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CHAPTER
VIII
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Clieese
is
but
a
peevist
elf^
It
digests
all
except
itself,"
Cheese
is
one
of
the
most
valuable
of
foods,
and
contains,
in
one
pound,
as
much
nutriment
as
is
contained
in
two
pounds
of
beef.
In
its
raw
state
it
is
rather
difficult
of digestion
to
some,
but
this
it
somewhat
overcome
by
cooking.
A
small
amount
of
bi-
carbonate
of
soda
should
always
be
added
to
cooked
cheese.
In
the
face
of
this,
it
seems
strange
that cheese
should
be
eaten
to
aid
digestion,
but
a small
portion
of
very
rich
cheese
eaten
after
a
hearty
dinner
aids
that
function
wonderfully.
The
various
popular
brands
of
cheese
take
their
names
from
the
places
where
they
are
made.
Many
foreign
cheeses
are
now
so
well
imi-
tated
in
this
country
as
to
render
im-
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