Condiments of all kinds, properly and scientifically pre-
pared, were considered wholesome and brought to a test
for centuries, and they will still prove to be the most
natural and effective of remedial agents, and altho we
do not wish in any way to reflect upon our pharmacopoeal
achievements, we will all agree that no man can live on
medicine, but he can on food, and that food rightly com-
pounded will assure health, and where there is a disease
germ spreading, thus crowding the finer network of man's
constitution, medicated foods will assist nature to adjust
matters.
Exposures to heat and cold under unfavorable tem-
peramental conditions do much in undermining good
health and a happy disposition.
The arctic dweller has learned to protect his health by
adding to his food an extra amount of oil (blubber). In
case of sickness he simply consumes still more oil, bathes
in oil, smells burnt oil or becomes oil-smoked until
"cured."
The man of the hot climate finds it necessary to use
spices and condiments in his regular meals, and when dis-
eased requires extra portions of hot spices, powders the
body in spices, bathes in them, burns them so as to inhale
the fumes until he becomes ''fumigated." His chills,
peculiar to disease in a hot climate, are counteracted by
extra heavy potions.
With this knowledge of the blend in the two great ex-
tremes man may, with additional ingenuity and scientific
application, soon grasp the true value of nature's efforts in
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showering blessings upon us in the great variety of things
destined for our use, guided by good judgment.
CURRY POWDER.
A valuable mixture of condiments successfully used in
pulmonary, rheumatic and digestive troubles, where suit-
able food is used. It must be compounded fresh and not
bought " ready-made, as the commercial curry powder is
nothing more than a mixture of cayenne and turmeric,
and many brands contain large quantities of rice flour and
salt, others cocoanut and dried garlic. The two latter are
of good remedial value when used with true Curry
Powder, Compound curry as follows : Four and one-half
ounces turmeric, four ounces coriander seed, three ounces
tellicherry black pepper, one and one-half ounces each of
English mustard and foenugreek seeds, one ounce each
decorticated seeds of cardamom and cumin, and cassia
buds, one-half ounce each of Jamaica ginger, Zanzibar
cloves, Penang mace, Zanzibar cayenne. Grind fine and
put up in air-tight tins. Use freely in rice and other grain
and vegetable dishes suitable for invalids. To the intel-
lectually or mentally based curry will prove the best
remedial agent v/hen diseased. When well again curry
must be discarded from our daily menu.
SPICED CONDIMENTS
Are in general use, but the commercial spirit is only too
apt to lose sight of the value and purpose of medicated
dishes. For this reason we find the old-fashioned way of
putting up one's own pickled dishes the only safe way,
and adding our scientific methods in the selection and
preparation of these relishes we shall never hereafter be
entirely without a case of selected medicated foods to
keep the wolf from our door.
Green chili, cucumber, artichokes, stringbeans, green
tomatoes, cauliflower, onions, mushrooms and walnuts are
most suitable for pickling. ✪ Spiced Condiments
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Condiments of all kinds, properly and scientifically prepared, were considered wholesome and brought to a test for centuries, and they will still prove to be the most natural and effective of remedial agents, and altho we do not wish in any way to reflect upon our pharmacopoeal achievements, we will all agree that no man can live on medicine, but he can on food, and that food rightly compounded will assure health, and where there is a disease germ spreading, thus crowding the finer network of man's constitution, medicated foods will assist nature to adjust matters.
Exposures to heat and cold under unfavorable temperamental conditions do much in undermining good health and a happy disposition.
The arctic dweller has learned to protect his health by adding to his food an extra amount of oil (blubber). In case of sickness he simply consumes still more oil, bathes in oil, smells burnt oil or becomes oil-smoked until "cured."
The man of the hot climate finds it necessary to use spices and condiments in his regular meals, and when diseased requires extra portions of hot spices, powders the body in spices, bathes in them, burns them so as to inhale the fumes until he becomes ''fumigated." His chills, peculiar to disease in a hot climate, are counteracted by extra heavy potions.
With this knowledge of the blend in the two great extremes man may, with additional ingenuity and scientific application, soon grasp the true value of nature's efforts in
showering blessings upon us in the great variety of things destined for our use, guided by good judgment.
CURRY POWDER.
A valuable mixture of condiments successfully used in pulmonary, rheumatic and digestive troubles, where suitable food is used. It must be compounded fresh and not bought " ready-made, as the commercial curry powder is nothing more than a mixture of cayenne and turmeric, and many brands contain large quantities of rice flour and salt, others cocoanut and dried garlic. The two latter are of good remedial value when used with true Curry Powder, Compound curry as follows : Four and one-half ounces turmeric, four ounces coriander seed, three ounces tellicherry black pepper, one and one-half ounces each of English mustard and fenugreek seeds, one ounce each decorticated seeds of cardamom and cumin, and cassia buds, one-half ounce each of Jamaica ginger, Zanzibar cloves, Penang mace, Zanzibar cayenne. Grind fine and put up in air-tight tins. Use freely in rice and other grain and vegetable dishes suitable for invalids. To the intellectually or mentally based curry will prove the best remedial agent when diseased. When well again curry must be discarded from our daily menu.
SPICED CONDIMENTS
Are in general use, but the commercial spirit is only too apt to lose sight of the value and purpose of medicated dishes. For this reason we find the old-fashioned way of putting up one's own pickled dishes the only safe way, and adding our scientific methods in the selection and preparation of these relishes we shall never hereafter be entirely without a case of selected medicated foods to keep the wolf from our door.
Green chili, cucumber, artichokes, stringbeans, green tomatoes, cauliflower, onions, mushrooms and walnuts are most suitable for pickling.
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