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Spinach has a direct effect upon complaints of the kidneys ; the common dandelion, used as greens, is excellent for the same trouble; asparagus purifies the blood ; celery acts admirably upon the nervous system, and is a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia; tomatoes act upon the liver; beets and turnips are excellent appetizers ; lettuce and cucumbers are cooling in their effects upon the system; beans are a very nutritious and strengthening vegetable ; while onions, garlic, leeks, chives and shallots, all of which are similar, 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 raw as a remedy for insomnia. They are tonic, nutritious. A soup made from onions is regarded by the French as an excellent restorative in debility of the digestive organs. We might go through the entire list and find each vegetable possessing its especial mission of cure, and it will be plain to every housekeeper that a vegetable diet should be partly adopted, and will prove of great advantage to the health of the family. HOUSEKEEPERS' TIME-TABLE. fe ^ 0 H M W 1 § ^ P iJOOiOOiCOOiCOOQiAOidOOOOOlOQOOQOOOOOOOOQiO ScOCOrHOrHOOTHCOOOrHCOT-li-HCOCOCOOrt^OCOOOCOCOOCOCOCOCOCOOCO ^*(M(N(MG^ICOCOOOCOCOCOrHiC'^'^CCCOCOC^»Hi-H'^CO-^CCCOCM(MC<»CqiHC<»CC'^rH fe g O !23 |g S o O Q <N O OOiC»/5O00iCQOQOOOQOOOi0OO CMCO^TtiC^l (M^OOcOOcOOCOCOC<J'^(M05 S S H P P G -P . cc a> g cc ft C) ai oi H G =3‘G S? 5? ^ - • .- a> <D ^6 6 S 'o -a 1 O C3 O I +.3 G ^ o o o o b 5 c5 o o o’ftG o o HqgS^gSOOOPHPnPHP-lPHPHfMPHP-lpHOQQQCOOQCAJOQOQEHEHHH 3G3 G G‘ bo J ^ C o d D ■s-^ <15 ® o 4-) bc*^ i/j . ■ J . «3 O ^ C> O tfl CO ftP^ftc*^ c! CO '■ ^ ;3 ^ ^ p P , ^ ft Gr2*G ;-< ;h G ^ ^ 0) <D ^-oooo^gg; iOOOOOOOOOOO ^OlOOCOOCOOOCOCO lO iO CO CO yCNTH(M(NCOCOCO'^’5hCOCOTfCOCOCOC<IG<jT^(MCqCOCOCOCqcqTt^Ti^coCOCOCOG^’>^^(M{M s ; •S8 lO IC iXb IC lO TjH oq rH rH CO p O O lO ?q O CO 8 : : :88 !^8 •QIOOOPOOCOIC • O i-« CO CO O O tH :8 • O • (N w : (N Tj< rH • • •rH (N rH • rH rH rH • rH ♦ • • iH :*: ’ ♦ Td'dii 5'®. nG nH •rJ 0) 'd 'G >7:^ s 'dnGni'd o rG Gh ^ ^ rG rG pis< rG ‘ 00c3c3^5Jc3c300c30 & So.2 pqp^mpqpqp^pqpRpqpqpqpqpqpqgp^p^pqfqpqpqp^gpqpqp^p^pqmpqp^p^Wpqrt nS ® ® tS ® TJ r^J -2 -2 TS 'bJ . S®®mM®®®'b3^^®®K ®^pi4 o3 ais:7:ic7i!r^ <i5 o3 OojOOoOO'S«SOOQ O.S 3-& O M o3 S - += ^ 2 P ® o P t» 03 . -bo DO CO C3 __ ©OH®?-®? G © © bjO i'5'^ r4 O - ^ ^ .2 3 S S G S P.O O ^ G ^ © CO CO ^ ^ © 2 («-t* /-4 COCO ^ C7J CrJ '«V vX^ ^ ^ •!- C3 C CeM*M<*HCM C0-1J4^ ^ 5*4^^^r^r— © © <1> ^ ^ bJO bX) bX)^ CO (§ a OS'S ^ ® ® . W) bbSrp 2 O ° - » ~ a ® 'o 'bi a G u* >>G '§36: , ^ !> 1 'd 4^ i> •' ft ft oS bo ^ i C c6 © O . t> rd <1^ ^ ... G .. CO © oj ftft&53®®®®S®®$l3^^5S5a.2£;®3S»«2SSobbMM^^b &P.oi®<D®<i;a3(iioj®®|Lif.GoSo3oSejGGGSGSOSOGGbObX)bObCo'l)0 <j<1<jpqpqpqpqp:)pqp:)pqmpqpqp:)OOUOQOC>QOOfififlHWHWP=i0(S ★ ★ ★ USES OF AMMONIA.

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