FoodNet

The art of living in Australia

1893

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Presented as published in 1893. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
No. I has all the ironwork and cord couplings nickel plated, highly polished, woodwork solid rosewood polished, the best Silver Lake (drab colour) sash cord, a nickel ornament to cover screw in floor and bracket on wall. No. 2, nickeled like Ko. i, except cord couplings are Japanned, polished maple or birch woodwork. Either of these two would be considered an ornament in any room. No. 3 is made as good in every respect, the difference is the ironwork is galvanised instead of nickeled. No. 4, blacked ironwork, is made up plainly but rj just as durable as the others. The same Instruction Book and Illustrated Chart accompanies each of the four grades. Exerciser packed for shipping, weighs 21 lbs. L. DOWD'S HEALTH EXERCISER (patented). Send money by Cheque or P.O. Order, or Registered Letter, payable to J. C. Oakman", 8, O'Connell Street, Sydney. AN ILLUSTRATED CHART corresponding exactly with the engravings and order of exercises in the Instruction Book is given each purchaser of the Exerciser, which can be placed on the wall beside the Exerciser, as a guide to movements. Send for Illustrated Circular of the Health Exerciser. f>rotccteD bs ^Letters l>atent in IFlcw Zcnlmt>, IRcw Soutb imalcs, aiiD Dfctoria. E. J. PEARSON'S (lARBOLIC SMSSMP DESTROYS ALL INSECT LIFE. Fleas cannot live near it. Unrivalled for Scrubbing Floors, Benches, and all kinds of Woodwork, and for Scouring all kinds of Brass, Iron, and Tinware. EVERY HOUSEKEEPER SHOULD USE IT. Sydney, May %th, 1889. Pearson's Carbolic Sand Soap answers all the re- quirements which the Proprietor claims for it. For cleansing- and disinfecting-, it is excellent, and it will be found very useful in every household. W. R. CLAY, City Health Officer. THE BEST BEVERAGE FOR AUSTRALIANS IS UNDOUBTEDLY 9 MALTED COCOA AS IT IS SIMPLY FRY'S PURE COCOA of the finest quality combined with ALLEN & HANBURY'S EXTRACT OF MALT. FRY'S MALTED COCOA does not thicken in the cup, and is the drink " par ex- cellence " for Children, Invalids, and those whose Digestions are Weak. STRENGTHENING, NOURISHING. EASILY MADE with water not quite boiling. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. (Obtainable throitghotit Australia.) THE HEALTH AND DIET OF CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA. Second Edition. Price Two Shillings and Sixpence. This work is intended to afford complete guidance for those who are entrusted with the care of the rising generation. Its main purpose is to impress upon parents the fact that there is a grejit deal of method called for in the management of their offspring, and more especially does it aspire to inoculate them with a belief in the virtues of nourishing and suitable food, and of regularity in its administration. THE FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN INFANTS. Third Edition. Price One Shilling. An endeavour to show mothers the importance of method and attention to detail, which after all constitute the great elements of success in the feeding and management of infants, is the chief object in view. Minute instructions for the administration of food, and all the many matters connected with bathing, clothing, fresh air, and sleep, are therefore considered separately, in order that the directions shall be as clear and as concise as possible. PRESCRIBING AND TREATMENT IN THE DISEASES OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN.