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Show vuii.ii.uu fkilU Possess totive duties & It is not a generally accepted fact , that nearly all the plants grown have I some curative virtue, but such is the j case. And if the average man would j only appreciate this statement at Its j full value he would give the prefer- ence to the plants which are certain to cure ailments If treated properly as it costs no more to raise a medicinal Plant than one purely ornamental. Take, for instance, the beautiful sunflower. sun-flower. If you get the leaves and stems and steep them in brandy, you have a tincture which has all the virtues of quinine. A small quantity will brace you up and give you a ravenous appe- -.v, .JVJIAJ leaves and fruit many useful medicines medi-cines can be made. If you eat the young shoots they will harden your gums, if you make a decoc eave haye & ftta cough. For an ordinary sore throat nothing is better than blackberry Jam And if you boil the leaves in a stro lye you get a liquid which will Tyl your hair a beautiful glossy black tivadC7tSinP,Caa b'e V6ry easi l-useful l-useful ,f V Pretty' aad " very useful. If you cannot sleep takn of the powdered root and U wil, send you into the soundest slumber f you ar1, 0. dl!,me tain climliT a. iirger quantity will cure your neuralgia, or allay your fever, if you happen to be suffering from tynhoid The sweet-smelling verbena makes an infusion which is a fine cure for sore throat, and it will also prevent your hair falliig off. Fennel, which we grow in kitchen gardens to flavor sauces, makes a man strong, gives him courage, and adds a dozen years to his life. Ferns have many curative qualities If you are wanting In common sense the maidenhair f tn mark hn i ,v, nerves UD to the mark boil the roots in ale and take a few draughts of it. You can tn. stand on a masthead withltrtremo6" some white bryony in your a den Camomile is worth cultivating for the sake of its pleaSant and reIfshif" 4il elve lt tQ you and it has been known to make idiots Into sensible men. Maidenhair ?1 t6a i3 a sPIendii cur- for a cold. And the tincture makes one's hair grow luxuriantly. You can easily grow a blackberry bush in your garden, and from Its j than camomTle t a.a Tlou T tincture with spirits of wine n u cure neuragIa wh,; 't sion Is an excellent thine tr. m . ritable and restless cUIdren. |