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nothing to remove the stain better than a lemon, or a lemon 

 .and salt. After the juice has been squeezed from the lemon 

 the refuse can be used for this, purpose. Lemon juice is also 

 .a very good remedy for rheumatism and the so-called 

 biliousness of Spring. In the latter case the juice should be 

 taken before breakfast. The pulp may also be eaten, avoid- 

 ing every particle of skin. Lemon juice and sugar mixed 

 very thick is useful to relieve coughs and sore throats. It 

 must be very acid as well as sweet. As a drink, lemonade 

 is not only a luxury, but exceedingly wholesome. It is a 

 good temperance drink. Hot lemonade in the Winter will 

 break up a cold if taken at the start. Cool lemonade in 

 Summer will refresh one who is tired and thirsty. As a 

 harvest drink it has no equal. There is no danger in taking 

 too much, and it never produces drunkenness or disease. 



Medicinal Properties of Vegetables. Spinach 

 ihas a direct effect upon complaints of the kidneys. 



The common dandelion, used as greens, is excellent for 

 the same trouble. 



Asparagus purges the blood. Celery acts admirably upon 

 the nervous system, and is a cure for rheumatism and 

 neuralgia. 



Tomatoes act upon the liver. 



Beet and turnips are excellent appetisers. 



Lettuce and cucumbers are cooling in their effects upon 

 the system. 



Onions, garlic, leeks, olives, and shalots, all of which are 

 similiar, possess medicinal virtues of a marked character, 

 stimulating the circulatory system and the consequent 

 increase of the saliva and the gastric juice, promoting 

 digestion. 



Red onions are an excellent diuretic, and the white ones 

 .are recommended to be eaten raw as a remedy for insomnia. 

 They are a tonic and nutritious. 



A soup made from onions is regarded by the French as 

 an excellent restorative in debility of the digestive organs. 



