The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

decoction, for diseases Of the bowels and
bladder; Acturius said that it was good
to purge the system Of bile, but this viz
tue seems to be a doubtful one. Be that
as it may. jujubes have a mucLaginous.
sugary principle, which is very soothing
in irritation of the bronchial and other
mucous membranes
Syrup of jujube is a mild an n'oasaut
remedy for a dry cough and fayOrs ex.
macopoeia OF Charts 1t ought t0 contain
extract of jujube, barley lcorice, NAL
low, mSlon, .ettu-e anu whit 20. py. Mt
az as II rs made TO-DAY we ough, t ba
thankful that the jujube even remains
cut out.
i is different with jujube paste. for,
aIthouSA 1t retains the ancient name u
has no jutube in it at all. According "a
the French code the compost on sl11lI5
De SOO parts Of gum, 200 parts of sugar
so parts Of In uS!on o. luff he an N
parts of orange flower water According
70 DorVault, French authority THE m.
Jube In this paste is usally omitted: 50
tnat aItSr all it ought to be called trans.
parent gum paste. True, this is NOT Z
new discovery, for Meret and Lens pub,
iished decentralization fifty year AGO
p put then 1t was the execution and now Il
mas become the rule. When you buy tut
lube paste you will doubtless ask II Il
ls true jujube, but If you want to know
get a piece of blue l1tmus paper, moistsd
II ana touch 1t with the paste and n II
goes not change color the chances ara
that it is real jujube paste. but don,t ~
disappointed II the litmus paper turni
req; showing the presence of acid
The marshmaliow or aIthaea ofIirfna1is
has emoDient Qualities due : - -nIai
dage which 1t contains. Among the m.
GENTS the youns - oats - -
green's as we eat spinach AM were
thought to keep the system well cIeansJ
Out. a poultice of marshmalow was a
pNeIe:sh remedy for the stings of wasDs.
the Juice was used to counteract the 100
son OF spider bites; the seed was sup-
pose posed TO iaVor the flow Of M: the roof
was excellent for whitening the teeth and
the Incompatible sachet Of marshn1aIIolss-
according to ZenophOn was a love pow.
uer Whlcn would inspire love even in tho
HoSl savage women. Yet from this 0sr
OF marvellous properties few remain ''7'
Ihe leaves make good poultices, sooth-
ing and soltening; the flowers make a
soothing drink, but the decoctlOn n,I1st
be strained through a fine cloth ~ 81
Tld or the cotton-like hair which N 10
Lached from the plant during boiling. de-
ara US ~ ~ Ihe root act upon the throat
anu ld lhtestlnes as soothing lotions From
the roots are also made children r1ttIse
OF teetnlng necklaces and narshrn = lIo-5y
p p6aIe Ior larger children. but. as De-
Cnainp:e has written, marshnallov paste
Is d gum paste. Still, while marshmoi
loW paste is not made anV moro II 10
cannon conscientiously label the DroJIIcf
low F'0 iiiehue u marshmbl-
.Orgeat is drink thus named beca,,so
Ill.
, Tnich now no longer enters into its COM
p~95tIon. IN the good old times II was
h ti@Ie as IolloWs: Take three ounces og
iDaIley' cleaned from the husIts. briu9
~ TO boil in clean water. throw aVgaSS
tiiiS water and pour on some more IN
y Wnlch % me e barley is to be honed from
douT 70 I'VE hours. Strain this TquId
| ana add sufficient white sugar to -
~ ~ an agreeable taste, and after boiling
II with this the orgeat win be com
Nowadays all this is changed and oreaat
Is MADE from almond. For exampls
'eIc IS formula: 800 grammes OF SWEEP
G55 aIs9 doo grammes Of bitter almonds
l,o-o sIamInes OF water, $50 grammes OF
orange Hover water, and 1000 ora noT,,ee,
OF OF sugar Blanche the almonds and rub
30 Se III 70 70 me paste with 125 gramnnes
OF water and 500 g-ammes of sugar. Then
MN the paste with the rest of the water
- -, II, under pressure, add the rest
~ odd ne ~ sugar, ana when 1t is dissolved
aGI the orange flower water
ms syrup OF barley without the bar
tey was not unknown to the ancients
DuI they were conscientious enough to
car II syrup of almonds, while a French
man, Felix Hement some years AGO
suggested amandine as a true name for
t ms raise syrup of barley, but it was
~, Whatever the name may be, orgeat.
oiiIuteq with water or soda, is an agree
ape ape drink for healthy people and ben
nutritiVe' and has worldwide reputa-
ton. It is good for cough, and h
q4enches thirst In feverish conditions
ct In this syrup as in all others n
Is quite important that sugar be used.
not glucose. Some INSCRIPTIONS manu-
iaeturers do not put an atom Of sugar
INTO their syrups, ano some use very
little sugar to q great deal Of GLUCOSE.
Stul this can be easily detected II a
little potash is added to the syrup and
the mixture heated, for If there Is giuS
cose in 1t It will turn brown under this
treatment.
Another very important element in this.
as in all syrups, is that It should not be
too old, for syrups ferment very rap
idly and the sugar makes a very dis
agreeable fermented drink, While the
Commands device Is "old wine" he
ought to add to 1t young syrup"
Leon Noel.