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The century cook book

1894

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Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Cough. For a hard, dry cough Aconitum napellus is re- quired; for a cough with wheezing, difficulty of expectora- tion and need of keeping the head high in bed, Antimoniwn tartaricum; for a dry, spasmodic cough, with sore throat and thirst, or for a nervous cough. Belladonna; for cough with expectoration and pain, especially between the shoulders when coughing, Bryonia; for cough accompanied with con- stipation and fulness at the pit of the stomach, Nux vomica; for cough in children tlie most suitable remedy is Ipecacu- anha. Dose, one drop of the tincture in one tablespoonfui of water, given every two, three or four hours as needful. Diarrhoea. For this disorder, when accompanied by great pain in the stomach and bowels, watery stools and The FaDiily Doctor 353 exhaustion, Arsenicum is required; when caused by drinking cold water when heated, Bryonia; for griping pains and indications of dysentery, Merciirius; when caused by indi- gestion and indulgence in rich food and pastry, Pulsatilla. For diarrhoea in children Camomilla is a useful remedy. Dose. — One drop of the tincture in one tablespoonful of water to b. given after each evacuation as it occurs. Fever. For feverish attacks of a simple character Acon- itum napellus is an effectual remedy, given every two, three or four hours, in doses of one drop of the tincture to one tablespoonful of water. For fever of a dangerous character, Bryonia., Rhus toxicodendron and Arsenicum are the remedies, with Belladonna, Mercurius and Sulphur in scarlet fever. Headache. There are many kinds of headache, excited by various causes and presenting various symptoms, but the most common are headaches proceeding from indigestion, nervous headache and sick headache. For the first of these the remedy is Nux vomica or Pulsatilla; for the second, Ig- natia, and for the third and last. Belladonna and Jgnatia, with Ipecacuanha when the headache is accompanied by vomiting. Dose. — One drop of the tincture in one table- spoonful of water at intervals of six hours. Indigestion. For this complaint in nervous and hypo- chondriacal patients. Arnica montana is usually prescribed; in bilious and rheumatic patients Bryonia; for chronic dys- pepsia Hepar Sulphuris; and for indigestion produced by over eating or sedentary occupation, Nux vomica. Dose. — One drop of the tincture in one tablespoonful of water administered every two, three or four hours, according to circumstances. THE END 23 RECIPES GATHERED BY THE WAY tender aiTCrV^ry nice. SPANISH BUNS FOR TEA. A QUARTER of a pound of butter, one teacupful of cream, three-quarters of a §ound of flour, three heaping teaspoonfuls of aking powder, halfa^lfound of sugar, four eggs, and three teasfij^nims of almond water. Sift the baking>>'p(;«STOer witli tlie flour. Beat the eggs ligwigeparatery. Cream sugar and butter tojp^Per ; add the beaien egg yolk. Stir in th^^l?ream and flour and egg white alter- nate. Stir in well the three teaspoonfuls of almond waterSpanish Buns for Tea. Bake in a buttered pan and icut in squares. THE EAVOF Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gitihered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by the Way Recipes Gathered by t!ie Way