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The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Tomatoes Prime Liver Regulator.

TOMATOES are prime regulator Of the
liver and a blood cooler. They contain
minute quantity OF a vegetable equivalent
for caLomel that acts directly upon the
bilious secretions, but 30 gently that no
uncomfortable effects are produced One
acknowledged authority upon the virtues Of
vegetable medicines says that tomatoes
should be eaten raw II one would know their
remedial qualities. Cooking" accord
ing to him. neutralizes" the vegetable
calomeI they carry for the healing Of the
nations"
Children should be encouraged TO eat as
fruit the pretty egg and plum tomatoes.
which are used for picking They are
pleasant 20 the taste and highly medicinal.
The skins OF tomatoes are unwholesome and
should always be stripped from the fruit
when It Is prepared for eating. either
cooked or raw.
PINEAPPLE as a curative agent was
comparatively unknown until a % wondrous
wise man " discovered that II Is a specific
in throat diseases and applied Il with
marked success in cases of dIphtheria-
The pulp is absolutely proof against d.
gestive agencies and should be banned by
sick and we'll The Juice holds all that is
valuable in the tropical fruit. 1t has IN II
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Lemons Better than Quini1e.

LEMONS are a stanch standby In hot
weather and important In the kitchen the
year round The juice Of a alenon-unsweet-
ensd-rdxsd In a glass Of water Chot or cold)
and drunk before breakfast Is better than
quinine for warding off malartal Influences
A North Carolina planter told me years ago
that a box of lemons on his plantation was
worth more than SO many pounds Of quinine
In the fever season A famous doctor LEFT
on record his opinion that II lemons cost
a dollar apiece they would be esteemed the
greatest remedy known for liver diseases
and cognate naladies."
wATERNELONS are accredited with the
possession Of sovereign virtues in erysipe-
las, In ztransury. and even In yellow fever
When ripe and fresh they are as wholesome
a dessert as one can get. provided they are
cold as well as Just at the right stage or
ripeness. A green melon Is poisonous to
young and to old Stomachs. One overripe Ii
almost as unwhoIesone-
The same may be said OF all varieties OF
nutmeg melons and cantaloupeS
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ONIoNs-Raw. or well cooked. are q
nervine. nutritious and sedstive. Eaten
raw, a. . salad. they correct nervousness
and induce drowsinses II taken near bed
time.
A roasted onion. mashed and enveaoped In
Q thin cloth, b an excellent pouluce for
sore throat, and II bound to an aching
cheek relieves toothache. The heart Of a
roasted onion. IL introduced gently into the
outer ear. is a specific for earache 1t must
be as hot as can be borne with comfort
Be careful not to push It in too far.
To cook onions properly they should be
boiled in two waters. The first Is thrown
away after ten minutes boil. The second.
slightly salted and hot. Is then poured upon
the onions and the simmer continued until
they arc tender. They are cooked TO per-
fection II boiling milk. to which has been
added q tiny pinch OF soda. be substituted
for the second water. When served. the
milk should have been thickened at the
lase with a lump Of butter cooked to roux
with a little -four. then stirred into the milk
and simmered for a minute.
The popular objection 10 onions as food
Is that they leave a dtsagreeable odor upon
the breath. This IL less potent when they
are cooked as / have directed here. and
even the smell Of raw onions may be re-
moved by chewing q few roasted coffee
beans or q teaSpoonful Of ground coffee.
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Where Chinese Lead World.

In one respect the Chinese lead the world
IN practical hygiene. They pay the family
doctor to keep them won When one under
his care falls III, his salary In suspended
Whereas, In our . enlightened society
we virtually offer him a premium to keep
Us invalids- II this be not true, why a
drug store upon every other corner in our
big cities7 In smaller towns. the drug
gist's Illuminated window is the best known
landmark in each neighborhood. Strangers
are directed to turn at the drug store"
IN making their way TO this or that quar-
ter. as one might designate a signpost or
milestone.
One Is tempted to speculate how Chinese
druggists make their living
A friend reported to me last summer a
conversation he overheard accidentally
while waiting upon the convenience OF a
prescription clerk in a city pharmacy. The
man was interpreting to q fellow employe
formula bearing the signature Of an
eminent physician
Ten drugs go to the making up Of that"'
striking the paper with disdaintul finger.
Gould anything be more ridiculous7 Not
that We complain. It's al for the good Of
the trader
The common sensible eavesdropper
thought within his non-protessional soul
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Celery Chief Vegetable Nerpine.

CELERY is the prince of vegetable nerv-
ines. II is nutritious when cooked. but the
chief merit remains with the raw crisp
stalks. The juice expressed from these is
efrectual In soothing and toning the nerves.
in allaying nervous dyspepsia (that bane-
full type of Amer!oanitis and likewise
In tempering rheumatic and neuralgia
pains. 1t should be chewed freely and the
juice extracted from the fibers. Then the
latter should be thrown away. A nervous
woman who carries bunch Of celery
cool and crisp-to her own room and spends
half an hour in masticating II, ejectins the
pulp and fiber. is " taking course Of medi-
cine" ten times more efficacious than any
laid down by the physician who depends
for his tools upon the corner druggist
YOUNG BEETs are good cooked, and
help to make red blood. They are better
for this purpose II one can learn to like
them when peeled raw. cut into shreds.
and eaten with vinegar and oil as salad
in combination with celery. lettuce, or
cress.
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Carrot, Good for Nerves.

CARROTS are described for asthmatc
tendencies, and for what an eminent prac-
titioner of medicine names bankruptcy OF
the nerves" He advises that they be
eaten raw, chopped. or cut small with a
silver knife and piled, Ike a macedoine.
upon lettuce leaves with a French dressing
When cooked they are among the most
nutritious OF our esculents. and deserve
HIGHER place upon our menus. A man who
knows of their usefulness in improving the
oualIty Of a horse $ hide. making 1t healthy
end the GOAT glossy and abundar.o-affirms
that they promote the healthy growth OF
hair upon the human scalp He may BE-
rteh, They are certainly easily digested
and go to the general making over Of the
system.
SPINACH has been aptly called the
broom OF TIE human system It contains
Alternative salts and Is slightly laxative.
It is at its best when cooked without water
(after washing It carefully in the inner
vessel OF a double boiler As a gentle cor
rective of constipation. II Is better than any
patent catnartic pills. II also acts slightly
upon the kidneys. removing efrete secre-
tons
ASPARAGUS acts directly uDon the ND
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HE Chinese boast that theirs II the
most ancient civilization in the
world. We are Inclined to discount
i the value of the claim In view Of
certain principles and practices which
obtain among the Celestials-as they name
themselves-that seem to US the reverse
of " civilized" TO say nothing Of enlight-
ened."
That was the way nations were rated
when we Of the passing generation studied
geography. I recollect. as II held the be-
thumbed book In my hand but yesterday
that "bsrbarous countries were almost
inky black upon the pictured page. civil
lized " gray, and enlightened white
We learned. furthermore, that the geo
graphical fact that China was our an
ttpodes would seem to have Its effect upon
the manners, customs. and morals OF the
empire.
With the curious study OF this hypothesis
7 have nothing to do now. Nor with the
mortfrytng discovery Of the proficiency in
art and science to which these merely
"ctvfltzsd" tribes have attained Nor
yet with the great truth that when Con-
fucius warned his disciples never to do to
their fellows what they would not have
others do to them he antedated the enun-
c1ation of the golden rule.
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Boiled Beef Croquefcs.

"Iwant the exchange to have a recipe OF
which We IN our family are fond. You may.
II you IKE. cal! it
BOILED BEEF CROCUETTES.-A
scant half pound Of round steak run
through the meat grinder. Mix with It a
cupful of bread crumbs. a small minced
onion, a beaten egg. and salt anc pepper
to taste Form into oval balls and drop
into boiling water.
When they are done take them up with
a split spoon and keep hot while You thick
en- the water with q lump OF butterrolled IN
-four; boil up for a minute and season to
taste Pour over the beef balls
This is delightful when properly cooked.
A Scotch housemother gave me the recipe
"I should be much pleased II I could get
the Battenbers patterns offered by Belle
B. IN a late issue OF your paper.
"MRs- L W. NJ
The Batteubers patterns have been given
to another applicant. I wish had an
other set for you'll
Which leads me to remark that two wom-
en- have written to me from different quar-
ters Of our territory in almost the same
terms concerning the offered patterns,
Each says:
- see that you will give Battenbers pat
terms to anybody who win write for them
Please send me a set" No stamp In In
closed IN either letter.
Since have never. at any time or IN any
Issue, said that would give Batterberg
patterns to anybody who should ask npr
them. It IL not worth my while to waste 4
cents In replying by mail What did
say was that a generous correspondent
had q set Of the patterns which she put
at the disposal of the Helping Hand club.
Thay were soon passed over Coy mafl) to
persons who first applied to me for the ad-
dress OF the donor and then wrote to her
OF their desire to have them
A letter Just at hand from our delightful
Colorado correspondent. Avis Grey"
says. why viii Constant Readers per-
Est In sending pancels OF an sorts andstEss
to Jour
Tn Acuerros~un~nnw9s
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night IN three and a half cups Of water.
Save the water and IN the morning add
two and one-half cups OF strained and
sweetened apple sauce. one cup Of water,
six tablespoonfuls OF vinegar. and
four cups OF granulated sugar. Boil stead
ily for two hours. 1t is good. A J. D."
The odd recipe is from a New Jersey
member. 1t savors TO me more Of a pickle
than a preserve. Perhaps Il might be
classed as " "Chutney." In any case. after
studying the component parts. I incline
10 agree with her that It is good" Try
It as an accompaniment to roast veal on
hot day. 1t has the added advantage Of
being a sensible way OF using the peel Of
breakfast oranges
A Virginia Householder has something
to tell US upon this head:
Now that neXt-to-everybody-w -who-ts-
anybody eats half an orange for breakfast.
what becomes OF the skins in the average
kitchen7 The answer OF the initiated Is
that they hnd a grave IN the garbage pail
and scavenger's barrel Let me tell you
how they are disposed OF IN one household.
+
Recipe for Orange Strdps.
PRESERVED ORANGE STRAwS.-
Soak the emptied orange peels all night in
clear water. In the morning drain OF the
water and with a pair OF sharp scissors
cut the peel into thin strips, no wider than
a wheat straw. Soak these again in clear
water for two hours. Then put them over
the fire IN this second water and add cup
full Of sugar for each cupful of the straws'
There should be enough water to cover all
two inches deep. Cook slowly for two
hours at least. taking care It does not burn
at bottom as the sirup thickens. The
straws should be clear and golden in color.
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squirted. not sprayet,-wil burn the bugs
and sterlize the eggs.
Care must be taken not TO let the acid
touch the flesh. 1t will burn deeply. Wear
thick gloves. and 1t is prudent to tie a veil
over tho face, protecting the eyes COM
pletely.
Use a glass syringe. not q fountain
syringe. for the acid will destroy the rub
Der. Whatever syringe may be used Is
ruined by the time It has been worked thus
few times. A large medicine dropper Is
slow In operation. but sure in effect Take
time 10 seek out and penetrate with the
deadly agent every Granny and crevice and
crack, no matter how small. The odor will
be diss.psted in a few days.
Mas A J.. s."
Carbolc acid Is desperate remedy. even
for SO deadly an enemy as a bug infested
house. But our California member speaks
the truth with regard to the nailder agent,
tormaldehyde. l have known this to be
proved in several instances. The living in
sects succumb to the fumes. but the eggs,
!ncased in tough shells. escape and emerge
in due time, unharmed and ready TO take
up the work their prosecutors were not
dblc 10 4Hcs' are dH tNli pEcOC,
and it nothing but carbolic acid will ex-
terminate them. let 1t be used. Then give
the family an outing for a few days and
let the odor. sickeningly reminiscent OF
hospital horrors. pass away before the
human inmates return.
Il
Orange MGmalade Recipe.
:" If you think this worth passing along
I shall feel honored by Its appearance in the
Helping Hand:
ORANGE MARMALADE-Soak the
skins OF six oranges cut into shreds, over
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Recipe for Orange Strdws.

DINNER.
Chicken soup.
Stew OF veal and green peas.
Beets with the tops on CarrotA
Kohl-rabi.
Watermelon
Black coffee
X y
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons Cereal and cream.
Roe herring. Corn bread Toast
Tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Scalloped clans IN sheflaI
Toasted oornbread from breakfast
Fried French potatoes.
Lettuce and cucumber salad
Crackers and cheese.
Grated pineappts and whipped cream.
Tea
DINNER.
Chicken and olrra soup "a iersover)-
Soft she'll orabA
Mashsd potatoes. Green psaA
Peach sbortcake.
Black coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Orangea Cereal and crsam.
Bacon Poachsd eggs ontoast
Graham bread
Tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Salmon strips with lemon sance.
Toasted graham bread, buttersd.
Lettuce and csisxy salad.
Toasted crackers and cheese.
Blackberry Jam and oookieA
Iced tea a Ia Russe-
DINNER
Lima bean soup.
etuffsd and roasted brsast Of veal
sertne beanA CaultdoUsr.
HuclkbabsrrYplA
BLACK oofnnA.
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work Of helping nature cure her child
Call It pious deception II you Ake- Tho
most honest OF them are forced into It BY
tho stubborn prejudice in favor Of drastic
drugs on the part OF those to whom he min
tsters-
Next to fresh air IN abundance and ex-
ercise. sleep at the right time and In the
right quantity. and rational enerctse OF
every muscle and organ DIET il the ply
sicdan's most valuable actuary IN the work
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Bread Pills" in Common Use.

Allow me TO say yet more plainly that
hundreds OF prescriptions are what one
candid doctor described TO me as place
bos given because neither patient nor
family would have confidence IN a med
ical man who faIsihed his title by admin
.stering no medicine.
Bread pills" are no figure Of speech,
and a little prepared chalk and an equal
quantity Of sugar. with a drop Of CHINA
mon or rosewater to impart flavor. does the
invalid no harm and keeps him and the
anxious friends quiet In the persuasion
that the doctor is earning his fee by ' doing
something while be gets In the really fne
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something OF the principle that makes
pepsin a panacea for digestive congestions.
The fragrance and the Juice are its pass
port to our affections. The juice should
not be sweetened when used for sore throat
Group, and diphtheria- In no case should
It be used without the advice OF . ply
aician
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Glimpse of Natures Pharmacy"

Glimpse of "Ndtues Pharmacy.
1t SO fell out that while listened to the
tale We walked past what our English
cousins call "green grocsrs" both In
voluntarily turned back to admire the ar
tistio arrangement Of vegetables and fruits
The kindly" products OF midsummer
were in full evidence. The rich scarlet Of
full breasted tomatoes; the gold red OF car
rots; the dusky crimson Of beets, and the
royal purple of egg plants; deep yellow
squashes: cream white caulfower, ano
pearl white silver skin onions were relieved
by pale green lettuce and lush spinach.
The vender had an eye for color. and .
scheme in mind, further carried out in
the piles OF fruits upon the other side Of
the shop.
"A work Of art!' observed my companion.
answered soberly with the memory Of
the ten heads OF the prescription In my i'm
agination: mo, It is natures pharmacy"
Before going a step further. would guard
one point. So far from eschewing drugs
and dIscrediting doctors in a body. have
devout faith in both. hold q wise, hu-
name. sympathetic family physician to be
the best of friends and advisers. Next to
the holy Office OF the spiritual guide rank
that Of him to whom is committed the care
Of the temple OF the body THANK God and
take courage for the human race that SO
many appreciate reverently the meaning OF
the term and accept their high calling as q
sacred trust
These. I remark in passing. are not the
men who write out ten headed formulas for
a single patient. On the contrary, the most
enlightened OF them deprecate the use OF
drugs except as q last resort. when the
more natural curatives OF fresh air. sxer-
else. and judicious dieting fan to effect the
desired result.
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Kidding Premises of Bedbugs.

II have noticed repeated requests in the
Helping Hand for Information on the vexed
question of ridding premises of bedbugs
Fumigating rooms with formaldehyde
will kill the bugs, but not the eggs.
a e5 per cent solution of carbolic acid
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Simple Brcadmaking Recipe.

There has been SO much talk Of bread
making in the Corner OF late that am
encouraged to pass in a recipe which 10
more simple than some of those already
published, yet which will, believe, turn
out as wholesome and light loaves as the
best Of them. II Is in constant use In my
family.
For the sponge Cor raising } soak
two cakes OF yeastNin half a cup of luke
warm water. AS It absorbs the water.
add more. When the cakes are dissolved
STIR in two tablespoonfuls Of sugar and
enough -four to make a good batter. Beat
hard and long.
Set aside until light Then, at night,
mix in -four enough to make a nice batter,
adding warm water as you go on, and
when you have beaten II well, throw a
cloth over the bowl and leave It to rise all
night
Early next day make out the ioaves,
adding flour for a dough that may be
easily kneaded. Don't get bread dough
too suff. Before adding -four for this
dough take out enough Of the raising
for the next baking and keep In Q cool
place Form the dough into Ioaves and
put into pans for the last rising. Il should
rise to double the original height in the
pans. Z.B NJ"
recipe that has the merit of simplicity
and which requires few ingredients.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of The enormous number Of
IL letters sentto The department. I must ask
contributors 10 limit their communication, 10
100 uOords. except in cases Of formulas or
1esips, unhieh require greater space. uant
al ny correspondents 10 hare a shotoins IN
The Cornsr. and if my request in hi, respect
Is complied uith ii uiH Be possible 10 print
many more letters.
attention Is called 10 die fact hat Marion
HarLand cannot reeeire money for patterns.
as she has no connection uih any department
that sell, them. Marion Huland.
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neys. and should be INDUCED ip freely IN
the first warm days of Sp1ng and early
summer. The woody part Of the stalks
should never be eaten They are IKE %
many boiled spiinters or fax threads
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IN. B.-Turn the gas out under the boiler
when the five minutes cooking is done.
- enjoy the Helping Hand heartily.
MRS. ]. l."
II appears ungracious to !nsinuate
doubt as to the perfection Of a recipe that
seems SO consistent throughout and which
has your unqualified Endorsement. Yet
may ask why the Jars are filled almost
20 the top" with water? 4 cast iron rule
in canning IS that the contents should fill
the jars to the brim, leaving no room for
a single air bubble You have some good
reason. doubtless. for the variation. WIZ
you let Us know what tis?
Now, as TO the potted meat questions,
must refer them to housewives who have
put them up for themselves. We have had
directions from time to time. but mona
that were the product Of experience, and
few that were trustworthy, to my way of
thinking. Is meat potted by housewives
IN this ase7 II II is. may we share the
benefits OF experiment and success?
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49, yE have been talking a good deal
ett A 4 Of the possibility Of making
Wv churnless butter in a sort OF in
formal housemothers' club We
have in our neighborhood. Some
thought It a foolish idea Others asserted
that It may be done. You see we are not
farmers wives. but rural neighborhood.
too near the city TO Think of having farms
Jet each Of US have a garden and a COW.
Some of US have been abroad and got the
notion that what is sold at high prices In
The city as sweet butter that is. made
without SALTS better for table use than
the salt So l. for one, cast about for some
easy way to make sweet butter enough
for our table without going to the expense
OF buying a churn and taking the trouble
to ohurn a small quantity Of cream.
"A month ago happened upon the recipe
which inclose. do not recoIlect from
what paper It was clipped. But have made
Q fair trial Of the recipe and found it SO
satisfactory that have copied It into my
scrapoook and now send the original to you.
There are but John. the baby. and myself
in the family proper, and as baby does not
eat butter as yet, we contrive TO have q
couple of pats Of saltless butter for break
fast every morning. The recipe may seem
You see don't have to watch the butter
while It IL IN making.
with good wishes for the Helping Hand
and my fellow housemothers-especial
the noviees and learnere-I am yours truly
ANNA MEG"
This Is the recipe tnclosed In the friendly.
breezy letter from a new member Of our
family.
You will observe that II calls for salt
TAis may be omitted, as our correspondent
says. She 10 not singular In her preference
Tor sweet butter" In fact. Americans
sre eccentric In the estimation Of other
sivilized peoples In that our best classe
use salted butter on their tables. In Eng
land and upon the continent 1t Is classed as
q second rate product Of the dairy and II
in general use among the peasantry.
*
Butler Without Churning.
This is the formula for which We thank
our contributor:
BUTTER WITHOUT CHURNING.-
II you have one or two cupfuls OF sour
cream and wish TO get q pat Of fresh butter
without much trouble. take a clean piece
Of white blottins paper and . piece Of cot
ton-Turaash toweling II the best Place
the cloth IN bowl, with the blotting paper
over. arranged so that It forms q hollow
that viii hold the quantity Of cream you
wish to use Pour the cream over this
and let II stand for two or three hours then
pour OF any thin cream that may remain;
take q dinner knife and carefully raise ths
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when II has been lost
II the housemother would go to school
to the Chinese sage Of uncertain antiquity
and bend her energies and talents toward
the task Of keeping her family well In
stead Of calling in tho doctor whenever .
shght dhsoeder ercibes her tender soiioitnde.
We should be rearing q stronger genera