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Housewives of a provident turn of mind filled their cupboards with treacle as a medicine for bad air, and with home-made plasters called Flos Unguentorum for the rheumatics and musk- balls to smell.

How is the rheumatics?—How are you, Hugh?—Is this your youngest, Mrs. Roberts?

"When all the old dame wants is a charm for the rheumatics; and she thinks the chance too good to be lost."

He’s spry enough to go clammin’ in the summer; an’ he kin steer a boat when his rheumatics ain’t so bad.

"Nothing," said I, "except that the Rev. Milray suffers from the rheumatics."