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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...molasses. In New York, where almost every kitchen is under the same roof with the dining-room and parlors, the fumes arising from the baking of the cakes on the ordinary iron instrument, which requires greasing, are not very desirable; this may be obviated by using a soapstono griddle, which does not require to be greased to prevent the cakes from sticking. Children and delicate persons should use the finest white flour of buckwheat. The robust, who exercise or work a great deal in the open air, should use the buckwheat flour which contains all the bran, because the bran is the richest part, yielding more nutriment and strength. If any unfortunate dyspeptic cannot tolerate them, such a one has only to let them alone, and there will be more of this luxury left to those who can eat them with pleasure and impunity, having had the wit to avoid eating them like a glutton. The simple fact that any given item of food "is not good for" one man,--does not " set well " on the stomach,--is no proof that it is not positively beneficial to others; it is simply a proof that it is not good for him. This is a practical thought of considerable importance. THE HUMAN HAIR. Baldness is considered a great calamity by many. It is brought on, in many cases, by wearing the hat too constantly, or by any other means which keeps the head too warm. Another cause of baldness is the filthy practice of keeping the hair soaked in various kinds of grease, or allowing the scalp to remain unwashed for weeks and months together. Instead of throwing money away for any of the thousand inert, if not hurtful " hair restoratives," which meet the eye in every paper, our readers would do well to at least try the following wash: Pour three pints of hot water on four hand...
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Add The Guide-Board to Health, Peace and Competence; Or, the Road to Happy Old Age, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...molasses. In New York, where almost every kitc, The Guide-Board to Health, Peace and Competence; Or, the Road to Happy Old Age to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add The Guide-Board to Health, Peace and Competence; Or, the Road to Happy Old Age, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...molasses. In New York, where almost every kitc, The Guide-Board to Health, Peace and Competence; Or, the Road to Happy Old Age to your collection on WonderClub |