Cinnamon.-Fernie quotes Mr. Chamber land as follows: No disease germ can long resist the antiseptic power of essence of cinnamon, which is as effective to destroy microbes as corrosive sublimate. But exactly how this cure-all assuming as do our present-day doctors who trace all diseases to germs is to be used is not stated. It is said to be good for a qualmish stomach. Two or three drops of the tincture 0 diluted in water at a dose ought to do the germs. Or chew a little of the bark. Cinnamon candy, if pure, ought to be good. Large doses, toxic, produce haemorrhages from the bowels and nose. Cinnamon is said to be good against grippe or influenza, and in districts where it is raised the people are immune from malaria. All of this is a combination of ancient and modern lore, given for what it is worth-as is else in this little book.
