This section is from the book "A Guide To Health", by Benjamin Colby. Also available from Amazon: A Guide To Health.
Take of bayberry (Myrica) ...................... 4 oz.
white pond lily ........................... 4 oz.
Cayenne ..................................... 1 oz.
loaf sugar ................................... 2 lbs.
All finely pulverized, sifted, and well mixed.
Half a teaspoonful in honey, or a teaspoonful steeped in a cupful of water, to gargle the mouth and throat. Useful in all cases of canker in the mouth, stomach, or bowels.
 
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