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DIGESTION, continued. 
Meats, digestion of  - 200-202 
» Worcester sauce for - 622 
, Mayonnaise for cold 
meats - - - - 623 
Mustard, for slow digestion - 378 
Mutton fat, difiouls to 
digest 7 - - 633 
Nutmeg, if drowsy after food 
506, 507 
Oatmeal, often impairs 511, 512 
Oil, olive, in preference to 
butter - - - - §21 
Onion, for cold-blooded 
persons, useful - - 528 
Orange peel, bitter, for heart- 
burn - 535 
Orange peel, bitter, not the 
inner pith - - - 536 
Panada - - - - 120 
Pastry and pie crust, question- 
able - - 4, 554 
Pepper, to stimulate digestion 561 
» its disapproval - - 565 
Peppermint, for eg tre 
digestion . - 373 
Pigeon, stewed, a_ light 
food 
Pine apple, peptic, for ‘ipod: 
ting meat proteids, and 
albumen - : - 569, 571 
Plum ferment (like the gastric 
juice) - - 572, 573 
Plum pudding, made without 
egg, wholesome for weak 
digestion - - - 553 
Potatoes, not where starches 
are difficult of digestion - 580 
Preservatives, in food, impair 582 
Prunes, stewed, or ‘soft in 
bottles, for breakfast are 
peptonisers — - - 273 
Pulses, need vigorous diges- 
tive powers” - - 656, 558 
Quail, light food - - - 326 
Quince marmalade - 212, 448 
Raspberries, suitable for weak 
stomach - < - « 687 
Resin, in wine, helpful - 601 
Rice, not where starches are 
difficult of etc iggpachn 588, 589 
Saccharin ue - 669 
Sage, to he digest rich 
- 386 
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Salt retards digestion of lean 
meat, not of fat - « G17 
Sauer kraut - - - 133 
Soups, light and refreshing, 
good and plain 647, 648, 651 
Spear mint, for infants, to 
help digestion of milk (and 
meats) - - - - 376 
Spices, stimulating - - 654 
Spruce essence” - . - 98 
Strawberry, outer seeds on 
fruit are irritating to 
stomach - - - 664 
Sugar, problematical, as to 
cane sugar, with persons 
disposed to acidity - - 666 
BS astheond (of thecal) easily 
digested - - . - 677 
Tapioca, against acidity - 607 
Tea (not with meat) — - 683, 684 
», is preseribed medicinally 
in France and on the 
Continent - : - 690 
Thyme ‘ - - 397, 398 
Tripe, easily digested - - 473 
Turtle flesh ‘e - - 649 
Veal, not easily digested ~- 471 
, broth will rest diges- 
tive organs - - - 472 
Vegetables, green, for acidity, 
because of their alkaline 
salts - - - 707 
Venison, light of digestion - 324 
Vinegar, not to be taken with 
starch foods, but lemon 
juice instead - - - 445 
Vinegar, malt, for nervous 
heartburn » - - 446 
Walnut (with fish) helps to 
correct the oily parts - 719 
Water, hot, helps languid 
digestion - - ey i | 
bin hada, with yore 
mea 2 
pain oe (absinthe), tonic 
to weak digestion - - 399 
DIPHTHERIA. 
Lemon juice - - - 421 
Peppermint oil, to dissolve 
membrane in throat 374, 375 
Pine apple juice, likewise 
solvent to membrane - 569 
Turpentine fumes, inspire - 61 
