sauces, meats, salads, mixed pickles, etc. 

 It is a very useful, stimulating tonic, es- 

 pecially indicated in what is known as 

 atonic dyspepsia, or dyspepsia due to a 

 sluggish action of the secreting glands 

 of the stomach. It is consumed in large 

 quantities in Spain, Mexico, South Amer- 

 ica, Hungary, and Southern Italy. It 

 seems to be the spice especially relished 

 by inhabitants of tropical and subtropical 

 countries. In some countries the food is 

 so highly seasoned with Red Pepper as 

 to render it inedible to those not accus- 

 tomed to it. 



As a spice the powdered dried fruits 

 are used. For pickling the green fruits 

 are preferred. The small pods known as 

 chillies are used principally in preparing 

 a sauce, universally known as chilly 



sauce. Red pepper is frequently used as 

 an adulterant of vinegar and brandy to 

 produce the desired pungency. It is 

 stated that an excessive use of Red Pep- 

 per produces disorders of the stomach 

 which is apparently not true from the ex- 

 perience of those of the tropics who con- 

 sume it in enormous quantities. Red 

 Pepper has been employed in the treat- 

 ment of rheumatism, gout, as a gargle in 

 tonsilitis, sore throat, etc. Its principal 

 use at the present time is that of a spice 

 and as a remedy for atonic dyspepsia. 

 Powdered Red Pepper is added to snuflf 

 and it is certainly very eflfective in caus- 

 ing sneezing. Those who work with Red 

 Pepper find it necessary to protect the 

 nostrils against the irritating fine powder. 

 Albert Schneider. 



PREMONITION. 



Up in the gray is showing 



Gleam like a bluebird's wing; 

 Over the drear comes blowing 



Wind from the hasting Spring. 



Eager the straight young birches 



Hearken the whispered word, 

 Down where the sheer bank lurches. 



Sap in their roots is stirred. 



Tremble the waters under 



Roof of their winter sleep. 

 Crash like a long low thunder 



Follows a fissure deep. 



Under the snowdrift lying, 



Violet, gather your blue ; 

 Feet of the Spring are flying 



Up from the South to you. 



— Mrs. Cora A. Matson Dolson. 



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