Herbs should be gathered on a dry day, just before they blossom. Wash them and hang them in a dry place; as soon as they are dry, put them in a paper bag. Sage, sweet marjoram, summer savoury, and thyme should be pounded fine, and kept in bottles corked tight. When parsley is dry, cut it fine, and keep in bottles.
FOR A COUGH.
Make a strong tea of hoarhound; then strain it, and add half a pound of the best loaf sugar, to a pint of the tea: let it simmer till thick; then bottle it, and take a little two or three times a day.
FOR A SORE THROAT OR MOUTH.
Make a sage tea by boiling some sage leaves; when strong, add honey and some alum or borax. Gargle the throat with this often through the day.
FOR THE STING OF A BEE OR WASP.
Rub the part with hot tallow, or with hartshorn, or wet clay.
FOR POISON.
Mix in a tumbler full of warm water one teaspoonful of the flour of mustard; drink while warm: it will make the patient throw off the poison. This is good for the cramp.