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Rules For Fat People And For Lean
To increase the weight: Eat to the extent of satisfying; a natural appetite, of fat meats, butter, cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, carrots, beets, farinaceous foods, as Indian corn, rice, tapioca, sago, corn starch, p... Salt-rising Bread
The real formula for making salt-rising bread, as set down by the daughter of Governor Stubbs, of Kansas, and by him communicated to Theodore Roosevelt, is as follows, according to the Saturday Evening Post: On the night before you contemplate th... Senator Vest's Eulogy On The Dog
Gentlemen of the Jury: The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son and daughter that he has reared with loving care may become ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust wi... Shakespeare's Counsel
(Polonius' Advice to His Son Laertes.) And these few precepts in thy memory See thou character: Give thy thoughts no tongue. Nor any unproportion'd thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their ado... Short Interest Rules
To find the interest on a given sum for any number of days, at any rate of interest, multiply the principal by the number of days and divide as follows: At 3 per cent, by 120 At 9 per cent, by 40 At 4 per cent, by 90 At 10 per cent, ... Short Rules For Spelling
Words ending in e drop that letter on taking a suffix beginning with a vowel. Exceptions--words ending in ge, ce, or oe. Final e of a primitive word is retained on taking a suffix beginning with a consonant. Exceptions--words ending in dge, and tr... Some Of Nature's Wonders
The human body has 240 bones. Man's heart beats 92,160 times in a day. A salmon has been known to produce 10,000,000 eggs. Some female spiders produce 2,000 eggs. A queen bee produces 100,000 eggs in a season. There are 9,000 cells in a squa... State Flowers
The following list includes all the State flowers Commonly accepted or officially adopted: Alabama, goldenrod; Arizona, sequoia cactus; Arkansas, apple blossom; California, poppy; Colorado, columbine; Delaware, peach blossom; Georgia, Cheroke... Tea And Coffee
Tea is a nerve stimulant, pure and simple, acting like alcohol in this respect, without any value that the latter may possess as a retarder of waste. It has a special influence upon those nerve centers that supply will power, exalting their sensibil... The Art Of Not Forgetting
A Brief but Comprehensive Treatise Based on Loisette's Famous System of Memory Culture. So much has been said about Loisette's memory system, the art has been so widely advertised, and so carefully guarded from all the profane who do not send fiv... The Care Of The Teeth
Decay of the teeth, or caries, commences externally, appearing upon the enamel or bony structure of the teeth. Usually it is the result of chemical action produced by decomposition of food. Acids found in some fruits will cause decay if allowed to r... The Claims Of Osteopathy
Strictly construing the claims of osteopathic doctors, it is an anti-medicine system of practice for the cure of every disease to which the human body is liable. Dr. Andrew T. Still, who claims to have made the discoveries that led to the establi... The Constitution Of The United States
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our poster... The Declaration Of Independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station... The English Sparrow
The first English sparrow was brought to the United States in 1850, but it was not until 1870 that the species can be said to have firmly established itself. Since then it has taken possession of the country. Its fecundity is amazing. In the latitud...