The specific name of the tutsan (Hypericum androsoemum), derived from the two Greek words signifying man and blood, in reference to the dark red juice which exudes from the capsules when bruised, was once applied to external wounds, and hence it was called "balm of the warrior's wound," or "all-heal."

Gerarde says, "The leaves laid upon broken skins and scabbed legs heal them, and many other hurts and griefs, whereof it took its name 'toute-saine' of healing all things."

Another familiar plant which has long had a reputation as a vulnerary is the self-heal, or carpenter's herb (Prunella vulgaris), on account of its corolla being shaped like a bill-hook.

According to some old writers, the black briony went by this name, and Hare gives this explanation:"'Our Lady's seal' (Sigillum marioe) is among the names of the black briony, owing to the great efficacy of its roots when spread in a plaster and applied as it were to heal up a scar or bruise."

" The hound's-tongue (cynoglossum) has been reputed to have the magical property of preventing dogs barking at a person, if laid beneath the feet; and Gerarde says that wild goats or deer, "when they be wounded with arrows, do shake them out by eating of this plant, and heal their wounds."

The mysterious origin and surroundings of the mistletoe have invested it with a widespread importance in old folk-lore remedies, many of which are, even now-a-days, firmly credited; a reputation, too, bestowed upon it by the Druids, who styled it "all-heal," as being an antidote for all diseases.

They will then, in all probability, heal up from the bottom, and any matter which may form will find its own way out into the poultice.

I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind!

She has never 'had cause to wear the veil before the household' [to hide blushes or tears], or found that his 'lips can give sharper sting than their kiss can heal,' like the rest of us.

And even after the sliver works out, it will take quite a while to heal, and there may be an ugly mark here for a long time.

It will heal quickly.

[Footnote 4: Ashkooke, a demon in the form of a snake, who, with his brother-fiend, Wobsacuck, are supposed to be sent by Hobbamock to heal the sick, when forced, by the potent spells of the great Powow, to work good instead of evil.

I was always able to heal the wounds which came from without, but this wound comes from my own blood; my blood pours forth within me and stifles me.

And the holy angel of God, Raphael, was sent to heal them both.

Do what I would, I could not heal myself, the soul of the matter persistently escaped me.

He won every heart by charity, and captivated every mind with his eloquence; so that Hippo, a little African town, was no longer "least among the cities of Judah," since her prelate was consulted from the extremities of the earth, and his influence went forth throughout the crumbling Empire, to heal division and establish the faith of the wavering,a Father of the Church universal.

to heal the division between Aëtius and Albinus,rival generals, whose dissensions compromised the safety of the Empire.

In addition to the labors of Leo to preserve the integrity of the received faith among the semi-barbaric western nations, his efforts were equally great to heal the disorders of the Church.

Binding up wounds, pouring in oil and wine, bringing the wronged man to an inn, giving him your companionship, your sympathy, so that he shows his heart to you and lets you heal its bruisesthat is your true charity.

If he see you himself, his presence is the worst visitation: for if he cannot heal your sickness, he will be sure to help it.

at Loughrea, the majority of the members disapproved of the conduct of the synod, but sought rather to heal by conciliation than to perpetuate dissension.

Mr. Pink and the house on the roof, by Edith Heal.

SEE VERWIEBE, FRANK L. HEAL, EDITH.

Edith Heal (A); 22Nov71; R517220. HEARD, H. F. The great fog, and other weird tales.

Whether the curative and fertilizing virtues ascribed to the ashes of the Yule log, which are supposed to heal cattle as well as men, to enable cows to calve, and to promote the fruitfulness of the earth, may not be derived from the same ancient source, is a question which deserves to be considered.