Place a little vinegar in water, and heat to the usual temperature. This is
an excellent remedy for the disorders of the liver.
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A Sure Cure for Prickly Heat.
1. Prickly heat is caused by hot weather, by excess of flesh, by rough
flannels, by sudden changes of temperature, or by over-fatigue.
2. TREATMENT--Bathe two or three times a day with warm water, in which a
moderate quantity of bran and common soda has been stirred. After wiping
the skin dry, dust the affected parts with common cornstarch.
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Digestibility of Food.
Article of Food. Condition. Hours Required.
Rice Boiled 1.00
Eggs, whipped Raw 1.30
Trout, salmon, fresh Boiled 1.30
Apples, sweet and
mellow Raw 1.30
Venison steak Broiled 1.35
Tapioca Boiled 2.00
Barley " 2.00
Milk " 2.00
Bullock's liver, fresh Broiled 2.00
Fresh eggs Raw 2.00
Codfish, cured and
dry Boiled 2.00
Milk Raw 2.15
Wild turkey Roasted 2.15
Domestic turkey " 2.30
Goose " 2.30
Sucking pig " 2.30
Fresh lamb Broiled 2.30
Hash, meat and vegetables Warmed 2.30
Beans and pod Boiled 2.30
Parsnips " 2.30
Irish potatoes Roasted 2.30
Chicken Fricassee 2.45
Custard Baked 2.45
Salt beef Boiled 2.45
Sour and hard apples Raw 2.50
Fresh oysters " 2.55
Fresh eggs Soft boiled 3.00
Beef, fresh, lean and
rare Roasted 3.00
Beef steak Broiled 3.00
Pork, recently salted Stewed 3.00
Fresh mutton Boiled 3.00
Soup, beans " 3.00
Soup, chicken " 3.00
Apple dumpling " 3.00
Fresh oysters Roasted 3.15
Pork steak Broiled 3.15
Fresh mutton Roasted 3.15
Corn bread Baked 3.15
Carrots Boiled 3.15
Fresh sausage Broiled 3.20
Fresh flounder Fried 3.30
Fresh catfish " 3.30
Fresh oysters Stewed 3.30
Butter Melted 3.30
Old, strong cheese Raw 3.30
Mutton soup Boiled 3.30
Oyster soup " 3.30
Fresh wheat bread Baked 3.30
Flat turnips Boiled 3.30
Irish potatoes " 3.30
Fresh eggs Hard boiled 3.30
" " Fried 3.30
Green corn and beans Boiled 3.45
Beets " 3.45
Fresh, lean beef Fried 4.00
Fresh veal Broiled 4.00
Domestic fowls Roasted 4.00
Ducks " 4.00
Beef soup, vegetables
and bread Boiled 4.00
Pork, recently salted " 4.30
Fresh veal Fried 4.30
Cabbage, with vinegar Boiled 4.30
Pork, fat and lean Roasted 5.30
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How to Cook for the Sick.
Useful Dietetic Recipes.
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