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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



Fish, long and thin, 



six to eight pounds . . 1 hr. 



Fish, thick, six to 



eight pounds 1 14 to 2 hrs. 



Fish, small 25 to 30 min. 



TABLE OF MEASURE. 



A speck makes one-quarter salt- 

 spoon. 



Four saltspoons make one tea- 

 spoon. 



Three teaspoons make one table- 

 spoon. 



Eight tablespoons of dry and solid 

 material make one cup. 



Sixteen tablespoons of liquid ma- 

 terial make one cup. 



Two gills make one cup. 



One wine glass makes one-half gill. 



One cup contains eight ounces of 

 liquid. 



Ten eggs, average size, make one 

 pound. 



One-half ounce bottle extract 

 makes twelve teaspoons. 



One tablespoon butter makes one 

 ounce. 



One tablespoon granulated sugar 

 makes one ounce. 



One heaped teaspoon powdered 

 sugar makes one ounce. 



One tablespoon flour makes one- 

 half ounce. 



Two tablespoons ground spice 

 make one ounce. 



Five nutmegs make one ounce. 



One quart sifted pastry flour makes 

 one pound. 



One quart, less one gill, sifted pat- 

 ent flour makes one pound. 



One scant pint granulated sugar 

 makes one pound. 



One pint butter makes one pound. 



One pint chopped meat, packed, 

 makes one pound. 



One cup rice makes one-half pound. 



One cup cornmeal makes six 

 ounces. 



One cup stemmed raisins makes 

 six ounces. 



One cup cleaned currants makes 

 six ounces. 



One cup stale bread crumbs makes 

 two ounces. 



HEALTH HINTS. 



Fre&h air is most esential to keep 

 the body healthy, and therefore very 

 necessary toi good looks. Bedroom 

 windows should be open all night 

 long. Fresh air injures no one's 



health. Draughts are dangerous. 

 Even during the winter, windows of 

 ail rooms should be thrown wide 

 open for a short time to allow fresh 

 air to play through them. A room 

 aired in this way will save fuel, and 

 heat up much quicker. Stale air is 

 harder to heat than pure air. 



Poisons. 



Poisons may be classified accord- 

 ing to their treatment under two 

 neads: — 



(1) Those which do not stain the 

 mouth, in which cases an emetic is to 

 be given: 



Poisonous meat. 



Fish. 



Fungi (mistaken for mushrooms). 



Arsenic. 



Phosphorus. 



Alcohol (wMch may cause col- 

 lapse). 



Oil of Vitriol. 



Opium. 



Morphia. 



Laudanum, etc. 



Give an Emetic. (Make the patient 

 vomit. ) 



Suggestions for Emetics. 



(a) Mustard — A dessertspoonful in 

 a tumbler of lukewarm water. 



(b) Salt — A tablespoonful in a tum- 

 bler of lukewarm water. 



(c) Mix together 1 teaspoonful salt, 

 1 teaspoonful mustard In a cup of 

 warm water. 



(d) Ipecacuana wine — For a child, a 

 teaspoonful, repeated at intervals 

 of fifteen minutes. (Not to ex- 

 ceed 3 oir 4 doses.) 



(2) Those which burn and stain 

 the mouth, in which case no emetic is 

 given, as this would make the patient 

 sick and burn the throat again as It 

 came up: 



Acids, such as — 



Nitric acid. 



Hydrochloric acid. 



Sulphuric acid. 



Spirits of Salt. 



Carbolic acid. 



Oxalic acid. 



Salts of Lremon, etc. 



Give immediately white of egg, or 



