Previous Page  49 / 144 Next Page
Information
Show Menu
Previous Page 49 / 144 Next Page
Page Background

H ere's t o the four hinges of friendship,

Swearing, Lying, Stealing and Drinking.

When you swear, swear by your country;

When you lie, lie for a pretty woman;

When you steal, steal away from bad company;

And when you drink, drink_with

me.-Gus Melbourne.

It

will

surprise the average reader to le_ar n how useful lemons are in

promoting the general health and in curing many ailments. L emonade made

from the juice of a lemon is one of the best and safest drinks for any person,

whether in health or not.

It

is suitable for all sto):Ilach diseases, excellent in

sickness, in cases of jaundice, liver complaints, inflammation of the bowels,

and fevers. It is a specific against ·worms and skin_ complaints. . The lemon

crushed may be used with sugar and taken as a drink. Lemon juice is the

best anti-scorbutic remedy known. It not only cures the disease, but prevents

it . Sailors make daily use of it for this purpose. I advise everyone to rub

their gums with lemon juice to keep them in a healthy condition. The hands

and nails are also kept soft, white and clean by the use of lemon juice instead

of soap.

It

also prevents chilblains. Lemon is used

in

intermittent fevers,

mixed with strong, black, hot coffee, without sugar. Neuralgia, it is said,

may be cured by rubbing t he parts affected with a cut lemon. It is valuable

also to cure warts.

It

will remove dandruff by rubbing the roots of the hair

with it.

It

will alleviate and finally cure coughs and colds, and heal diseased

lungs,

if

taken hot on going to bed at night. Its uses are manifold, and the

more we employ it internally the better we shall find ourselves.

CENTENNIAL LEMONADE.

165

Into a large lemonade goblet place a heaping barspoonful of Tom and

Jerry batter (see Recipe No. 155), a piece of ice and five barspoonfuls of

sour;

fill

the goblet with plain water, stir until the batter is all dissolved and

serve without decorations.

A plain lemonade shaken up with the white of an egg is also termed a

Centennial Lemonade in some sections of the country.