233. A certain Method of destroying Fleas.

Sprinkle the room with a decoction of Arsmart, Bitter Apple, Briar Leaves, or Cabbage Leaves; or smoke it with burnt Thyme or Pennyroyal.

234. Or,

Put Tansy Leaves about different parts of the bed, viz. under the matrass, or between the blankets.

235. Or,

Rub the bed-posts well with a strong decoction of Elder Leaves.

236. Or,

Mercurial Ointment, or a fumigation of Pennyroyal Leaves, or of Brimstone, infallibly destroys Fleas; as likewise do the fresh Leaves of Pennyroyal, tied up in a bag, and laid upon the bed.