Sleep, under such circumstances, is very often disturbed, and always much less refreshing than when enjoyed in a well-ventilated apartment ; it often hap- pens, indeed, that such repose, instead of being followed by renovated strength and activity, is succeeded by a degree of heaviness and languor which is not overcome till the person has been some time in a purer air. Nor Is this the only evil arising from sleeping in ill-ventilated apartments. When it is known that the blood under- goes most important changes in its cir- culation through the lungs, by means of the air which we breathe, and that these vital changes can only be effected by the respiration of pure air, it will be easily understood how the healthy functions of the lungs must be Impeded by inhaling, for many successive hours, the vitiated air of our bedrooms, and how the health must be as effectually destroyed by respiring impure air, as by living bn unwholesome or innutritions food. In the case of children and young persons who are predisposed to con- sumption, it is still of more urgent con- sequence that they should breathe pure air by night as well as by day by secur- ing a continuous renewal of the air in their bed-rooms, nurseries, schools, &c. Let any mother, who has been made anxious by the sickly looks of her children, go from pure air into their bedroom in the morning, before a door or window has been opened, and re- mark the state of the atmosphere, the close, oppressive, and almost foetid odour of the room, and she may cease to wonder at the pale sickly aspect of her children. Let her pay a similar visit, some time after means have been taken, by the chimney ventilator or by other ways, to secure a full supply, and continual renewal, of the air' in the bed- rooms during the night, and she will be able to account for the more healthy appearance of her children, which is sure to be the consequence of supplying them with pure air to breathe. Every chamber, then, should be ar- ranged to have a ventilating process going on at all times, and as there can be no advantage resulting from sleeping in any room colder than foriy degrees above zero, a little fire should be kept burning in the grate or fire-place ; this creates a draft up the chimney, and keeps the atmosphere comparatively pure. VERJUICE. — Is the expressed juice made from green fruits, such a» crab or green apples, nnripc grapes, &c., and is used in cooking. It is made thus : — Having got a sufficient quantity of fruit, remove the seeds, and pound VER 410 VXN the fruit in a mortar, adding a little salt✪ Verjuice, then press the fruit, and pass through a jelly bag several times until quite bright. Put the liquor into very clean, and dry bottles, which have been previously ex- posed to the fumes of brimstone, then cork as quickly as possible. A kind of vinegar is also made from the above fruits. VERMICELLI CREAM. Boil some vermicelli in milk until it becomes a marmalade ; cool, and then mix it with a pint of cream, macaroni drops, orange flowers, and lemon peel, all chopped fine, with a little ground cinnamon, five eggs well beaten, and sugar to taste✪ Vermicelli Cream. Pour it upon the table dish. Bake it in a slow oven.

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Sleep, under such circumstances, is very often disturbed, and always much less refreshing than when enjoyed in a well-ventilated apartment ; it often happens, indeed, that such repose, instead of being followed by renovated strength and activity, is succeeded by a degree of heaviness and languor which is not overcome till the person has been some time in a purer air. Nor is this the only evil arising from sleeping in ill-ventilated apartments. When it is known that the blood undergoes most important changes in its circulation through the lungs, by means of the air which we breathe, and that these vital changes can only be effected by the respiration of pure air, it will be easily understood how the healthy functions of the lungs must be Impeded by inhaling, for many successive hours, the vitiated air of our bedrooms, and how the healit must be as effectually destroyed by respiring impure air, as by living on unwholesome or innutritions food. In the case of children and young persons who are predisposed to consumption, it is still of more urgent consequence that they should breathe pure air by night as well as by day by securing a continuous renewal of the air in their bed-rooms, nurseries, schools, &c. Let any mother, who has been made anxious by the sickly looks of her children, go from pure air into their bedroom in the morning, before a door or window has been opened, and remark the state of the atmosphere, the close, oppressive, and almost foetid odour of the room, and she may cease to wonder at the pale sickly aspect of her children. Let her pay a similar visit, some time after means have been taken, by the chimney ventilator or by other ways, to secure a full supply, and continual renewal, of the air' in the bedrooms during the night, and she will be able to account for the more healthy appearance of her children, which is sure to be the consequence of supplying them with pure air to breathe. Every chamber, then, should be arranged to have a ventilating process going on at all times, and as there can be no advantage resulting from sleeping in any room colder than foriy degrees above zero, a little fire should be kept burning in the grate or fire-place ; this creates a draft up the chimney, and keeps the atmosphere comparatively pure. VERJUICE. — Is the expressed juice made from green fruits, such as crab or green apples, unripe grapes, &c., and is used in cooking. It is made thus : — Having got a sufficient quantity of fruit, remove the seeds, and pound VER VXN the fruit in a mortar, adding a little salt, then press the fruit, and pass through a jelly bag several times until quite bright. Put the liquor into very clean, and dry bottles, which have been previously exposed to the fumes of brimstone, then cork as quickly as possible. A kind of vinegar is also made from the above fruits. VERMICELLI CREAM. Boil some vermicelli in milk until it becomes a marmalade ; cool, and then mix it with a pint of cream, macaroni drops, orange flowers, and lemon peel, all chopped fine, with a little ground cinnamon, five eggs well beaten, and sugar to taste. Pour it upon the table dish. Bake it in a slow oven.

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