleep, ana was mol disturbed Tor
eigh; boars afterwards. On the next day
when | VISITED him, | found him COM
pismlng again, of return of his pain,
and frequent and Intellectual calls to the
pot. again administered the Bene
tauciiage, without any other medicine
and advised hls persising steadily in the
use Of it. Il followed my directions
and was perfectly restored TO his health
by this remedy, in The course oil few
Gays.
A child, aged about ten months, was
seen by me N juiy last, having high fe-
yer, and great ihirsl, bowe 5 grped, with
passages SHINY and mixed with blood. |
pat one OF the green leaves of the
Bone plant into a small tumblef full
oil spring water, aid offered il to drink
but The infant turned from il with dis
gust, crying through fearloi its being
forced 10 swallow another 'dose ct such
physlc as lis mother had been eiyin, 10
H. / removed the tunibler, therefore,
lmmedlately, out Of its view, and took
he leaf ont of it. The clear Bene mucl-
iage was then presented 10 the child,
and it drank oil j, with avIdity, holding
fast 10 the umbler until lis thirst was sa-
tisfed. This pleasant drink was repeat
ed as often as the child would take it, and
II was restored, thereby, to its perfect
health in two or three DAYS.
There was no resort TO any medicine,
in neither Of the above cases, alter tie
l}ene muciiage was given, Castor oil
bad been previously administered, and
various other means had been used, but
nothing that had been tried seemed 10
be OF any great use until Tins ne7o reur-
3y was resorted to. 1t is evident, there
tore, that much good may be done with
II; and bope many persons will he pre-
vailed on 10 SOW the seed next spring
hat more full and fair trial nay be Ii
ven to this mucilage. Ga the Isl OF Sep
tember last, was attacked myself, in the
morning with an ialamaiion 10 my right
rye. During the who'd day was il
constant pam, add as the evening APP.
preached The irritation increased 10
such q degree that | was Obliged to re-
ire from the light ! prepared some or
the 4eiIc muci'age with 7varm water;
and applying II directly to ny eye, de-
rived io,mediataly, much greater relief
from it than had anticipated. | hex
took tie leaves out OF the WARN water,
and applied them to my eye. They were
exceedingly soft, smooth, and coniiorta-
BILE; and procured me good nights
rest; and in the morning ! f3uad nv
self entirely free from any appearance
Of the inflammation that attacked me.
Bu, in5ependees of tie uses Of the
Benz leaf, as above, the 8eae seed are
invaluable on account of the oil tl,ey at
ford. Two g4laons Of the seed VIII yield
ii is said, one gallon o! oil, equal in every
res pect, il DOT superior to olVeoil. Their
seed are also good as food fer man and
bsast. Te obtain crop for general
purposes Of tais kind--the seed should
be planted, presume, Ike cotton, i'll
rows, wide enough apart 10 admit Of Gull
tivaliop With the plough.
lear, sir, my letter. may have be-
come as tedious as il is leuelhy, | shall
conclude il, therefore, Immediately, OBJ
serving only, that | nave a Plcn,itai sup
ply Of the the true* Bene seed, Just re-
ceived from South Carolina /; and it will
afford me great pleasure 10 furnish them
to any person who may want them. J
ln,ene. TO keep regular supply Of these
seed for distribution aanuaily, 50 that
those of our good people VINO serve ~
ATTITUDES, where the Bene plant VIII nat
come TO perfect maturity, may, notwith-
standing, be provided with them always.
The Dene seed are so very small, that
half a th1able full OF them will produce
as many plants as any fa,oiyswiil want
for medical purposes. No charge Viii
be made by me, at any time, for these
seed BAT as am under the necessity Of
refusing all letters on which the postage
is not paid, | must apprize your readers
Of this to proven, djsappointmea,s.
l am, very respectfully,
Your friend,
And OBJ serv't,
JAMES SMITH.
Vaccine Institution, Baltimore,
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