Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-08
THE UENf PLANr; OR. SESA'
siUN INOiCUM.


GBsrLEMEN-My Bene Plants,
which appeared to be so furnishing
on the I0th of Sept emher. when |
last addressed you, were all Destroy
ed by the frost, that com@ltted such
great raysges soon afterwards upon
the Tobacco crops in this stare. 1
have lust obtained some seed. how
ever. from southern friend. to ena>
BIZ M to make good my off + to sup
ply those vino might apply t" me for
tler. Gpntlemen vi" have applied
for these seed. will b, attended tn in
the course of a lew days; and others
who may yet apply to me. (postase
paid, } will be furnished with few of
chem. free IF Gnu charge, with great
pleasure.
1 esteem the Bene Plant, next to
the Kline Pock, as one Of The most
Invaluable remedies we possess. Ibe
relief it affords in DySentery and Co.
lera Infantnm-two OF the most de-
structive diseases known to isis
such that NO provident family. !
think, who knew its value. would let
a year pass without planting a few
of these seed in their garden. A
fresh leaf of the Bene Plant put into
a tumbler of pure water. will render
the whole of it 10 one minute perfect
" mucilaginous: and the most Ire;-
full children, when sick, will drink as
freely of it as they would Of clear
spring water; this mucilage being
perfectly clear, colorless, tasteless.
and inodorous. l will cite the two
following cases, from number OF
others that fell under my observa
ton, during the last summer, as wor-
thy of notice.
In August last, boy six or eight
years old, Vas severely afflicted with
a bowel complaint. following the
measles; and for two weeks he had
tried various remedies. that had been
prescribed for him, with but little adj.
vantage. For the last six hours, tDe-
fore was called on to visit him. he
had ga: almost constantly on the
stool, passing small quantities of
bloody and shiny matter, and crying
with the pain and gripping OF his bow
els. ! made him 3 warm infusion of
the Bene leaf, aud let him drink as
freely OF It as he would. In less than
half an hour his pam ceased, and he
fell asleep. and was MT after wards
disturbed for eight hours. On the
next day, however. when visited
him, ! found him complaining again
of a return of his lam. and f'equent
Intellectual calls to the pot. ! again
administered the Br-e muC lag, and
advised his prrsis,lug steadli, IN the
use of it. He followed my dl. ction,
and was perfectly restored to his
health by this remedy, in the course
of a few days.
A child, aged about ten months.
was seen by M in July last, having
high fever and great thirst, bowels
griped, with passages Shiny and mix
ed with blood. put one of The
green leaves OF the Bene plant into a
small tu'Bbler full of spring water,
and offered il to drink, but the infant
turned from il with disgust, crying
through fear of its being forced to |
swallow another dose of such physic |
as they had been giving to it. re-
moved the tumbler, therefore, imme.
diately out of its view, and took the |
leaf out Of it. The Bene Mucilaee
was then presented to the child. and
ii drank il with avidity, holding fast I
to the tumbler until its thirst was sa
tisfed. This pleasant driok was re-
peated as often as The child would
take it, and it was restored thereby
10 its perfect health again in two or
three days.
There was no resort to any medi-
,ine i'm either of the above cases, af-
.er the Bene Nucilage was given.
It is evident, therefore, that much
rood may be done sometimes with
be Bene Plant, aud when other re-
nodiaa rauuof he Drnrnpod pa.L.o..