Fleas
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.
Put Tansy Leaves about different parts of the bed, viz. under the matrass, or between the blankets.
Rub the bed-posts well with a strong decoction of Elder Leaves.
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.