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	“Dr. John McNeil looked after us when we were sick. We used a lot of herbs an‘ things. Drank sassafras tea an‘ mullen tea. We also used sheep tea for measles, you knowi dat. You know how it wus made. Called sheep pill tea. It shore would cuore de measles. ‘Bout all dat would cuore measles den. Dey were bad den. Wus den diy is now.

	ft1 aaw Wheeler‘s Cayalry. Dey come through ahead o:f de Yankees. I saw colored people in de Yankee uniIorms. Dey wore blue and had brass buttons on ‘em. De Yankees an‘ Wheeler‘s Cavalry took everything dey wanted, meat, c1~ickens, an.‘ stock. We st~ed on wid Marster after de w~. I‘ve never lived out of de state. We lived in de same place ontill old Marster an‘ Missus died. Den we lived wid deir relations right on an‘ here. I am now on a place dčir heirs own.

	“01e Mar~ster loved his dram, an‘ he gave it to all his slaves. It sold for ten cents a quart. He made brandy by de barrels, an‘ at holidays all drank together an.‘ had a good time. I never saw any of ‘em drunk. People wati‘t mean when dey were drinking den. It wus so plentiful nobody notices it much. Marster would tell de children ‘bout Raw Head and Bloody Bones an‘ other things to skeer us. He would call us to de barn to git apples an‘ run ant