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for the Romans to do without the use of 

 physicians for six hundred years, they hav- 

 ing expelled them from their country for 

 that length of time. M. Chevreul, a former 

 scientist, says the odor caused by the boil- 

 ing of cabbage is due to the liberation of 

 sulphuretted hydrogen. Cabbage can be 

 cooked so that this principle will not be 

 liberated and will remain as an aid to its 

 digestion. If put on in salted boiling water 

 and allowed to simmer, never boil, from 

 one-half to three-quarters of a hour, drained, 

 and served either with melted butter or cream 

 sauce poured over it, even those of weak di- 

 gestion can indulge in its use. 



The onion is of special value to the coun- 

 try family far removed from doctor or drug 

 store. Nothing alleviates croup more quickly 

 than a poultice of onions fried in goose greese ; 

 or if that is wanting, any fat. Fill a bag 

 large enough to fit up round the throat and 

 reach to the pit of the stomach. Use as hot 

 as can be borne. If the poultice is made 



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