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Tomato In Bright's Disease
When Thomas Jefferson brought the tomato from France to America, thinking that if it could be induced to grow bountifully it might make good feed for hogs, he little dreamed of the benefit he was conferring upon posterity. A constant diet of raw tom... Toothache
Toothache is not always due to an exposed nerve, for in the majority of teeth extracted because they are painful the nerve is dead. Inflammation is often the cause of the trouble. A toothache due to inflammation is a steady, aggravating pain, ove... Trade Discounts
Wholesale houses usually invoice their goods to retailers at list prices. List prices were once upon a time supposed to be retail prices, but of late a system of long list prices has come into vogue in many lines of trade--that is, the list price is... Wedding Anniversaries
First Anniversary Cotton Wedding Second Anniversary Paper Wedding Third Anniversary Leather Wedding Fifth Anniversary Wooden Wedding Seventh Anniversary Woolen Wedding Tenth Anniversary Tin Weddin... Weights And Measures
Troy Weight.--24 grains make 1 pennyweight, 20 pennyweights make 1 ounce. By this weight, gold, silver and jewels only are weighed. The ounce and pound in this are same as in Apothecaries' weight. Apothecaries' Weight.--20 grains make one scruple.... What Causes Coughs
Cold and coughs are prevalent throughout the country, but throat affections are by far more common among business men. Every unfortunate one mutters something about the abominable weather and curses the piercing wind. Much of the trouble, however, i... What Different Eyes Indicate
The long, almond-shaped eye with thick eyelids covering nearly half of the pupil, when taken in connection with the full brow, is indicative of genius, and is often found in artists, literary and scientific men. It is the eye of talent, or impressib... What Housekeepers Should Remember
That cold rain water and soap will remove machine grease from washable fabrics. That fish may be scaled much easier by first dipping them into boiling water for a minute. That fresh meat beginning to sour will sweeten if placed outdoors in the ... What's In A Name? Origin And Meaning Of Names Of Men
A Aaron, Hebrew, a mountain, or lofty. Abel, Hebrew, vanity. Abraham, Hebrew, the father of many. Absalom, Hebrew, the father of peace. Adam, Hebrew, red earth. Adolphus, Saxon, happiness and help. Adrian, Latin, one who helps. Al... When A Man Becomes Of Age
The question sometimes arises whether it man is entitled to vote at an election held on the day preceding the twenty-first anniversary of his birth. Blackstone, in his Commentaries, book 1, page 463, says: Full age in male or female is 21 years, whi... When Quinine Will Break Up A Cold
It is surprising, says a family physician, how certainly a cold may be broken up by a timely dose of quinine. When first symptoms make their appearance, when a little languor, slight hoarseness and ominous tightening of the nasal membranes follow ex... Who Is The Author?
The following literary curiosity found its way recently into the query column of a Boston newspaper. Nobody seems to know who wrote it: O I wish I was in eden Where all the beastes is feedin, the Pigs an cows an osses. And the long tale Bull wot... Workingmen Easily Gulled
Who fought for King George in 1776? Working people. What interest did they have in being ruled by him? None. Why, then, did they risk their lives for him? Because he hired them. Where did the king get the money to pay them? By taxing them. ... Would You Be Beautiful?
In womanly beauty the excellences expected and looked for are faultless symmetry of form and feature and a complexion varying in hue as the mind is affected by internal emotion, but with an expression of purity, gentleness, sensibility, refinement a...