The three active principles of coffee — Coffee stimulates the brain — Coffee relieves fatigue and exhaustion, whether mental or manual — The virtues of coffee— Coffee as a remedy in different diseases — The details of coffee roast- ing— The art of making coffee — The cafetiere, or French coffee-pot — Proportions of coffee and of chicory in ) " cafe noir " and " cafe au lait " respectively — Minute instructions for making coffee .... 70-7G XXVI CONTENTS. PAGES Universal use of ice in America — Ice indispensable in hot climates — Expert opinions upon the value of ice in India — Medical authorities practically unanimous in favour of ice when used with discretion — Purity of the ice must be ensured . . . . .76-79 Proportion of smokers to non-smokers — Five out of every six men smoke — Amount of tobacco used in Australia and in other countries — The eifect of tobacco on the system provisionally divided into three classes — The principles contained in tobacco — Different results of combustion from a cigar and from a pipe — Effect of tobacco when it is unsuitable — Symptoms following ex- cessive smoking — The smoker's heart — Men of middle age often compelled to give up tobacco — Effect of tobacco upon the palate — Power to appreciate good wine lost after the first whiff of cigarette, cigar, or pipe . 79-84 CHAPTER VII. EXERCISE. Effect of exercise upon the muscles — Exercise removes debris from the system — Bodily health the great desideratum of the present day — Will power increased by exercise — Exercise improves the quality of the blood — Exercise strengthens the heart and lungs, and benefits the nervous system — Every one must perform his own exercise ; no cari'ying it out by proxy— Walking six miles a day the orthodox amount of exercise — Early morning exercise not beneficial to everybody — -It is only by exercise, and by exercise alone, that the different organs are brought to the perfection of health . . . , 85-91 CHAPTER VIII. ON SCHOOL COOKEEY, AKD ITS INFLUENCE ON THE AUSTBALIAN DAILY LIFE. Enormous consumption of meat and of tea in Australia — A contest between a semi-tropical climate and Anglo- Saxon heredities — Progressive changes in the theories of CONTENTS. xxvii PAGES education — The purpose of education — School cookery instruction in England and in Australia — Cookery in its x-elation to health — Cookery as a preventive of drunken- ness— Cookery in the formation of character — A national plea on behalf of Australian school cookery . . 92-113 CHAPTER IX. AUSTRALIAN FOOD HABITS, AND THEIR FAULTS — A PLEA FOR TUEIR IMPROVEMENT. Food usually in harmony with climate, except in Australia — Isothermal lines of Australian cities. Southern Europe, and southern portion of United States — Australian food habits diametrically opposed to climate — Lamentable state of Australian cookery — Restricted choice of vege- tables in Australia — Many other desirable vegetables never seen here, but in great request elsewhere — No possible excuse, as they would all do well — Extraordinary trouble in popiUarising the tomato in Australia — A protest against " boiling," and nothing but " boiling," in the cookery of vegetables — Cookery must be taught in Australian schools — No national Australian dish, a reproach to Australia ..... 114-125 CHAPTER X. AUSTRALIAN FISH AND OYSTERS AND THEIR FOOD VALUE.

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The three active principles of coffee — Coffee stimulates the brain — Coffee relieves fatigue and exhaustion, whether mental or manual — The virtues of coffee— Coffee as a remedy in different diseases — The details of coffee roasting— The art of making coffee — The cafetiere, or French coffee-pot — Proportions of coffee and of chicory in ) " cafe noir " and " cafe au lait " respectively — Minute instructions for making coffee .... 70-7G XXVI CONTENTS. Universal use of ice in America — Ice indispensable in hot climates — Expert opinions upon the value of ice in India — Medical authorities practically unanimous in favour of ice when used with discretion — Purity of the ice must be ensured . . . . .76-79 Proportion of smokers to non-smokers — Five out of every six men smoke — Amount of tobacco used in Australia and in other countries — The eifect of tobacco on the system provisionally divided into three classes — The principles contained in tobacco — Different results of combustion from a cigar and from a pipe — Effect of tobacco when it is unsuitable — Symptoms following excessive smoking — The smoker's heart — Men of middle age often compelled to give up tobacco — Effect of tobacco upon the palate — Power to appreciate good wine lost after the first whiff of cigarette, cigar, or pipe . 79-84 CHAPTER VII. Effect of exercise upon the muscles — Exercise removes debris from the system — Bodily health the great desideratum of the present day — Will power increased by exercise — Exercise improves the quality of the blood — Exercise strengthens the heart and lungs, and benefits the nervous system — Every one must perform his own exercise ; no cari'ying it out by proxy— Walking six miles a day the orthodox amount of exercise — Early morning exercise not beneficial to everybody — -It is only by exercise, and by exercise alone, that the different organs are brought to the perfection of health . . . , 85-91 CHAPTER VIII. ON SCHOOL COOKEEY, AKD ITS INFLUENCE ON THE AUSTBALIAN DAILY LIFE. Enormous consumption of meat and of tea in Australia — A contest between a semi-tropical climate and Anglo- Saxon heredities — Progressive changes in the theories of CONTENTS. xxvii education — The purpose of education — School cookery instruction in England and in Australia — Cookery in its x-elation to health — Cookery as a preventive of drunkenness— Cookery in the formation of character — A national plea on behalf of Australian school cookery . . 92-113 CHAPTER IX. AUSTRALIAN FOOD HABITS, AND THEIR FAULTS — A PLEA FOR TUEIR IMPROVEMENT. Food usually in harmony with climate, except in Australia — Isothermal lines of Australian cities. Southern Europe, and southern portion of United States — Australian food habits diametrically opposed to climate — Lamentable state of Australian cookery — Restricted choice of vegetables in Australia — Many other desirable vegetables never seen here, but in great request elsewhere — No possible excuse, as they would all do well — Extraordinary trouble in popiUarising the tomato in Australia — A protest against " boiling," and nothing but " boiling," in the cookery of vegetables — Cookery must be taught in Australian schools — No national Australian dish, a reproach to Australia ..... 114-125 CHAPTER X. AUSTRALIAN FISH AND OYSTERS AND THEIR FOOD VALUE.

The art of living in Australia