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as dangerous for such as are subject to the gravel in the kidneys; and CH'however cooked and prepared, flatulent, offensive to the head andstomach, especially to those who are subject to the cholick. The bestway to preserve them, is to keep them in earthen vefsels in a cold place;some lay them in a smoak-loft, others in dry barley-straw, others msand, &c. The. leaves of the Chesnut-tree make very wholesomemattrefses to lie on, and they are good litter for cattle : But those leafybeds, for the . crackling noise they make when one turns upon them,'the French call lids de parliament . Lastly, the flour of Chesnuts, madeinto an electuary with honey, and eaten fasting, is an approved remedyagainst spitting of blood, and the cough": and a decoction of the rindof the tree, tinctures hair of a golden colour, esteemed a beauty in somecountries, For other species, vide Raii Dendrolog. tom, hi.

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