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45. Herb Teas, for the Sick Room.— Dried sage leaves, or any of 

 lie mints, or balm leaves, ]4 oz. ; boiling v\ ater, % pt. ; steep and strain, or pour 

 iS., when cool enough to drink. A little sugar may be used with any of them 

 ;hen desired. 



46. Sage Tea, Made as above, with % tea spoonful of pulverized alum 

 dissolved in it and sweetened with honey, is especially valuable as a gargle for 

 sore throat. 



47. Mint Teas, From the dried or green leaves crushed, with a little 

 sugar, are agreeable to the taste, and soothing to a nauseous stomach, and to an 

 irritated condition of the bowels of children. 



48. Catnip Tea, However, is considered, by old nurses, as the greatest 

 panacea for infant ills, known among them. 



49. Pennyroyal Tea, Is equally well known as the best 'thing to 

 break up colds, and to restore a checked perspiration from exposures, damp 

 feet, etc. 



50. Gentian Boot and chamomile flower teas are both valuable tonics, 

 and may be taken hot or cold, as preferred, and with or without sugar, but as 

 both are quite bitter, sugar will make them more palatable. 



51. Strawberry Leaf Tea, From the green leaves, is considered val- 

 uable in canker of the mouth of infants, and with the alum, as in the sage, for 

 adults, as a wash or gargle. 



52. Blackberry Tea, Made from the roots are considered valuable 

 in bowel difiiculties; and that from the raspberry are believed to be equally val- 

 uable; and a syrup from these fruits are valuable in bowel complaints, and also 

 make agreeable drinks in fevers and inflammatory diseases. 



53. Mint Tea, Juleped.— It would be hardly right to dose the sub- 

 ject of herb teas without giving an idea that something besides teas can be made 

 from the mints. Take, then, a few sprigs of green mint (if any urinary diffi- 

 culty, or in case of fever let it be spearmint, as that is more diuretic and febri- 

 fuge than peppermint, while tbe peppermint is the most carminative and anti- 

 spasmodic), and bruise them in a glass with a spoon — mashing considerably — 

 adding sugar freely, and cold water to half fill the glass, with a table-spoonful 

 or two of wine, or brandy, and pounded ice to fill, shaking, or stirring well, 

 and if quaffed quickly you will think there has been a hail storm in the 

 neighborhood, of an agreeable character — a little of which is not bad to take 

 by sick or well people. 



PUDDINGS, TOAST, PAP, JELLIES, STEAKS, CHOPS, ETC., 

 FOB THE SICK 



54. Bice Pudding — Baked.— Rice % lb.; water, 1 pt. ; milk, 1 qt.-. 

 sugar 1 cup; 3 eggs; salt, 1 tea-spoonful; lemons, nutmegs or vanilla to flavor. 

 Directions — Wash the rice and boil in the water 30 minutes; then add the 

 milk and boil 30 minutes longer; beat the eggs, sugar and salt together, and 



