April 27, 2026
DOCK
In Cornwall, as a charm, the leaves of the common Dock, wetted with spring water, are applied to burns, and three angels are invoked to come out of the East. It is a common practice, in many parts of England, for anyone suffering from the stings of a Nettle to apply a cold Dock-leaf to the inflamed spot, the following well-known rhyme being thrice repeated:—
“Out Nettle, in Dock:
Dock shall have a new smock.”
Docks are said by astrologers to be under the dominion of Jupiter.