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HUNTER'S PILLS.
These pills can be manufactured at home, and are truly reliable, having been
sold and used for more than fifty years in Europe. The ingredients may be
procured at almost any druggist's. The articles should be all in the powder.
Saffron, one grain; rue, one grain; Scot aloes, two grains; savin one grain;
cayenne pepper, one grain: Mix all into a very thick mass by adding sufficient
syrup. Rub some fine starch on the surface of a platter or large dinner-plate,
then with your forefinger and thumb nip off a small piece of the mass the size
of a pill and roll it in pill form, first dipping your fingers in the starch.
Place them as fast as made on the platter, set where they will dry slowly. Put
them into a dry bottle or paper box. Dose, one every night and morning as long
as occasion requires.
This recipe is worth ten times the price of this book to any female requiring
the need of these regulating pills.
HINTS IN REGARD TO HEALTH.
It is plainly seen by an inquiring mind that, aside from the selection and
preparation of food, there are many little things constantly arising in the
experience of every-day life which, in their combined effect, are powerful
agents in the formation (or prevention) of perfect health. A careful observance
of these little occurrences, an inquiry into the philosophy attending them, lies
within the province, and indeed should be considered among the highest duties,
of every housekeeper.
That one should be cautious about entering a sick room in a state of
perspiration, as the moment you become cool your pores absorb. Do not approach
contagious disease with an empty stomach, nor sit between the sick and the fire,
because the heat attracts the vapor.
That the flavor of cod-liver oil may be changed to the delightful one of fresh
oyster, if the patient will drink a large glass of water poured from a vessel in
which nails have been allowed to rust.
That a bag of hot sand relieves neuralgia.
That warm borax water will remove dandruff.
That salt should be eaten with nuts to aid digestion.
That it rests you, in sewing, to change your position frequently.
That a little soda water will relieve sick headache caused by indigestion.
That a cupful of strong coffee will remove the odor of onions from the breath.
That well-ventilated bedrooms will prevent morning headaches and lassitude.
A cupful of hot water drank before meals will relieve nausea and dyspepsia.
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