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liquor at once , pressing the apple hard in the cloth. Strain this again through a finer bag, and set away to cool. Sweeten with white sugar, and ice for drinking.” Barley Water. Put a large tablespoonful of well-washed pearlbarley into a pitcher ; pour over it boiling water ; cover it, and let it remain till cold ; then drain off the water, sweeten to taste, and, if liked, add the juice of a lemon, and grated nutmeg. — Every-day Cook-Book : Miss Neill. Belford, Clarke , & Co., Pubs . CHAPTER XIX. HOME REMEDIES. HOME REMEDIES. Herbs, too, she knew, and well of each could speak, That in her garden sipped the silvery dew ; Where no vain flower disclosed a gaudy streak ; But herbs for use, and physic not a few, Of gray renown, within those borders grew : The tufted Basil, pun-provoking Thyme, Fresh Baum, and Marygold of cheerful hue; The lowly Gill, that never dares to climb ; And more I fain would sing, disdaining here to rhyme. Yet Euphrasy may not be left unsung, That gives dim eyes to wander leagues around; And pungent Radish, biting infant’s tongue ; And Plantain ribbed, that heals the reaper’s wound; And Marjoram sweet, in shepherd’s posy found; And Lavender, whose spikes of azure bloom Shall be, erewhile, in arid bundles bound, To lurk amidst the labors of her loom, And crown her kerchiefs clean with mickle rare perfume. William Shenstone. Herb Teas. Pour one cup of boiling water over one tablespoonful of the herbs. Cover the bowl, set it over the teakettle, and steep ten minutes. Sweeten if desired. Mullein tea is good for inflammation of the lungs ; camomile tea , for sleeplessness ; calamus and catnip tea, for colds and infant’s colic ; cinnamon tea, for hemorrhages ; watermelon-seed and pumpkin-seed tea, for strangury and summer-complaint. A few sprigs of sage, burnet, balm, and sorrel, half a lemon sliced, and three pints of boiling water, sweetened to taste, and covered closely until cold, make an agreeable PENNYROYAL TEA. drink for a fever patient. — The Boston Cook-Book : Mrs. D. A. Lincoln. Roberts Brothers , Pubs. (By per) Pennyroyal Tea. “The virtues of this old-fashioned remedy are vouched for in cholera years, by a correspondent, who says that the pennyroyal herb, made into a tea and drank hot, is the most comforting and active preventive that can be imagined when depressing symptoms set in.” Elder Tea. “ Make a strong tea of elder-flowers , either fresh or dried. Sweeten with honey. This tea is to be drunk as hot as possible, after the person is warm in bed ; it produces a strong perspiration, and a slight cold or cough yields to it immediately; but the more stubborn requires two or three repetitions. Used in Russia.” This is an excellent remedy for colds attended with feverish symptoms and sore throat. Slippery-Elm Tea. Pour one cup of boiling water upon one teaspoonfid of slippery-elm powder or a piece of the bark. When cool, strain, and flavor with lemon-juice and sugar. This is soothing in any inflammation of the mucous membrane. — Boston Cook-Book : Mrs. D. A. Lincoln. Roberts Brothers, Pubs. Flaxseed Lemonade. Pour one quart of boiling water over four tablespoonfuls of whole flaxseed, and steep three hours. Strain CALAMUS CANDY.