1. Thistles & docks are the most harmful weeds that grow on our farm. These grow very tall & keep the heat off the plants. 2. Most herbs are said to cure certain diseases. 1. The bark of a tree cures yellow jaundice 2. Another cure is laurel leaf pepper, sugar & salt mixed & taken fasting in the morning. 3. A lump of limestone boiled in milk & mixed with some herb cures a pain in the back. 4. Juice from the end of the dandelion cures warts. 5. Juice from the end of the dock leave cures a nettle burn
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