Enquire Within Upon Everything

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List of most recent chapters published for the Enquire Within Upon Everything novel. A total of 207 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024

Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Enquire Within Upon Everything.by Anonymous.PREFACE.If there be any among my Readers who
Enquire Within Upon Everything.by Anonymous.PREFACE.If there be any among my Readers who, having turned over the pages of "ENQUIRE WITHIN," have hastily p.r.o.nounced them to be confused and ill-arranged, let them at once refer to THE INDEX, at

1 Enquire Within Upon Everything.by Anonymous.PREFACE.If there be any among my Readers who, having turned over the pages of "ENQUIRE WITHIN," have hastily p.r.o.nounced them to be confused and ill-arranged, let them at once refer to THE INDEX, at 2024-4-23
2 19. Turkey.In choosing poultry, the age of the bird is the chief point to be attended to. An old turkey has rough and reddish legs; a young one smooth and black. Fresh killed, the eyes are full and clear, and the feet moist. When it has been kept too long 2024-4-23
3 According to the English method the carcase of beef is disposed of more economically than upon the Scotch plan. The English plan affords better steaks, and better joints for roasting; but the Scotch plan gives a greater variety of pieces for boiling. The 2024-4-23
4 Beef, house-lamb, mutton, pork, veal.iii. Poultry and Game.Capons, chickens, ducklings, geese, hares, partridges, pheasants, pigeons (tame and wild), rabbits (tame), snipes, turkeys, turkey poults, wild-ducks, woodc.o.c.ks.iv. Vegetables.Beet, broccoli (w 2024-4-23
5 iii. Poultry and Game.Chickens, ducklings, fowls, geese, leverets, pigeons, pullets, rabbits; wood-pigeons.iv. Vegetables.Angelica, artichokes, asparagus, balm, kidney-beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflowers, chervil, cuc.u.mbers, fennel, herbs of all sorts 2024-4-23
6 ii. Meat.Beef, gra.s.s-lamb, mutton, veal, buck venison.iii. Poultry and Game.Chickens, ducks, fowls, _green geese, grouse_ (from 12th), leverets, pigeons, plovers, rabbits, turkeys, turkey poults, wheat-ears, wild ducks, wild pigeons, wild rabbits.iv. Ve 2024-4-23
7 Beef, house-lamb, mutton, pork, veal, doe venison.iii. Poultry and Game.Chickens, dotterel, ducks, fowls, _geese, grouse, hares_, larks, partridges, pheasants, pigeons, rabbits, _snipes, teal_, turkey, wheat-ears, widgeon, wild ducks, _wood-c.o.c.ks_.iv. 2024-4-23
8 Under this t.i.tle a group of acquaintances in London once inst.i.tuted and carried out a series of friendly parties. The following form of invitation, and the rules of the "Family Circle," will be found interesting, probably useful: Will you do me the 2024-4-23
9 Catalogues..............Got as a clue.Elegant ................Neat leg.Impatient...............Tim in a pet.Immediately.............I met my Delia.Masquerade .............Queer as mad.Matrimony...............Into my arm.Melodrama...............Made moral. 2024-4-23
10 Name-sake Nan-keen Nap-kin Neck-cloth Neck-lace Nest-ling News-paper Nick-name Night-cap Night-gown Night-mare Night-watch Nine-fold Noon-tide North-star North-ward Not-able Not-ice No-where Nut-gall Nut-meg Oak-apple Oat-cake Oat-meal Off-end Oil-man O-m 2024-4-23
11 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 9 4 5 1 2 7 6 8 3 + - x a * ( ) # , ; : . o $ / it is easy to write and not very hard to read the entire speech. The whole theory of the cryptogram is that each correspondent possesses the key to the sec 2024-4-23
12 66. Oblique Puzzle.Malice, eight, a polemical meeting, a Scottish river, what I write with, a decided negative, the capital of Ireland. The initials downward name a celebrated musician.(solution in p.67 below.) 67. Diagonal Puzzle.A direction, a singer, a 2024-4-23
13 ix. If a player give a check without crying "check," the adversary need not take notice of the check. But if two moves only are made before the discovery of the mistake, the pieces may be replaced, and the game properly played.x. If a player say check w 2024-4-23
14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 00 0 0 00 000 0 0 00 000 00 00 000 0 0 0 For Short Whist there are regular markers.xii. _Slam,_ is when either side win every trick.xiii. _Tenance,_ is possessing the first last and third best cards, and being the player; you consequentl 2024-4-23
15 [Calling a card is the insisting of its being played when the suit comes round, or when it may be played.]x. If a player trump by mistake, he may recall his card, and play to the suit, if the card be not covered; but he may be compelled to play the highes 2024-4-23
16 vii. _Flush_.--When, the cards are all of one suit, they reckon for as many points as there are cards. For a flush in the crib, the turned-up card must be of the same suit as those put out.viii. _n.o.b_.--The knave of the suit turned up reckons for one po 2024-4-23
17 87. Three or Four-Hand Cribbage differs little from the preceding. They put out but one card each to the crib, and when thirty-one, or the nearest to that has been made, the next eldest hand leads, and the players go on again in rotation, with the remaini 2024-4-23
18 97. Laws of Loo.i. For a misdeal the dealer is looed.ii. For playing out of turn or looking at the miss without taking it, the player is looed.iii. If the first player possess two or three trumps, he must play the highest, or be looed.iv. With ace of trum 2024-4-23
19 Three or four persons may play at this game. If the former number, ten cards each are to be given; but if the latter, only eight are dealt, which bear the same value as at whist, except that diamonds are always trumps. The connexions are formed as follows 2024-4-23
20 117. Quadrille.This game, formerly very popular, has been superseded by Whist.Quadrille, the game referred to by Pope in his "Rape of the Lock," is now obsolete.118. Ecarte.This game, which has lately revived in popularity, is played by two persons with 2024-4-23
21 i. Immediately after taking a trick, and then only, a player can make a Declaration; but he must do so before drawing another card.Only one Declaration can be made after each trick.ii. If, in making a declaration, a player put down a wrong card or cards, 2024-4-23
22 129. Four-Handed Bezique.i. Four-handed Bezique may be played by partners decided either by choice or cutting. Partners sit opposite each other, one collecting the tricks of both, and the other keeping the score, or each may keep his own score, which is p 2024-4-23
23 In different companies the Quadrille varies slightly. For instance, in the last figure, sometimes called Flirtation, the four couples set in a circle, the gentlemen turn their partners, the ladies advance to the centre and retire, the gentlemen advance an 2024-4-23
24 The gentleman takes the lady's left hand with his right, moving one bar to the left by _glissade_, and two hops on his left foot, while the lady does the same to the right, on her right foot; at the second bar they repeat the same with the other foot--th 2024-4-23
25 _Cha.s.sez_.--Move to the right and left._Cha.s.sez croisez_.--Gentlemen change places with partners, and back again._Demie Chaine Anglaise_.--The four opposite persons half right and left._Demie Promenade_.--All eight half promenade._Dos-a-dos_.--The two 2024-4-23
26 172. Ess.e.x, London, &c.V-wiew for _view;_ vent for _went;_ vite for _white;_ ven for _when;_ vot for _what_. Londoners are also p.r.o.ne to say Toosday for _Tuesday;_ noomerous for _numerous_; noospaper for _newspaper_, &c.[THE MUSICAL SCALE WAS INVENTE 2024-4-23
27 22. Instead of "After _which_ hour," say "After _that_ hour."23. _Self_ should never be added to _his, their, mine, or thine._ 24. _Each_ is used to denote every individual of a number.25. _Every_ denotes all the individuals of a number.26. _Either_ a 2024-4-23
28 71. Instead of saying "_Not no_ such thing," say "Not any such thing."72. Instead of "I hope you'll think nothing _on_ it," say "I hope you'll think nothing of it."73. Instead of "Restore it _back_ to me," say "Restore it to me."74. Instead 2024-4-23
29 "first of all," "last of all," "best of all," &c., &c.121. Instead of "His health was _drank with enthusiasm_," say "His health was drunk enthusiastically."122. Instead of "_Except_ I am prevented," say "Unless I am prevented."123. Instead o 2024-4-23
30 170. Instead of "I am averse _from_ that," say "I am averse to that."171. Instead of "I confide _on_ you," say "I confide in you."172. Instead of "I differ _with_ you," say "I differ from you."173. Instead of "As soon as _ever_," say "As so 2024-4-23
31 218. Instead of "I _enjoy_ bad health," say "My health is not good."219. Instead of "_Either_ of the three," say "Any one of the three."220. Instead of "Better _nor_ that," say "Better than that."221. Instead of "We often think _on_ you," sa 2024-4-23
32 [A COW CONSUMES 100 LBS. OF GREEN FOOD DAILY.]184. When the full Accent falls on a Vowel, that vowel should have a long sound, as in _vo'cal_; but when I it, falls on or after a consonant, the preceding vowel has a short sound, as in _hab'it_.[2,300 SIL 2024-4-23
33 vi. Genteel c.o.c.kney (_by the seaside_).--_Blanche._ "How grand, how solemn, dear Frederick, this is! I really think the ocean is more beautiful under this aspect than under any other!"_Frederick_.--"H'm--ah! Per-waps. By the way, Blanche, there's 2024-4-23
34 xxii. NG has two sounds, one as in _anger_, the other as in _fin-ger._ **xxiii. N after _m_, and closing a syllable, is silent; as in _hymn, condemn._ xxiv. P before _s_ and _t_ is mute; as in _psalm, pseudo, ptarmigan;_ p.r.o.nounced _sarm, sudo, tarmiga 2024-4-23
35 Dew, due, not doo. Diamond, as spelled, not _di_mond. Diploma, de-_plo_-ma, not _dip_-lo-ma. Diplomacy, de-_plo_-ma-cy, not _dip_-lo-ma-cy. Direct, de-_reckt_, not _di_-rect. Divers (several), _di_-verz; but diverse (different), _di_-verse. Dome, as spell 2024-4-23
36 Medicine, _med_-e-cin, not _med_-cin. Minute (sixty seconds), _min_-it. Minute (small), mi-_nute_. Miscellany, mis-_cel_-lany, not _mis_-cellany. Mischievous, _mis_-chiv-us, not mis-_cheev_-us. Neer, for never, nare. Neighbourhood, _nay_-bur-hood, not _na 2024-4-23
37 Synod, _sin_-od, not _sy_-nod.Tenure, _ten_-ure, not _te_-nure.Tenet, _ten_-et, not _te_-net.Than, as spelled, not thun.Tremor, _trem_-ur, not _tre_-mor.Twelfth, should have the th sounded.Umbrella, as spelled, not um-ber-el-la.Vase, vaiz or varz, not vaw 2024-4-23
38 200. The Points are as follows: Comma , Semicolon ; Colon : Period, or Full Point .Apostrophe 'Hyphen - Note of Interrogation ?Note of Exclamation !Parenthesis ( ) Asterisk, or Star *As these are all the points required in simple epistolary composition, 2024-4-23
39 213. The Asterisk, or Star *may be employed to refer from the text to a note of explanation at the foot of a column, or at the end of a letter. [***] Three stars are sometimes used to call particular attention to a paragraph.[PAPER MADE OF COTTON RAGS A.D 2024-4-23
40 In the evening, after returning home, we were sitting by the fire, feeling comfortable and chatty, when I proposed to Mrs. Hitching the following enigma from the pen of the late Henry Mayhew:-- The Vide Vorld you may search, and my fellow not find; I dwel 2024-4-23
41 222. Interesting Conversation.The Two Grand Modes of making your conversation interesting, are to enliven it by recitals calculated to affect and impress your hearers, and to intersperse it with anecdotes and smart things. Count Antoine Rivarol, who lived 2024-4-23
42 239. Princes of the Blood Royal.i. _The Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters, Uncles and Aunts of the Sovereign_.--_Sup._--To His (_Her_) Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (_Princess Beatrice_)._Comm_.--Your Royal Highness._Con_.--I remain, with the 2024-4-23
43 _Comm._--Mr. Dean; or, Reverend Sir._Con._--I have the honour to be, Mr. Dean (or Reverend Sir), Your most obedient servant.v. _Archdeacon_.--_Sup._--To the Venerable Archdeacon Hessey, D.C.L._Comm._--Reverend Sir._Con._--I have the honour to remain, Reve 2024-4-23
44 246. Addresses of Pet.i.tions, &c.i. _Queen in Council._--All applications to the Queen in Council, the Houses of Lords and Commons, &c., are by _Pet.i.tion_, as follows, varying only the t.i.tle: To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in Council, The hum 2024-4-23
45 Cowslip, Anemone, Ranunculus, Tulip, Polyanthus, Auricula, Narcissus, Jonquil, Wallflower, Lilac, Laburnum.257. Gardening Operations.Sow for succession peas, beans, and carrots; parsnips, celery, and seakale. Sow more seeds of "spring flowers." Plant ev 2024-4-23
46 275. Artificial Mushroom Beds.Mushrooms may be grown in pots, boxes, or hampers. Each box may be about three feet long, one and a half broad, and seven inches in depth. Let each box be half filled with manure in the form of fresh horse-dung from the stabl 2024-4-23
47 291. Taking a House.Before taking a house, be careful to calculate that the rent is not too high in proportion to your means; for remember that the rent is a claim that must be paid with but little delay, and that the landlord has greater power over your 2024-4-23
48 of these articles is very trifling, and the advantages of having them always in the house are far beyond the expense.310. Example Contents.For instance, there should be an axe, a hatchet, a saw (a large wood saw also, with a buck or stand, if wood is burn 2024-4-23
49 329. Beds for the Poor.Beech-tree leaves are recommended for filling the beds of poor persons. They should be gathered on a dry day in the autumn, and perfectly dried. It is said that the smell of them is pleasant and that they will not harbour vermin. Th 2024-4-23
50 348. Neat Mode of Soldering.Cut out a piece of tinfoil the size of the surfaces to be soldered.Then dip a feather in a solution of sal ammoniac, and wet over the surfaces of the metal, then place them in their proper position with the tinfoil between. Put 2024-4-23
51 But another Mode may be subst.i.tuted, which has less the appearance of a hard varnish, and may always be applied so as to restore the pristine beauty of the furniture by a little manual labour. Heat a gallon of water, in which dissolve one pound and a ha 2024-4-23
52 385. Polis.h.i.+ng Dining-Tables.Dining tables may be polished by rubbing them for some time with a soft cloth and a little linseed oil.386. Mahogany.Mahogany frames of sofas, chairs, &c., should be first well dusted, and then cleaned with a flannel dippe 2024-4-23
53 404. To take Ink-Stains out of a Coloured Table-Cover.Dissolve a teaspoonful of oxalic acid in a teacup of hot water; rub the stained part well with a flannel or linen rag dipped in the solution.405. Ink Stains.Very frequently, when logwood has been used 2024-4-23
54 The modern chinese porcelain is not, indeed, so susceptible of this rubbing or wearing off, as--vegetable reds are now used by them instead of the mineral colour.423. Temperature with China and Gla.s.s.It ought to be taken for granted that all china or gl 2024-4-23
55 440. An Ever-dirty Hearth, and a grate always choked with cinders and ashes, are infallible evidences of bad housekeeping.441. Economy.If you have a strip of land, do not throw away soapsuds. Soapsuds are good manure for bushes and young plants.442. Was.h 2024-4-23
56 Do not let knives be dropped into hot dish-water. It is a good plan to have a large tin pot to wash them in, just high enough to wash the bladet _without wetting_ the handles.460. Do It Well.It is better to accomplish perfectly a very small amount of work 2024-4-23
57 x. In cold weather a leg of mutton improves by being hung three, four, or five weeks.xi. When meat is hanging, change its position frequently, to equally distribute the juices.xii. There is much more injury done by admitting visitors to invalids than is g 2024-4-23
58 481. Acetate of Zinc.Dissolve half a drachm of white vitriol in five ounces of water.Dissolve two scruples of acetate of lead in five ounces of water. Mix these solutions, then set aside for a short time, and afterwards filter._Use_ as astringent wash; th 2024-4-23
59 Take one drachm of powdered gum arabic, and two ounces of confection of senna, and mix, by gradually rubbing together in a mortar, with half an ounce of castor oil._Dose_, from half an ounce to an ounce._Use_ as a purgative.495. Sulphur and Senna Confecti 2024-4-23
60 507. Camphorated.Take half an ounce of camphor and dissolve it in two ounces of olive oil._Use_ as a stimulating and soothing application for stubborn b.r.e.a.s.t.s, glandular enlargements, dropsy of the belly, and rheumatic pains.508. Soap Liniment with 2024-4-23
61 Mix from one to four drachms of bruised gall-nuts with a pint of boiling water, and infuse for two hours, then strain and sweeten. 523. Tonic and Stimulant. Mix six ounces of decoction of bark with two ounces of tincture of myrrh, and half a drachm of dil 2024-4-23
62 _Use_ as a detergent. 538. Acetate of Lead with Opium Take twenty grains of acetate of lead, and a drachm of powdered opium, mix, and add an ounce of vinegar and four ounces of warm water, set aside for an hour, then filter. _Use_ as an astringent. 539. C 2024-4-23
63 _Dose_, one or two when necessary. Use in debility.553. Cough.Mix one drachm of compound powder of ipecacuanha with one scruple of gum ammoniac.u.m and one of dried squill bulb in powder. Make into a ma.s.s with mucilage, and divide into twenty pills._Dos 2024-4-23
64 Mix twenty-four grains of calomel, thirty-six grains of sesquicarbonate of soda, and one drachm of compound chalk powder, together. Divide into twelve powders. One of the powders to be given for a dose when required. Use as a mild purgative for children d 2024-4-23
65 585. A Third Method of effecting the same purpose is by pa.s.sing a fine needle through each poc, when fully distended with lymph; the escape of the fluid averting, as in the other mode, the suppuration which would otherwise ensue.[A FOOL OR A PHYSICIAN A 2024-4-23
66 The powder, No. 30, internally, sponging the face with the lotion, No.31. Avoid excesses in diet.604. Erysipelas.Aperients, if the patient be strong, No. 1, followed by No. 7, then tonics, No. 27. No. 27 may be used from the commencement for weak subjects 2024-4-23
67 Take No. 13 during the intermission of the paroxysm of the fever; keeping the bowels free with a wine-gla.s.s of No. 7. Avoid bad air, stagnant pools, &c.623. Itch.The ointment of No. 28, or lotion No. 29.624. Jaundice.The pills No. 1, afterwards the mixt 2024-4-23
68 642. St. Vitus's Dance.The occasional use, in the commencement, of No. 5, followed by No. 7, afterwards No. 46.643. Thrush.One of the powders No. 6 every other night; in the intervals a dessertspoonful of the mixture No. 18 three times a day; white spots 2024-4-23
69 25. Compound powder of ipecacuanha, ten grains; powdered guaiac.u.m, four grains: in a powder at bedtime.26. Brandish's solution of potash; thirty drops twice a day in a winegla.s.s of beer.27. Disulphate of quina, half a drachm; dilute sulphuric acid, t 2024-4-23
70 658. Flour of Brimstone is a mild aperient in doses of about a quarter of an ounce; it is best taken in milk. Flour of brimstone, which is also called sublimed sulphur, is generally put up in ounce packets at 7d.; its wholesale price is 4d. per pound.[A S 2024-4-23
71 Be careful not to pound too hard in gla.s.s, porcelain, or Wedgwood-ware mortar; they are intended only for substances that pulverize easily, and for the purpose of mixing or incorporating medicines. Never use acids in a marble mortar, and be sure that yo 2024-4-23
72 Medicines should be given in such a manner that the effect of the first dose shall not have ceased when the next dose is given, therefore the intervals between the doses should be regulated accordingly.688. Doses of Medicine for Different Ages.It must be 2024-4-23
73 [TO-DAY, HIS FOOD IS DRESSED IN DAINTY FORMS.]698. Compound Spirit of Sulphuric Ether Compound Spirit of Sulphuric Ether is a very useful stimulant, narcotic, and antispasmodic._Used internally_ in cases of great exhaustion, attended with irritability._Do 2024-4-23
74 708. Peruvian Bark Bark, or, as it is commonly called, Peruvian bark, is an antispasmodic, tonic, astringent, and stomachic._Used externally_, it is an excellent detergent for foul ulcers, and those that heal slowly._Used internally_, it is particularly v 2024-4-23
75 Wormwood is a tonic and anthelmintic.It is _used externally_ as a discutient and antiseptic.It is used _internally_ in long-standing cases of dyspepsia, in the form of infusion, with or without aromatics. It has also been used in intermittents._Dose_, of 2024-4-23
76 728. Local Stimulants.Local stimulants comprise emetics, cathartics, diuretics, diaph.o.r.etics, expectorants, sialogogues, errhines, and epispastics.729. Emetics.Emetics are medicines given for the purpose of causing vomiting, as in cases of poisoning. T 2024-4-23
77 739. Rhubarb Rhubarb is a purgative, astringent and stomachic.It is _used externally_ in the form of powder to ulcers, to promote a healthy action.It is given _internally_ in diarrhoea, dyspepsia, and a debilitated state of the bowels. Combined with a mil 2024-4-23
78 Diuretics are medicines which promote an increased secretion of urine.They consist of nitre, acetate of pota.s.sa, squills, juniper, oil of turpentine, and others, vegetable and mineral.751. Nitre Nitre is a diuretic and refrigerant.It is _used externally 2024-4-23
79 761. Expectorants.Expectorants are medicines given to promote the secretion from the windpipe, &c. They consist of antimony, ipecacuanha, squills, ammoniac.u.m, and tolu.762. Ammoniac.u.m Ammoniac.u.m is an expectorant, antispasmodic, diuretic, and deobst 2024-4-23
80 These are given to correct acidity in the system. They are soda, ammonia, chalk, and magnesia.774. Soda, Carbonate of, and Sesquicarbonate of Soda Soda, Carbonate of, and Sesquicarbonate of Soda, are antacids and deobstruents.They are _used internally_ in 2024-4-23
81 788. Tragacanth Tragacanth is used to allay tickling cough, and lubricate abraded parts. It is usually given in the form of mucilage._Dose_, from ten grains to one drachm, or more.789. Linseed Linseed is emollient and demulcent.It is _used externally_, in 2024-4-23
82 vi. Arrange the bed _after_ changing the dressings; but in some cases you will have to do so before the patient is placed on it.vii. Never be in a hurry when applying dressings, do it quietly.viii. When a patient requires moving from one bed to another, t 2024-4-23
83 [LITTLE DEEDS ARE LIKE LITTLE SEEDS.]817. The Oblique Bandage The oblique bandage is generally used for arms and legs, to retain dressings.818. The Spiral Bandage The Spiral Bandage is generally applied to the trunk and extremities, but is apt to fall off 2024-4-23
84 835. Apparatus.When a person receives a severe contusion of the leg or foot, or breaks his leg, or has painful ulcers over the leg, or is unable from some cause to bear the pressure of the bedclothes, it is advisable to know how to keep them from hurting 2024-4-23
85 854. a.n.a.leptics a.n.a.leptics are medicines that restore the strength which has been lost by sickness, such as gentian, bark, &c. 855. Anodynes Anodynes are medicines which relieve pain, and they are divided into three kinds, _sedatives, hypnotics,_ an 2024-4-23
86 873. Demulcents Demulcents correct acrimony, diminish irritation, and soften parts by covering their surfaces with a mild and viscid matter, such as linseed-tea, gum, mucilage, honey, and marsh-mallow. 874. Deobstruents Deobstruents are medicines which re 2024-4-23
87 Narcotics are medicines which cause sleep or stupor, and allay pain, such as opium, &c.893. Nutrients Nutrients are remedies that nourish the body, such as sugar, sago, &c.894. Paregorics Paregorics are medicines which actually a.s.suage pain, such as com 2024-4-23
88 xii. Let Excess in the use of ardent and fermented liquors and tobacco be avoided.xiii. Let a Poor Diet, and the use of impure water in cooking, or for drinking, be avoided.xiv. Let the Wearing of wet and insufficient clothes be avoided.xv. Let a Flannel 2024-4-23
89 _Therefore,_ it should be repeatedly cleansed.920. Over-Work.Late hours and anxious pursuits exhaust the nervous system, and produce disease and premature death._Therefore_, the hours of labour and study should be short.921. Body and Mind.Mental and bodil 2024-4-23
90 For all bruises, black eyes, etc., apply Arnica lotion; for slight wounds, after was.h.i.+ng well with cold water, apply Arnica plaster; to stop bleeding when ordinary means fail, and for larger wounds, apply concentrated tincture of Calendula.935. Cold i 2024-4-23
91 For all fevers of a serious character, such as scarlet fever, typhus fever, typhoid fever, gastric fever, intermittent fever, or ague, &c., it is better to send at once for a medical man. In cases of ordinary fever, indicated by alternate flushes and s.h. 2024-4-23
92 963. Dew.If the dew lies plentifully on the gra.s.s after a fair day, it is a sign of another fair day. If not, and there is no wind, rain must follow. A red evening portends fine weather; but if the redness spread too far upwards from the horizon in the 2024-4-23
93 Elijah, _Hebrew_, G.o.d the Lord.Elisha, _Hebrew_, the salvation of G.o.d.Emmanuel, _Hebrew_, G.o.d with us.Enoch, _Hebrew_, dedicated.Ephraim, _Hebrew_, fruitful.Erasmus, _Greek_, lovely, worthy to be loved.Ernest, _Greek_, earnest, serious.Esau, _Hebrew 2024-4-23
94 Phineas, _Hebrew_, of bold countenance.Ralph, contracted from Randolph, or Randal, or Ranulph, _Saxon_, pure help.Raymond, _German_, quiet peace.Reuben, _Hebrew_, the son of vision.Reynold, _German_, a lover of purity.Richard, _Saxon_, powerful.Robert, _G 2024-4-23
95 f.a.n.n.y, _diminutive of_ Frances, _q.v._ Fenella, _Greek_, bright to look on.Flora, _Latin_, flowers.Florence, _Latin_, blooming, flouris.h.i.+ng.Frances, _German_, free.Gertrude, _German_, all truth.Grace, _Latin_, favour.Hagar, _Hebrew_, a stranger.Ha 2024-4-23
96 975. _Why is a Barometer called also a "Weather Gla.s.s"?_ Because changes in the weather are generally preceded by alterations in the atmospheric pressure. But we cannot perceive those changes as they gradually occur; the alteration in the height of th 2024-4-23
97 994. Buy at Proper Seasons.There is, likewise, another consideration, as far as economy is concerned, which is not only to buy with ready money, but to buy at proper seasons; for there is with every article a cheap season and a dear one; and with none mor 2024-4-23
98 1009. To make Bread with German Yeast.To one quartern of flour add a dessertspoonful of salt as before; dissolve one ounce of dried German yeast in about three tablespoonfuls of cold water, add to this one pint and a half of water a little warm, and pour 2024-4-23
99 1025. Cooking Instruments.1026. The Gridiron.The gridiron, though the simplest of cooking instruments, is by no means to be despised. In common with all cooking utensils the Gridiron should be kept scrupulously clean; and when it is used, the bars should 2024-4-23
100 It must be carefully jointed to prevent any difficulty in carving.1044. The Neck and Breast.The neck and breast are, in small families, commonly roasted together.The cook will then crack the bones across the middle before they are put down to roast. If th 2024-4-23