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had not been well for a year and was not really able to do my work. A friend who had taken the Vegetable Compound herself recommended it to me and I think its use saved me from an operation. I highly recommend to all women with troubles like mine." MRS. DANIEL J. TRACEY,?Knightington, Ontario.
"A FRIEND RECOMMENDED IT"?"A friend in Rose Valley recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to me, and it has been a great help to me. I recommend it, and you can use this letter as a testimonial if you wish."?MRS. PETER NORDIN,?Wadena, Saskatchewan.
OMELET?[Illustration]
Ingredients?1 egg?1 tablespoon hot water?1 salt spoon salt?Few grains of pepper
Method--Separate the white from the yoke of the egg and beat it until stiff. Beat the yolk until thick and add the hot water and salt. Fold the beaten white of the egg in and put into a buttered pan. Cook slowly until puffed and brown.
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Ingredients?1 egg?1 tablespoon milk or water?1/2 salt spoon salt?Few grains of pepper
Method--Beat the eggs slightly and add liquid and seasonings. Pour into a warm buttered pan and cook slowly over water. As the egg coagulates on the bottom and sides of the pan lift it with a spoon. Continue until thickened and creamy but not dry. Serve immediately.
ONLY A FEW BOTTLES?of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound are needed to give surprising results, as so many women tell us.
"HAD NO AMBITION"?"I suffered greatly from weakness, seemed to be tired all the time, and had no ambition to do anything or go any place. My nerves were in bad shape, I could not sleep at night and then came a breakdown. I read of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in the newspapers and several of my friends advised me to use it. It surely put new life into me and now I am quite able to do all my own work."?MRS. CHAS. WAKELIN,?272 Christie St., Toronto, Ontario.
SWEET MILK GRIDDLE CAKES?[Illustration]
Ingredients?3 cups flour?2 tablespoons sugar?1/2 teaspoon salt?4 tablespoons baking powder?1 egg?2 cups milk?2 tablespoons melted fat
Method--Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add beaten egg, milk and fat to make a thin batter. Drop on a hot oiled griddle and brown on both sides.
SAVINGS?Save all the waxed paper that crackers and bread come wrapped in. It is very handy to roll out pie-crust or biscuits on, also doughnuts and cookies, and saves washing the pastry board.
IF YOU HAVE TO WORK?you must have good health in order to do your work well. Besides this, you want to be able to play afterwards and both work and play require good health. It is a great handicap to be lacking in energy when you are young and should be strong. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will help that tired feeling which many girls have.
"I HAD TO STAY IN BED"?"I suffered for three years with troubles women often have. About every three weeks I had to stay in bed four or five days. I nearly went crazy with pains in my back, and for about a week at a time I could not do my work. I saw Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised in the 'Hamilton Spectator' and I took it. Now I have no pain and am quite regular unless I overwork or stay on my feet from early morning until late at night. I keep house and do all my own work without any trouble. I have recommended the Vegetable Compound to several friends." MRS. EMILY BEECROFT,?16 Douglas St., Hamilton, Ontario.
VINEGAR?[Illustration]
A spoonful of vinegar added to the water when cooking corned beef will make it more tender.
To make pie-crust flaky try adding one-half a spoonful of vinegar to the cold water before mixing.
Add vinegar to the water in which you soak wilted vegetables and they will revive quickly and any little bugs in them will come out.
Add vinegar to the water when washing windows or paint or cleaning floors.
If paint or varnish is on a window, wet it with hot vinegar and rub it off with a cent.
To take the shine from clothing, sponge the shiny places with boiling hot vinegar, rubbing vigorously, then press as usual.
IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE?for any one to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound whenever such a medicine is needed. It contains no narcotics nor harmful drugs and is made in the most accurate and sanitary manner. Can a medicine be a fraud that is compounded from nature's own remedies, the roots and herbs of the fields, that has stood the test of time by restoring health and happiness to thousands of suffering women?
"FOR WOMEN'S TROUBLES"?"I saw Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised for women's troubles, and when a friend recommended it to me I tried it, and it has done me so much good in the two years in which I have been taking it that I find I