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PAGE SIX. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904. , . . HEALTHFUL FOODS. Pralts mm Vegetables Belter Tmmm MedlrlB For Mar DUeaaea. Celery is Invaluable as a food for those suffering- from any form of rheu matism, for diseases of nerves and nervous dyspepsia. Lettuce relieves those suffering from Insomnia. Watercress is a remedy for scurvy.- Teanuts alleviate indigestion. They are especially recommended for cor pulent diabetes. Peanuts are made into a wholesome and nutritious soup. are browned and used as coffee, are eaten as a relish simply baked or are prepared and served as salted al monds. Onions are almost the best nervine knawn. No medicine is so useful in cases of nervous prostration, and there is nothing else that will so quickly relieve and tone up a woruout system. Onions are useful in all cases of coughs, cold and influensa, in con sumption, Insomnia, hydrophobia, scur vy, gravel and kindred liver com plaints. Eaten every other day they Boon have a clearing ,and whitening effect on the complexion. AsparaguB is used to induce perspi ration. Carrots are good for nervous dis orders and for scurvy. Honey is wholesome, strengthening, cleansing, healing and nourishing. Fresh ripe fruits are excellent for purifying the blood and toning up the system. As specific remedies, orauges ' are aperient Sour oranges are hlgh- ly recommended for rheumatism. Cranberries for erysipelas are used externally as well as internally. Lemons are excellent for feverish thirst in sickness, for biliousness, low fevers, rheumatism, coughs, colds, liver complaint, etc. J Blackberries as a tonic. . Useful in all forms of diarrhea. j Tomatoes are a powerful aperient for the liver, a sovereign remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion. Tomatoes are invaluable in all conditions of the system in which the use of calomel is indicated. Figs are aperient and wholesome. They are said to be valuable as food for those suffering from cancer, they are used externally as well as inter rally. Apples are useful in nervous dys pepsia; they are nutritious, medicinal and vitalizing; tbey aid acidity of the stomach and are valuable in rheuma tism, insomnia and liver troubles. An apple contains a? much nutriment as a potato in a pleasanter and more wholesome form. 9t!ipr pniuted Mark piaeeu'iu In the white glass the mercury rose to 144. Under the black paint it went up to 15" in the same position. The in ference Is that people who wear black coats are warmer in the sunshine than those who dress In white. The Gas Treat's Death KnelL , A Chicago chemist is experimenting with water and announces that he has discovered a method by which he can decompose it into its constituents at practically no Icost He says he is now perfecting his process. If he can what he claims, the elements compos bur water will make light and beat many, many toes cheaper than present and may doom the gas trust Balurhtntao Tobacco. The tobacco grown iu Baluchistan is exceedlucly strong and cannot be smoked by any but the most vigorous white men. The natives do not appear to be In any way affected by. It Vermin la the Hartn. A teaspoonfu! of mustard to a gallon of water will destroy vermin lu tut earth. Rcblea. In the examination of rubles by the nurmese artificial licht Is not used, the merchants holding that full sunlight alone cau bring out the color and bril liancy of the gems. Sales must there fore tnke place between 9 a. m. and 9 p. ui and the sky must be clear. A Katfe Blade. A knife blade passes through seven stages in Its evolution. After It Is firsf rough forged by the blacksmith It must be shaped, hardened, tempered, ground, polished and fitted with a handle. The Cackoo. The cuckoo does more service than it Is usually credited with, for It keeps down the millions of caterpillars which work havoc among the crops. Out of every 100 caterpillars of a certain kind which come into existence round about its temporary abode ninety-nine are devoured by this bird. gntmmlax on the Back. Swimming on the back in sea water, says a doctor, is the most beneficial form of bathing. Swimming on the side Is at times injurious to the mus cles of the abdomen. The Matehleaa Beanty. Hor mamma tried to moke th match; She thought It her plain duty. But soon she found her daughter was A matchless kind of beauty. Chicago Record-Herald. Miscellaneous Advertisements WANTED Immediately, on or two ; housekeeping rooms. Address, F, S., i ear Aatortan, I ifttlt 1 WANTED A study Hedrick'i Theater. woman to cook. FOR SALE At Gaston's feed stable, en. 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When the sulphurous fumes ascend tbey will at once put out the fire. tea Francisco Harbor. San Francisco may claim to have the most capacious natural harbor and also the safest Port PhlllD bar. the chief harbor of Victoria. Australia, is larger than the bay of San Francisco, but its very breadth leaves it exposed to storms from certain quarters. Profit la Baake Farming. Snakes In Australia are now being systematically reared for the sake of their skins, which have a considera ble commercial value in London, Paris and Xew York. Pea Stammering. Dr. Berillon of Paris gives the name of "pen stammering" to a difficulty in writing that is analogous to hesitancy to speech. The pen stammerer is un able to write even a single letter of a word if any one is looking at him. Dis tant kinsmen possibly of the persons thus troubled may be those who can not form letters without extending the tongue. Afrtcnn Peanota. 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