The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-06
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'E. B's'' way OF, cooking spinach may
be very rich and good She says 1t
should always be cooked r eaten with
veal like vegeta bles cooked as near
ly natural as possible. for the good
of my health, and I wo5ald have no
use for spinach without vinegar on it.
BY the way, speaking of vinegar,
was looking over some old cook books
ne day: one in giving advice to house
wives. said one should never keep vine
gar in a. stone jug, as it poisons the
vinegar. Is 1T SO! l.. ). L..
If the Jug be 'fre-glazed on the inside
I cannot see how the vinegar can be at
fected by it. Yet it Is always best to
keep it in glass. Demijohns, protected
by ba sket-work, are invalua BILE in store
room.
AS to vinegar as a sauce for spinach
have you ever tried lemon Juice as a
substitute? It is more delicate than vine
gar and f1avors the greens pleasantly.
/. May T write to you In French. as
it is very difficult to express myself In
English.
80 ernn
advice and recipes, and I thank you very
much for them.
This is what wish to know when you
have time and space:
.. How to get rid Of mice. You gave
the way before, but then this trouble
was unknown to me. Your advice VIII
help, hope somebody else. J. 3.
/. You may write to me in French If
YOU will let me answer in English. wish
1 could believe that my written French
would be as good as your English
2. Make a good mixture of finely pow
dered lime and red pepper Get bel
lowa and blow this powder into their
holes as far as you can. Use it freely.
Then wash the entrance of the hole with
LIQUID tar Lastly, get a good cat who
knows her business and leave her all
night in the kitchen of pantry
Will YOU kindly tell me what Will re-
move the shine from a pair OF trousers
G. F. B.
snonee with cold, black coffee, and
lay damp cloth over them whlle you
nress them. Trousers and cloth must
Ia wat The smell Of the coffee soon
leaves them.
Or sponge with household ammonia,
and press through wet cloth.
7 have been troubled with dizziness for
.,,out three months, and at times l feel
as though 1 should fall or faint | nave
tried doctoring myself, but 1t seems can
not find anything to help me. so II you
would only suggest sometntne that "oulu
help and cure me shou!u We ~ se el
grateful to you. Please eApiei,i e,S
son why am so. ~. -. III
II Is impossible for anyone to tell the
cause of your trouble without seeing and
talking with you. This is one OF the nun
dreds of cases referred to my improves
sional self in which what is known II.
Christian Science as "absent trea.Iien ~
is of no avail. If you are full-Dlooueo 'iie :
dizziness NAV arise from tendency or
L,aoa - +be head. If you are anaemic It
,,,,y no caused by weakness ana poverty
~ blood Perhaps this distressing a1tec-
t;on is oftenest due to dlsordereo stoiii-
NV prescription written IN the GAY oals
,s is were) runs thus: Keep All me iu ulA-
lions of the body regular; II you ar, are
aeshy, eat little meat ana muen IL irui. .
take as much exercise IN the. open az %. q.
possible; eat nourishing, sln tus t 49, roo1,
p patte daily. rubbing the body with
s,.,rh towel especially the back OF Tue
haaS and neck and behind the ears ca
neth,ng which disagrees with you-a aln
consult a sensible physician!
Somebody asks what will remove nov ma ~, ~
caused by hot dishes from poils.1 ub ;
n, ,ti II on n soft rag and rubbing hard
Ye a,sn removed some of the glue from
sticys fly paper from as inlaid mahogany :, ga
i table in the same way. !, a. =, =. =, =.
MY thanks are due to A.. . q to'