Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-06
THE LEMONS GOOD USES.
Ihe Juice Should Always be Diluted
With Water.

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Weak, deailitated people oftentimes
may be greatly benefited by free use
OF lemons. Lemon juice should be di.
luted with water, or sweetened suffi.
ciently so that it will not produce a
drawing or burning sensation in the
throat, Clear lemon juice is very irri.
tating.
A bilious attack may be soon over.
come by taking the juice of one or two
lemons in goblet Of water before re.
tlring and in the morning before ris.
ing Where taken on an empty stom.
ach the lemon has an opportunity to
work on the system. Continue the use
OF them for several weeks. Lemons
are an excellent remedy in pulmonary
diseases, Where used for lung trouble
from six to nine day should be used.
More juice is obtained from lemons by
boiling them. Put the lemons into
cold water and bring slowly to a boil.
Boil slowly until they begin to soften:
remove from the water and when cold
enough to handle squeeze until all the
juice is extracted, strain and add
enough loaf or crushed sugar to make
1t palatable, being careful not to make
1t too sweet Add about twice as much
water as there is juice. This prepara.
ton may be prepared one day to last
three or four days, but it must be kept
in a cool place
Lemon juice sweetened with loaf or
crushed sugar will relieve a cough.
For feverishness and an unnatural
thirst soften lemon by rubbing on
hard surface, cut off the top, add sugar
and work it down into the lemon with
fork, then suck it slowly.
During the warm months a sense of
coolness, comfort and invigoration can
be produced by free use of lemonade.
For six large GLASSES of lemon ade use
six large, juicy lemons; roll on hard
surface, so that the juice can be easily
extracted. Peel and slicr. Add suffi.
clent sugar to sweeten, and stir it well
into the juice before adding the water.
Hot lemonade will break up cold
if taken at the start. Make it the same
as cold lemonade, only use boiling
water instead of the cold water and use
about one half as much sugar.
A very nourishing drink for conva-
lescent is to add fresh egg, beaten as
light as possible, to glass of strong
lemonade. The lemon will DESTROY
the raw animal taste that is 80 often
sive to some.
The discomfort caused by sore and
tender feet may be lessened, if not en-
tlrely cured, by applying slices of lem.
ons on the feet.
To cure chilblains, take piece of
lemon, sprinkle fine salt over it and
rub the feet well. Repeat if necessary.
Lemon juice will remove roughness
and vegetable stains from the hands.
After having the hands in hot soap
suds rub them with piece of lemon.
This will prevent chapping and making
the hands soft and white.
Silverware can be cleaned brighter
and will keep bright longer when
cleaned with lemon than with any
other preparation.
To remove mildew, take equal parts
of soap (soft soap is best and fine
starch, moisten with lemon juice,
spread the paste thickly on both sides
Of the cloth, then expose to the sun.
When the paste becomes dry toften it
with more lemon juice.
remove iron rust cover the spot with
fine salt and saturate with lemon Juice
and lay on the grass. Repeat if neces-
sary.-Florida Agriculturist.