Maple Tree, 112 Marigolds, 114 Marjoram, wind, 112 —— sweet, 113 Marsh-mallows, 218 Masterwort, 114 , 223 , 224 Maudlin, Sweet, 114 Mead-sweet, 227 Mechracah, 223 Medicines, method of mixing, 210 —— on the Temperature of, 376 —— Temperate, 377 —— Hot, ib. —— Hot in the first degree, ib. —— —— second degree, 378 —— —— third degree, ib. —— —— fourth degree, ib. —— Cooling, 378 —— cool in the first degree, 379 —— —— second and third degree, ib. —— cold in the fourth degree, 379 —— moistening, ib. —— drying, ib. —— of the appropriation of the several parts of the body, 380 —— appropriated to the Head, ib. —— —— Brain, ib. —— —— Eyes, ib. —— —— Mouth & Nose, 382 —— —— Ears, ib. —— —— Teeth, ib. —— —— Breast & lungs, ib. —— —— Heart, 383 —— —— Stomach, 384 —— —— Spleen, ib. —— —— Reins and Bladder, 386 —— —— Womb, ib. —— —— Joints, ib. —— —— Propriety, or operation of, 387 —— —— Hardening, ib. —— —— Loosening, 388 —— —— Drawing, 389 —— —— Discussive, ib. —— —— Repelling, 390 —— —— appropriated to the Liver, 385 —— —— Cleansing, 391 —— —— Suppuring, 392 —— —— Provoking urine, ib. —— —— Breeding flesh, 393 —— —— Glutinative, ib. —— —— Resisting poison, ib. —— —— Purging, 394 Medlar, 115 Melilot, or King’s Claver, 115 Mercury, French and Dog, 116 —— Dog, ib. Metals, Minerals, and Stones, 254 Metals, Stones, Salts, and other Minerals, 276 Mints, 117 Misselto, 118 Mithridate Mustard, 182 Money-wort, or Herb Twopence, 119 Monk’s Rhubarb, 225 Moonwort, 120 Mosses, 120 Motherwort, 121 Mouse-ear, 122 Mugwort, 122 Mulberry Tree, 123 , 223 Mullein, ib. Mustard, 124 —— Hedge, 125 Nailwort, or Whitlow-grass, 126 Nep, or Catmint, ib. Nettles, 127 , 227 Nightshade, 128 Oak, 128 Oats, 129 Oils, 205 Oils, 353 —— Simple Oils, by expression, ib. —— —— —— Infusion and Decoction, 354 —— Compound Oils by Infusion and Decoction, 355 Ointments, 208 Ointments, more simple, 358 —— more compound, 362 One Blade, ib. Onions, 130 , 220 Orchis, 129 Orpine, ib. Orris, or Flower-de-luce, 222 Parsley, 131 —— Piert, or Parsley Breakstone, ib. Parsnips, 132 —— Cow, ib. —— garden and wild, 224 Peach Tree, 133 Pear Tree, 134 [401] Pellitory of Spain, 134 , 225 —— of the Wall, 135 Peony, male and female, 224 Pennyroyal, 136 Peony, male and female, 137 Pepperwort, or Dittander, 138 Periwinkle, 138 Peter’s Wort, St., 139 Pimpernel, 139 Physic, a Key to Galen’s Method of, 376 —— the general use of, ib. —— of the temperature, ib. Pills, 209 , 339 Pine, Ground, 140 Plaisters, 208 , 367 Plantain, 141 , 224 Plants, things bred from, 252 Plums, 142 Polypody of the Oak, 142 Poplar Tree, 143 Poppy, 144 Poultices, 209 Preserved Roots, Stalks, Barks, Flowers, Fruits, 314 Preserves, 206 Primroses, 146 Privet, 146 , 218 Purslain, 146 Queen of the Meadows, or Meadow Sweet, 147 Quince Tree, 148 Radishes, garden and wild, 225 Ragwort, 149 Rest-Harrow, or Camonack, 150 Rattle Grass, 150 Receipts, General Caution, 395 —— to purge the Head, ib. —— for a Rheum in the Head, and the Palsy, ib. —— —— ib. 396 —— for the falling off of the Hair, ib. —— to purge the Head, ib. —— for Eyes that are blasted, ib. —— Excellent Water to clear the Sight, ib. —— for a hurt in the Eye with a stroke, ib. —— to draw Rheum back from the Eyes, ib. —— for a Web in the Eye, ib. —— pain in the Ears, ib. —— an Imposthume in the Ear, ib. —— Polypus, or a fleshy substance growing in the Nose, ib. —— bleeding at the Nose, ib. —— a Canker in the Nose, ib. —— another for the Polypus, ib. —— extreme heat of the Mouth, 397 —— for a Canker in the Mouth, ib. —— to keep Teeth white, ib. —— —— fasten the Teeth, ib. —— for the Tooth-ache, ib. —— Scurvy in the Gums, ib. —— for rotting and consuming of the Gums, ib. —— the cause of Infirmities in the Face, ib. —— for a Face full of red pimples, ib. —— to take away the marks of Small Pox, ib. —— caution concerning the Infirmities of the Throat, ib. —— for Hoarseness, 398 —— for the Quinsey, ib. —— for Sore Breasts, ib. —— —— —— —— inward Medicine for, ib. —— for Moisture of the Stomach, ib. —— for the heat of the Stomach, ib. —— to cause the Liver well to digest, ib. —— a Caution, ib. —— for a stoppage of the Liver, ib. —— for the Liver, ib. Reed, Aromatical, 219 Reeds, common and sugar, 218 Rhadish, or Horse Rhadish, 148 Rhapontick, or Rhubarb of Pontus, 225 Rhubarb, 225 Rhubarb, or Rephontic, 156
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

As yet Sir Thomas had seen nothing to remark in Mr. Crawford's behaviour; but when the whist-table broke up at the end of the second rubber, and leaving Dr. Grant and Mrs. Norris to dispute over their last play, he became a looker-on at the other, he found his niece the object of attentions, or rather of professions, of a somewhat pointed character.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

I went on reading, or pretending to read, at least—I cannot say there was much communication between my eyes and my brain; for, while the former ran over the pages, the latter was earnestly wondering when Arthur would speak next, and what he would say, and what I should answer.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

“The ordinary rules of politeness are, of course, necessary—no rudeness, no offence to each other’s self-esteem; on the contrary, much mutual deference is required, in order to keep all the elements of a company sweet.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

A few generations ago the great obstacle in the way of reform of primary education was belief in the almost magical efficacy of the symbols of language (including number) to produce mental training; at present, belief in the efficacy of objects just as objects, blocks the way.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

And sometimes they would break forth within the precedent yellow, or red, or perhaps within the blue of the second order, before the intermediate Colours had time to display themselves.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

[282] On the other hand, "all founders of religious or political creeds have established them solely because they were successful in inspiring crowds with those fanatical sentiments which have as result that men find their happiness in worship and obedience and are ready to lay down their lives for their idol."
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Or art thou one of those naughty elfs or fairies, whom we thought to have left behind us, with other relics of Papistry, in merry old England?”
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Vice stepped forward and thus addressed him: "If you will walk in my paths, and make me your friend, your life shall be one round of pleasure and enjoyment.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

A national policy of national efficiency demands that every individual have not merely the opportunity but the preparation necessary to perform that particular service for the community for which his [Pg 622] natural disposition and aptitude fit him, irrespective of race or "previous condition."
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.
— from U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses by United States. Presidents

All the more important is the question since it involves the welfare of three million men and women upon whom so largely rest the burdens of our farming, our mining, our railroading, our planing industries, and our home life.
— from Your Negro Neighbor by Benjamin Griffith Brawley

Yet so truly has the name of Minnehaha, "The Laughing Water," become even as a household word to many of our readers of poetry that this sketch would seem incomplete were no reference made to it here.
— from Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by John Ruse Larus

Hasten to them all, and get a positive answer from each, that, in case of refusals, other persons may be invited.
— from The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Carlo Goldoni

Yet in actual time it was soon overhand dawn scarcely breaking when the Morays with the other regiments of Pack's brigade filed out of the park and fell into stride on the road which leads southward to Charleroi.
— from The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch

There are many other ways in which, when we “make a long excursion into space,” we find our ordinary rules of physical behaviour entirely upset.
— from On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

There is no town of any mark in Europe but it has its little colony of English raffs—men whose names Mr. Hemp the officer reads out periodically at the Sheriffs' Court—young gentlemen of very good family often, only that the latter disowns them; frequenters of billiard-rooms and estaminets, patrons of foreign races and gaming-tables.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Once she played, on account of the illness of another singer, the two parts of "Alice" and "Isabella" in "Robert le Diable," changing her costume with each change of scene, and representing in one opera the opposite rôles of princess and peasant.
— from Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday by Henry Charles Lahee