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nervous and run-down and not able to get your work done? He suggests that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a well-known and well-made medicine and that he knows many women who take it and recommend it.
"COULD NOT WORK HALF THE TIME"?"For many years I have had troubles with my nerves and have been in a general run down condition for some time. I could not do my work half the time because of troubles every month. I was told of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound by friends and advised to try it. It has done me good and I strongly recommend it. Since I have taken it I have been able to do all my own work, and I also know friends who have found it good. You can use these facts as a testimonial."?MRS. ELLEN FLATTERS,?Box 761, Cobourg, Ontario.
WHITE BREAD?[Illustration]
Ingredients?1 tablespoon lard?1 tablespoon butter?1-1/2 teaspoons salt?1 tablespoon sugar?1 cup scalded milk?1 cup boiling water?1 yeast cake in 1/4 cup lukewarm water?6 cups sifted flour
Method--Put lard, butter, salt and sugar into large bowl. Pour over them the scalded milk and boiling water. When this is lukewarm add the yeast cake dissolved in luke-warm water. Sift in flour gradually, beating with a spoon. Toss on a floured board and knead until smooth. Allow it to rise over night in a moderately warm place or until it doubles its original size. Cut down or knead and allow it to rise until light, then form into loaves or biscuits. Allow these to rise until light, then bake. The amount of yeast used will depend on the length of time the bread is allowed to rise.
WHAT DO GIRLS DO?who don't have mothers to advise them about their health?
"SHE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL"?"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to me for my daughter. She had trouble every month which left her in a weak and nervous condition, with weak back and pain in her right side. She had these troubles for three years and frequently was unable to attend school. She has become regular and feels much better since she began taking the Vegetable Compound and attends school regularly. She is gaining steadily and I have no hesitancy in recommending Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine." MRS. JOHN TOMS,?Ball St., Cobourg, Ontario.
CORN CAKE?[Illustration]
Ingredients?2 cups Indian Meal?1 cup flour?1/2 cup sugar?1 teaspoon salt?1 egg?1 teaspoon soda?2 cups sour milk
Method--Sift the dry ingredients together except the soda. Add egg slightly beaten. Dissolve the soda in sour milk, stir into the dry ingredients quickly and pour into a greased pan. Bake for half an hour in a moderate oven.
EVERY TRUE MOTHER?realizes the fact that her baby's health depends upon her own, that the very vitality of her child is influenced by her own physical condition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has brought health and strength to thousands of others.
"I COULD NOT DO A SINGLE BIT OF WORK"?"I was troubled with weak feelings, headache all the time, a cough, fainting spells and pains in my back and side. I could not do a single bit of work and had to be helped out to the hammock where I lay in the fresh air from morning until night and I had to be carried up and down stairs. After other medicines had failed a friend advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as she said it was excellent for any one in the family way. Before the first bottle was taken I could walk alone and as I kept on with it I got stronger until I was able to do all of my work. My baby is now six weeks old and is a big fat healthy fellow. I am sure Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done wonders for me and I recommend it to any woman in that condition."?MRS. MURRAY J. BARTON, R.R. No. 1,?Cumberland Bay, New Brunswick.
TEA BISCUIT?[Illustration]
Ingredients?2 cups bread flour?4 teaspoons baking powder?1/2 teaspoon salt?1 to 2 tablespoons shortening?3/4 cup milk
Method--Sift the dry ingredients together, mix in fat with the tips of fingers, then add the milk a little at a time or cut it in with a knife. The dough should be as soft as can be easily handled. Roll lightly until one inch thick, cut in rounds and bake in a hot oven for 15 or 20 minutes.
AN EVIDENCE OF CONFIDENCE?in a friend is to follow her advice, especially if it is not hearsay evidence but something which she has tried out on herself and proved. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound merits such confidence. Women all over Canada as well as in the United States take our medicine and tell its worth.
"SAVED ME FROM AN OPERATION"?"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at the change of life for troubles women often have. I