Enquire Within Upon EverythingHoulston and Wright, 1865 - 371 pages |
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... fresh , or it is a very indifferent fish ; it will neither bear carriage , nor being kept many hours out of the water . The firm- ness of the flesh , and the clearness of the eyes , must be the criterion of fresh mackarel , as they are ...
... fresh , or it is a very indifferent fish ; it will neither bear carriage , nor being kept many hours out of the water . The firm- ness of the flesh , and the clearness of the eyes , must be the criterion of fresh mackarel , as they are ...
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... fresh , are firm and crisp . 11. OYSTERS . - If fresh , the shell is firmly closed ; when the shells of oysters are open , they are dead , and unfit for food . The small - shelled oysters , the Byfleet , Colchester , and Milford , are ...
... fresh , are firm and crisp . 11. OYSTERS . - If fresh , the shell is firmly closed ; when the shells of oysters are open , they are dead , and unfit for food . The small - shelled oysters , the Byfleet , Colchester , and Milford , are ...
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... Fresh killed , the eyes are full and clear , and the feet moist . When it has been kept too long , the parts about the vent have a greenish appearance . 20. COMMON DOMESTIC FOWLS , when young , have the legs and combs smooth ; when old ...
... Fresh killed , the eyes are full and clear , and the feet moist . When it has been kept too long , the parts about the vent have a greenish appearance . 20. COMMON DOMESTIC FOWLS , when young , have the legs and combs smooth ; when old ...
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... fresh ( i.e. , unsalted ) , an excellent stock for soup may be extracted from it , and yet the meat will serve as well for dinner . iii . THE EDGEBONE , OR AITCHBONE , mical joint , the bone being large in proportion to the meat ; but ...
... fresh ( i.e. , unsalted ) , an excellent stock for soup may be extracted from it , and yet the meat will serve as well for dinner . iii . THE EDGEBONE , OR AITCHBONE , mical joint , the bone being large in proportion to the meat ; but ...
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... Fresh herbs are preferable to dried ones , but as they 66 integrity to supply you with a good article at the fair market price , you will be supplied with better provisions , and at as reasonable a rate as those bargain - hunters who ...
... Fresh herbs are preferable to dried ones , but as they 66 integrity to supply you with a good article at the fair market price , you will be supplied with better provisions , and at as reasonable a rate as those bargain - hunters who ...
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Page 243 - This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 243 - How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Not tied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath...
Page 321 - A fat kitchen makes a lean will; and Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting. The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.
Page 321 - He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
Page 66 - Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death. Presides o'er his happiness, honour, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
Page 321 - Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"; and again, "Who dainties love, shall beggars prove"; and moreover, "Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Page 321 - If you would be wealthy, says he in another Almanack, think of Saving as well as of Getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes are greater than her Incomes.
Page 321 - What maintains one vice would bring up two children. You may think, perhaps, that a little tea or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter: but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a little makes a mickle; and farther, Beware of little expenses; A small leak will sink a great ship; and again, Who dainties love shall beggars prove; and moreover, Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
Page 178 - The friction must be continued under the blanket or over the dry clothing. Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &c., to the pit of the stomach, the arm-pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet.
Page 238 - All ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet, a man of the world should know them. They are the outworks of manners and decency, which would be too often broken in upon, if it were not for that defence, which keeps the enemy at a proper distance.