[Cure for Cancer by Elizabeth Smith, widow of Gershum Smith of Smithtown. Undated.]

Cure for Cancer Giving by Elizabeth
Smith widdow of Gershum Smith Smithtown

Take sheep sorral juce and dry it on a puter platter until it becums a salve If it be a lump cancer take skin of by a blistering plaster then put the sorral plaster on renewing it wonce a day If the lump be out keep it on until it will run no more in during the time ove mint tea made strong biling hot put a blanket to confine the steem must be dun until it is weell Grate mastewook root in the soar wetting it as often as it drys this must be continued until the soar be clean If you cant get mastewook take gray stone vittrel dusted in dry until the soar be cleansed But masterwook root is best if it can be got you must pick your lint and not scrape it with a knife wetting it with stilled spearmint warter as often as it dry take masterwook or gray stone vittrel put a little in the warter shakeing it up as often as it is used dressing wonce a day If any spot of flesh appear to grow higher than the rest and look red take a peice of Guiniea gold lay on it if that wont keep it down burn it down costic then keep it on this is continued till it is well if any umver rises around about the sour thak sault warter and wite copprace wash the umer made strong enough to make it smart clouth wet and lay on the umer When this beging to heal wash it with casteal soap until it be weell For the purpose of vifsing it tow or the portions of merkey wild popple barke taken from the north side of the tree cut the bark downward black alder bearing the red berrys sleped in warter luke warme take tow or thre times a day