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,,food ,,and ,,health        ,,do       
,,women ,,read our little books which   
come so regularly to their homes8       
,indeed they do1 and if only one is left
 at a two-family house we are asked to  
send another at once4 ,we feel sure that
 they are read from cover to cover4     
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,,lydia ,e4 ,,pinkham',s ,,medicines    
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound ,the original ,pinkham        
medicine and best known of all4 ,it has 
been on the market for nearly fifty     
years and is put up in the following    
forms3  ,liquid4 ,dose--,one            
tablespoonful every four hours through  
the day4 ,dry 7,tablets74 ,dose--,one   

tablet every four hours through the day4
  ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,sanative ,wash4
 ,,for ,,leucorrhoea ,,and              
,,inflammation ,liquid1 a concentrated  
extract1 ready to dilute and use at     
once1 the most convenient form4 ,use    
daily as a vaginal injection4 ,add one  
teaspoonful 7in severe cases two        
teaspoonfuls7 of the ,sanative ,wash to 
one pint of warm water1 mix thoroughly  
and it is ready for use4 7,can be had1  
if preferred1 in dry form1 to steep47   
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,blood ,medicine4 
,,for ,,poor ,,blood ,we recommend this 
as a good blood medicine for either men 
or women4 ,dose--,one tablespoonful     
three times a day1 half an hour before  
eating4  ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,liver   
,pills4 ,,for ,,constipation            
,dose--,take three the first night1 two 
the second1 and one the third2 and      
unless there is a regular and healthy   
movement of the bowels continue taking  
one every night4  ,,for ,,sale ,,by     
,,druggists ,,generally  ,send for      

,,lydia ,e4 ,,pinkham',s ,,private      
,,text ,,book ,,upon ,,ailments         
,,peculiar ,,to ,,women1 mailed free on 
application to ,,the ,,lydia ,e4        
,,pinkham ,,medicine ,,co4 ,lynn1       
,mass41 ,public ,inspection of our      
,laboratories ,cordially ,invited4      
,,hints ,,for ,,mealtime ,how often do  
we hear women exclaim1 ,oh dear1 what   
shall ,i have for the next meal8  ,this 
little book will aid you in answering   
that troublesome question4 ,the recipes 
are carefully selected and we hope you  
will find them helpful4  ,more important
 to you than the question of food is    
that of health4 ,therefore1 in this book
 we show you many letters from women who
 have received great benefit by taking  
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound4 ,you have heard of this      
splendid medicine1 for it has been used 
by women for nearly fifty years4 ,it is 
a ,woman's ,medicine for ,women's       
,ailments4 ,it is prepared from         
medicinal plants that are especially    

adapted for the treatment of the        
troubles women so often have4  ,as you  
read these letters remember these women 
are stating for the benefit of other    
women who are sick just how they felt   
and just how the ,vegetable ,compound   
restored them to health4  ,you know it  
is bad enough to worry over the various 
duties of life when you are well and    
strong4 ,it is a serious matter when you
 are half sick and all tired out most of
 the time4  ,so in the following pages  
you will find suggestions for the next  
meal that may help you1 but more        
important by far are the letters        
recommending ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's      
,vegetable ,compound as the splendid    
medicine for the ailments of women4     
,you will read letters from many classes
 of women1 young and old1 mother and    
daughter4 ,they are genuine expressions 
of gratitude from one woman to another4 
,thousands of women by word of mouth and
 by letter highly praise ,lydia ,e4     
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound4  ,of   

all the world's wealth ,the best        
treasure is health1 ,for without it     
there's nothing worth while4   ,,baking 
,,of ,,bread ,,and ,,rolls ,illustration
  ,the pans should be well oiled and the
 loaves should never more than half fill
 them4  ,bread should be put into a hot 
oven and loaves should rise during the  
first fifteen minutes4 ,it should       
continue browning for the next twenty   
minutes then reduce the heat somewhat4  
,small loaves require #de minutes1 large
 ones #a hour4  ,biscuits and rolls     
require a hotter oven than bread4 ,they 
should rise for the first five minutes  
and then should begin to brown4 ,after  
#ae minutes reduce the heat and at #cj  
minutes the biscuits should be golden   
brown and thoroughly baked inside4      
,remove bread from the pans as soon as  
it comes from the oven4 ,keep covered   
with a clean cloth until cool then place
 in a stone jar or tin box4  ,,what     
,,does ,,your ,,druggist ,,say when you 
ask him if he can recommend any good    

medicine to you because you are nervous 
and run-down and not able to get your   
work done8 ,he suggests that ,lydia ,e4 
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound is a    
well-known and well-made medicine and   
that he knows many women who take it and
 recommend it4  ,,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 time4 ,i could not do
 my work half the time because of       
troubles every month4 ,i was told of    
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound by friends and advised to try 
it4 ,it has done me good and ,i strongly
 recommend it4 ,since ,i have taken it  
,i have been able to do all my own work1
 and ,i also know friends who have found
 it good4 ,you can use these facts as a 
testimonial4 ,,mrs4 ,,ellen ,,flatters1 
,box #gfa1 ,cobourg1 ,ontario4   ,,white
 ,,bread ,illustration  ,ingredients #a 
tablespoon lard #a tablespoon butter    
#a-a_/b teaspoons salt #a tablespoon    

sugar #a cup scalded milk #a cup boiling
 water #a yeast cake in #a_/d cup       
lukewarm water #f cups sifted flour     
,method--,put lard1 butter1 salt and    
sugar into large bowl4 ,pour over them  
the scalded milk and boiling water4     
,when this is lukewarm add the yeast    
cake dissolved in luke-warm water4 ,sift
 in flour gradually1 beating with a     
spoon4 ,toss on a floured board and     
knead until smooth4 ,allow it to rise   
over night in a moderately warm place or
 until it doubles its original size4    
,cut down or knead and allow it to rise 
until light1 then form into loaves or   
biscuits4 ,allow these to rise until    
light1 then bake4 ,the amount of yeast  
used will depend on the length of time  
the bread is allowed to rise4  ,,what   
,,do ,,girls ,,do who don't have mothers
 to advise them about their health8     
,,she ,,was ,,unable ,,to ,,attend      
,,school ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's          
,vegetable ,compound was recommended to 
me for my daughter4 ,she had trouble    

every month which left her in a weak and
 nervous condition1 with weak back and  
pain in her right side4 ,she had these  
troubles for three years and frequently 
was unable to attend school4 ,she has   
become regular and feels much better    
since she began taking the ,vegetable   
,compound and attends school regularly4 
,she is gaining steadily and ,i have no 
hesitancy in recommending ,lydia ,e4    
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound and     
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,blood ,medicine4 
,,mrs4 ,,john ,,toms1 ,ball ,st41       
,cobourg1 ,ontario4   ,,corn ,,cake     
,illustration  ,ingredients #b cups     
,indian ,meal #a cup flour #a_/b cup    
sugar #a teaspoon salt #a egg #a        
teaspoon soda #b cups sour milk         
,method--,sift the dry ingredients      
together except the soda4 ,add egg      
slightly beaten4 ,dissolve the soda in  
sour milk1 stir into the dry ingredients
 quickly and pour into a greased pan4   
,bake for half an hour in a moderate    
oven4  ,,every ,,true ,,mother realizes 

the fact that her baby's health depends 
upon her own1 that the very vitality of 
her child is influenced by her own      
physical condition4 ,lydia ,e4          
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound has     
brought health and strength to thousands
 of others4  ,i ,,could ,,not ,,do ,a   
,,single ,,bit ,,of ,,work ,i was       
troubled with weak feelings1 headache   
all the time1 a cough1 fainting spells  
and pains in my back and side4 ,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 stairs4 ,after other medicines had 
failed a friend advised me to take      
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound as she said it was excellent  
for any one in the family way4 ,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 work4 ,my baby is now six weeks old  
and is a big fat healthy fellow4 ,i am  

sure ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound has done wonders for me and ,i
 recommend it to any woman in that      
condition4 ,,mrs4 ,,murray ,j4 ,,barton1
 ,r4,r4 ,no4 #a1 ,cumberland ,bay1 ,new 
,brunswick4   ,,tea ,,biscuit           
,illustration  ,ingredients #b cups     
bread flour #d teaspoons baking powder  
#a_/b teaspoon salt #a to #b tablespoons
 shortening #c_/d cup milk              
,method--,sift the dry ingredients      
together1 mix in fat with the tips of   
fingers1 then add the milk a little at a
 time or cut it in with a knife4 ,the   
dough should be as soft as can be easily
 handled4 ,roll lightly until one inch  
thick1 cut in rounds and bake in a hot  
oven for #ae or #bj minutes4  ,,an      
,,evidence ,,of ,,confidence in a friend
 is to follow her advice1 especially if 
it is not hearsay evidence but something
 which she has tried out on herself and 
proved4 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable
 ,compound merits such confidence4      
,women all over ,canada as well as in   

the ,united ,states take our medicine   
and tell its worth4  ,,saved ,,me ,,from
 ,,an ,,operation ,i took ,lydia ,e4    
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound at the  
change of life for troubles women often 
have4 ,i had not been well for a year   
and was not really able to do my work4  
,a friend who had taken the ,vegetable  
,compound herself recommended it to me  
and ,i think its use saved me from an   
operation4 ,i highly recommend to all   
women with troubles like mine4 ,,mrs4   
,,daniel ,j4 ,,tracey1 ,knightington1   
,ontario4  ,a ,,friend ,,recommended    
,,it ,a friend in ,rose ,valley         
recommended ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's       
,vegetable ,compound to me1 and it has  
been a great help to me4 ,i recommend   
it1 and you can use this letter as a    
testimonial if you wish4 ,,mrs4 ,,peter 
,,nordin1 ,wadena1 ,saskatchewan4       
,,omelet ,illustration  ,ingredients #a 
egg #a tablespoon hot water #a salt     
spoon salt ,few grains of pepper        
,method--,separate the white from the   

yoke of the egg and beat it until stiff4
 ,beat the yolk until thick and add the 
hot water and salt4 ,fold the beaten    
white of the egg in and put into a      
buttered pan4 ,cook slowly until puffed 
and brown4  ,,scrambled ,,eggs          
,ingredients #a egg #a tablespoon milk  
or water #a_/b salt spoon salt ,few     
grains of pepper  ,method--,beat the    
eggs slightly and add liquid and        
seasonings4 ,pour into a warm buttered  
pan and cook slowly over water4 ,as the 
egg coagulates on the bottom and sides  
of the pan lift it with a spoon4        
,continue until thickened and creamy but
 not dry4 ,serve immediately4  ,,only ,a
 ,,few ,,bottles of ,lydia ,e4          
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound are     
needed to give surprising results1 as so
 many women tell us4  ,,had ,,no        
,,ambition ,i suffered greatly from     
weakness1 seemed to be tired all the    
time1 and had no ambition to do anything
 or go any place4 ,my nerves were in bad
 shape1 ,i could not sleep at night and 

then came a breakdown4 ,i read of ,lydia
 ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound in 
the newspapers and several of my friends
 advised me to use it4 ,it surely put   
new life into me and now ,i am quite    
able to do all my own work4 ,,mrs4      
,,chas4 ,,wakelin1 #bgb ,christie ,st41 
,toronto1 ,ontario4   ,,sweet ,,milk    
,,griddle ,,cakes ,illustration         
,ingredients #c cups flour #b           
tablespoons sugar #a_/b teaspoon salt #d
 tablespoons baking powder #a egg #b    
cups milk #b tablespoons melted fat     
,method--,mix and sift dry ingredients4 
,add beaten egg1 milk and fat to make a 
thin batter4 ,drop on a hot oiled       
griddle and brown on both sides4        
,,savings ,save all the waxed paper that
 crackers and bread come wrapped in4 ,it
 is very handy to roll out pie-crust or 
biscuits on1 also doughnuts and cookies1
 and saves washing the pastry board4    
,,if ,,you ,,have ,,to ,,work you must  
have good health in order to do your    
work well4 ,besides this1 you want to be

 able to play afterwards and both work  
and play require good health4 ,it is a  
great handicap to be lacking in energy  
when you are young and should be strong4
 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable       
,compound will help that tired feeling  
which many girls have4  ,i ,,had ,,to   
,,stay ,,in ,,bed ,i suffered for three 
years with troubles women often have4   
,about every three weeks ,i had to stay 
in bed four or five days4 ,i nearly went
 crazy with pains in my back1 and for   
about a week at a time ,i could not do  
my work4 ,i saw ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's   
,vegetable ,compound advertised in the  
',hamilton ,spectator' and ,i took it4  
,now ,i have no pain and am quite       
regular unless ,i overwork or stay on my
 feet from early morning until late at  
night4 ,i keep house and do all my own  
work without any trouble4 ,i have       
recommended the ,vegetable ,compound to 
several friends4 ,,mrs4 ,,emily         
,,beecroft1 #af ,douglas ,st41          
,hamilton1 ,ontario4   ,,vinegar        

,illustration  ,a spoonful of vinegar   
added to the water when cooking corned  
beef will make it more tender4  ,to make
 pie-crust flaky try adding one-half a  
spoonful of vinegar to the cold water   
before mixing4  ,add vinegar to the     
water in which you soak wilted          
vegetables and they will revive quickly 
and any little bugs in them will come   
out4  ,add vinegar to the water when    
washing windows or paint or cleaning    
floors4  ,if paint or varnish is on a   
window1 wet it with hot vinegar and rub 
it off with a cent4  ,to take the shine 
from clothing1 sponge the shiny places  
with boiling hot vinegar1 rubbing       
vigorously1 then press as usual4  ,,it  
,,is ,,perfectly ,,safe for any one to  
take ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound whenever such a medicine is   
needed4 ,it contains no narcotics nor   
harmful drugs and is made in the most   
accurate and sanitary manner4 ,can a    
medicine be a fraud that is compounded  
from nature's own remedies1 the roots   

and herbs of the fields1 that has stood 
the test of time by restoring health and
 happiness to thousands of suffering    
women8  ,,for ,,women',s ,,troubles ,i  
saw ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable    
,compound advertised for women's        
troubles1 and when a friend recommended 
it to me ,i tried it1 and it has done me
 so much good in the two years in which 
,i have been taking it that ,i find ,i  
am a different woman since then4 ,i     
recommend your ,vegetable ,compound as  
much as ,i can and you may use my letter
 as a testimonial4 ,,mrs4 ,,wm4 ,j4     
,,thomas1 ,melaval1 ,saskatchewan4      
,,casserole ,,of ,,rice ,,and ,,meat    
,illustration  ,ingredients #b cups     
steamed rice #b cups chopped seasoned   
meat #a cup gravy or tomato sauce #a_/b 
cup buttered crumbs  ,method--,place in 
a baking dish a layer of rice1 over this
 sprinkle a layer of chopped meat and   
repeat until the dish is nearly filled2 
then pour gravy or tomato sauce over the
 meat4 ,cover with the buttered crumbs  

and bake until brown4  ,,helpful ,,hints
 ,to keep the daily paper from blowing  
away when it is left on the porch1 get  
the carrier to snap it into a spring    
clothes-pin which is tied to the        
railing4  ,,when ,a ,,woman ,,knows that
 a certain medicine is good she wants no
 substitute or makeshift4 ,the women who
 take ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable  
,compound are of this class4 ,they know 
what they want and they will take       
nothing else4  ,,could ,,not ,,sleep ,i 
took ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound for weakness of the female    
organs4 ,i had pains in the back and    
bearing-down pains in the abdomen and   
was in a general run-down condition4 ,i 
could not sleep1 rest or work1 and was  
quite unfit to do even light household  
tasks4 ,a friend told me about your     
,vegetable ,compound and ,i in my turn  
truly recommend it1 as my severe        
symptoms vanished and ,i am better in   
every way4 ,i do my own work1 look after
 my children and see to chickens1 a cow1

 and my garden4 ,i also recommend it for
 young girls who are weak and rundown1  
as my #af-year-old daughter has taken it
 and is quite her own gay self again4   
,,mrs4 ,,fred4 ,,wiley1 ,viscount1      
,saskatchewan4   ,,filipino ,,roll      
,illustration  ,ingredients #a sweet    
green pepper #b onions #a lb4 ,hamburg  
steak #a cup bread crumbs #a egg #b     
teaspoons salt #a tablespoon            
,worcestershire ,sauce #e or #f slices  
of bacon  ,sauce #a cup tomato soup #a  
tablespoon flour #a teaspoon sugar #a_/b
 cup water  ,method--,wash the pepper   
and remove the seeds1 add onions and    
chop together4 ,mix with meat1          
breadcrumbs and well beaten egg4 ,add   
seasonings and form into a roll4 ,cover 
with bacon and bake #de minutes in a    
moderately hot oven4 ,remove to platter1
 add water to make gravy and strain into
 it the thickened tomato soup4 ,let it  
boil a few minutes then pour around the 
roll4  ,a ,,few ,,minutes of any woman's
 time is well spent if she will read    

what ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound does for sick and ailing      
women4  ,,one ,,of ,,your ,,little      
,,books ,i took ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's   
,vegetable ,compound for weakness and   
female disorders4 ,i was so weak at     
times that ,i could not stand up4 ,i had
 been this way for nearly three years1  
and the different medicines ,i had taken
 had not done me any good4 ,i found one 
of your little books at my door one day 
and thought ,i would give your medicine 
a trial4 ,i am now on my fifth bottle   
and it is wonderful the way it has      
helped me4 ,i am feeling much better1   
have no weak spells1 and can do all my  
work now4 ,i am recommending your       
,vegetable ,compound to all ,i know4    
,,mrs4 ,,casey ,,lemery1 #agf ,abbott   
,st41 ,brockville1 ,ontario4   ,,mock   
,,meat ,,cakes ,illustration            
,ingredients #a_/b cup dried peas or    
beans #e medium potatoes #a_/b cup      
grated cheese #a_/b cup fine breadcrumbs
 #a egg 7beaten7 #a tablespoon melted   

bacon fat salt and pepper               
,method--,soak peas or beans over night1
 then boil until very tender4 ,boil and 
mash potatoes4 ,add mashed beans1 grated
 cheese1 bread-crumbs1 beaten egg1 bacon
 fat and seasonings4 ,when cool shape   
into cakes1 dip into cornmeal and fry4  
,,why ,,are ,,some ,,women happy1       
beloved1 and successful1 while others   
drag out a negative existence1 of no use
 to themselves or anyone else8 ,except  
in a few cases the answer is to be found
 in a state of freedom from the troubles
 known as female4 ,the well woman       
radiates cheerfulness and serenity1     
while the ailing one repels you with her
 despondency4 ,it is not necessary1     
however1 to harbor aches and pains1 and 
the blues1 which make one a detriment to
 society4 ,the use of ,lydia ,e4        
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound has     
brought relief to such women1 and given 
them a new lease of life4  ,a ,,general 
,,run-,,down ,,condition ,i was in a    
general run-down condition1 with a weak 

back and tired feeling1 so that ,i did  
not feel like working4 ,my mother was   
taking ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable 
,compound and recommended it to me1 so  
,i have taken it1 and my back is better 
and ,i am now able to do my work4 ,i    
recommend the ,vegetable ,compound to my
 neighbors and you may publish this     
letter4 ,,mrs4 ,,josephat ,a4 ,,grenier1
 ,hesketh1 ,alberta4   ,,dry ,,bean     
,,chowder ,illustration  ,ingredients #a
 cup dried beans #b slices bacon 7diced7
 #a can corn #a can tomatoes salt and   
pepper cracker crumbs  ,method--,soak   
the beans over night and boil until     
tender4 ,drain into a fire-proof        
casserole4 ,try out the fat from the    
bacon until it is perfectly crisp1 care 
being taken that it is not burned4 ,then
 add corn1 seasoning and tomatoes4 ,mix 
all and add to beans4 ,sprinkle cracker 
crumbs over the top and bake twenty-five
 minutes4 ,serve from the casserole4    
,,in ,,this ,,generation it is 'the     
style' to be healthy4 ,our heroines no  

longer languish and faint4 ,they are all
 healthy girls and women who do a day's 
work or play just as a man does4 ,if    
some of us are not so healthy as this1  
we try to be and take ,lydia ,e4        
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound when we 
feel the need4  ,i ,,was ,a ,,total     
,,wreck ,before using ,lydia ,e4        
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound ,i was a
 total wreck4 ,i had terrible pains in  
my sides and was not regular4 ,finally  
,i got so weak ,i could not go upstairs 
without stopping to rest halfway up4 ,i 
saw your medicine advertised in the     
newspapers and gave it a trial4 ,i took 
four bottles of the ,vegetable ,compound
 and was restored to health4 ,i am      
married1 am the mother of two children1 
and do all my own housework1 milk eight 
cows and do a hired man's work and enjoy
 the best of health4 ,i also found the  
,vegetable ,compound a great help for my
 weak back before my babies were born4  
,i recommend it to all my friends4      
,,mrs4 ,,henry ,,janke1 ,marmion1       

,ontario4   ,,cooking ,,hints           
,illustration  ,never throw away the    
feet of a fowl as they are excellent for
 making soups1 broths and jellies4 ,you 
can buy extra feet from the butcher4    
,dip them in boiling water for a few    
seconds and they may be readily skinned4
 ,boil with the chicken until they fall 
to pieces1 then strain the broth4       
,before baking potatoes let them stand  
in hot water for fifteen minutes4 ,they 
will require only half the time to bake4
  ,pour boiling water on oranges and let
 them stand for five minutes4 ,this will
 make the white lining come away from   
the skin and they will be easier to     
prepare for a pudding4  ,,any ,,hospital
 ,,experience is painful as well as     
costly and frequently dangerous4 ,many  
women have avoided this experience by   
taking ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable 
,compound in time1 thereby relieving the
 present distress and preventing the    
development of conditions that might    
require an operation4  ,,they ,,said ,i 

,,needed ,,an ,,operation ,i suffered   
from the time ,i was a schoolgirl until 
,i had taken your medicine with pain in 
my left side and with cramps1 growing   
worse each year until ,i was all        
rundown4 ,i was so bad at times that ,i 
was unfit for work4 ,i tried several    
doctors and patent medicines but was    
only relieved for a short time4 ,some of
 the doctors wanted to have an          
operation1 but my father objected4      
,finally ,i learned through my mother of
 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable       
,compound1 and how thankful ,i am that  
,i tried it4 ,i am relieved from pains  
and cramps and feel as if it has saved  
my life4 ,you may use my letter to help 
other women1 as ,i am glad to recommend 
the medicine4 ,,mrs4 ,h4,a4 ,,goodman1  
#ad ,rockvale ,ave41 ,toronto1 ,ontario4
   ,,hints ,,and ,,helps ,illustration  
,the common nut-cracker makes a splendid
 little household wrench for cans and   
bottles with screw tops4 ,even glass    
stoppers will yield to it4  ,a pair of  

scissors in the pantry to cut up        
raisins1 suet1 citron1 etc41 is easier  
to use then the chopper4 ,a metal       
shoe-horn that has a hole in the top to 
hang it up by1 makes a good kettle      
scraper4  ,use a bicycle pump to clean  
such parts of the sewing machine as you 
cannot reach with a cloth or with an old
 tooth brush4  ,save the sand-paper     
which comes on the match-boxes and use  
it for scraping1 cleaning1 etc4         
,ammonia water will remove the cloudy   
appearance from the preserve jars in    
which vegetables have been canned4      
,,the ,,best ,,advertised ,,medicine in 
the world is the medicine which has the 
most friends4  ,it ,,has ,,done ,,so    
,,much ,,for ,,women ,i took ,lydia ,e4 
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound for     
years1 and it is the only patent        
medicine ,i ever recommend4 ,i am a     
nurse1 and if ,i find a woman is in poor
 health ,i always tell her to take it4  
,although you know doctors and nurses do
 not use patent medicines ,i must say   

that ,i think there is nothing better   
than your ,vegetable ,compound4 ,when ,i
 first took it many years ago1 ,i was   
that tired when ,i got up in the morning
 that ,i was weak and ,i could not eat  
nor sleep4 ,my mother-in-law told me    
that ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound was just what ,i wanted1 so ,i
 tried it1 and only took two bottles    
when ,i felt better4 ,since then ,i have
 found that there is nothing that makes 
me feel so well1 for it seems to build  
my system right up4 ,i don't know any   
other medicine that has done so much for
 women4 ,,mrs4 ,w4,h4 ,,parker1 #ai     
,wellesley ,ave41 ,toronto1 ,ontario4   
,,dutch ,,cheese ,illustration          
,ingredients #a quart sour milk #a_/c to
 #a teaspoon salt #a_/d cup sour or     
sweet cream 7or #a large tablespoon     
butter7  ,method--,the milk should be   
freshly sour to get the best flavor4    
,this is best obtained by adding a      
little sour milk to five or six times   
the amount of sweet milk4 ,it should be 

kept in a warm place 7the back of the   
stove7 until the curd of the milk is    
thick and smooth and the whey is watery 
and has risen to the top4 ,drain in a   
cheese cloth bag until dry4 ,add cream  
7or butter7 and salt4 ,if the process   
needs to be hurried stir into the milk a
 cup full of nearly boiling water4      
,leave to settle before draining4 ,as   
the cheese is very rich in protein it   
easily becomes tough by overheating4    
,for the same reason it is very         
nourishing4  ,,the ,,continued ,,success
 of a medicine depends entirely upon its
 merit4 ,for nearly fifty years ,lydia  
,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound has 
been demonstrating its worth among women
 as a valuable medicine for the         
treatment of female ills1 and the       
tremendous volume of letters on file in 
the ,pinkham laboratory at ,lynn1       
,massachusetts1 from grateful women in  
all parts of the ,united ,states and    
,canada is ample proof of its merit4  ,a
 ,,lot ,,of ,,good ,i had female        

troubles for two years4 ,i always had a 
headache and a pain in my side1 and     
sometimes ,i felt so weak that ,i could 
not do my work4 ,a friend advised me to 
take ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable   
,compound and ,i have taken six bottles 
of it4 ,it has done me a lot of good and
 ,i am still taking it4 ,i will tell my 
friends of your medicine and hope they  
will try it4 ,,mrs4 ,,camille           
,des,r,o,c,h,e1 ,miscouche1 ,prince     
,edward's ,island4   ,,cake-,,making    
,success in cake-making depends on      
careful combining of ingredients1       
accurate measurements and careful       
baking4 ,to make cake light and close in
 texture1 thorough beating is necessary4
  ,baking--,small and layer cakes       
require a hot oven for #aj to #bj       
minutes4  ,loaf cakes need a moderate   
oven from #dj to #fj minutes4 ,in the   
beginning the oven should be hot enough 
to cause the cake to rise and then to   
form a crust which holds the gases4     
,when the cake has risen to its full    

height decrease the heat so that the    
cake may finish baking without becoming 
too brown4 ,if the oven is too hot at   
first a crust will be formed before the 
cake is risen4 ,if not hot enough1 gas  
will not be retained in the cake4       
,either of these conditions will make   
the cake heavy4  ,testing--,the cake is 
baked if1 when pressed lightly upon the 
top in the middle1 it springs back      
again4 ,it usually shrinks from the     
sides of the pan4 ,a deep cake may be   
tested with a clean straw4  ,methods of 
work--,first grease and flour the pans4 
,collect all materials and utensils     
needed and make sure that the oven will 
be ready4 ,do this before combining any 
materials4  ,,we ,,read a good deal     
about ,pre-,natal ,care--the care of the
 mother before her child is born--and we
 all agree that a healthy and happy     
mother is the one to have the best      
babies4  ,,so ,,smart ,,and ,,healthy   
,when ,i would get out of bed in the    
morning ,i could hardly stand on my feet

 for weakness and a bearing-down pain4  
,i heard of ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's       
,vegetable ,compound and tried it with  
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,liver ,pills and 
used ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,sanative    
,wash for the white flow1 and was doing 
fine4 ,this was before my little girl   
was born4 ,she is so smart and healthy  
and good-natured that ,i think the      
,compound must have made her that way4  
,,mrs4 ,,richard ,,williams1 ,milltown1 
,new ,brunswick4   ,,plain ,,cake for   
,loaf or ,layer ,cake ,illustration     
,ingredients #b eggs #a cup sugar #c    
teaspoons ,oleo or butter #a_/b cup milk
 #a_/b teaspoon salt #a-a_/b cups flour 
#a-a_/b teaspoons baking powder #a_/b   
teaspoon vanilla  ,method--,beat eggs   
light1 add sugar1 butter1 milk1 salt and
 all but #b tablespoons of the flour4   
,beat well1 add vanilla1 then add the   
remainder of the flour with the baking  
powder1 sifted together4 ,bake in loaf  
or layer cake pans4  ,,brownstone ,,cake
 ,,filling ,ingredients--#a_/b cup      

sugar1 #a square of chocolate1 #a       
tablespoon cornstarch1 a few grains of  
salt1 #a_/b cup of milk4  ,method--,mix 
dry ingredients4 ,add liquid gradually4 
,cook in double boiler until thick and  
creamy4  ,,weakness ,,may ,,show in     
early girlhood and if attended to at    
that time and not allowed to develop    
into serious troubles by carelessness or
 overwork1 girls will grow stronger as  
they grow older4 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's  
,vegetable ,compound is what many       
mothers give their girls in these early 
years4  ,,my ,,mother-,,in-,,law ,,told 
,,me ,i took ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's      
,vegetable ,compound for female         
troubles4 ,i would have headaches1      
backache1 pains between my shoulders and
 under my shoulder-blades1 and bad      
feelings in the lower parts on each     
side1 in the groins4 ,i was sometimes   
unable to do my work and felt very      
badly4 ,my mother-in-law told me about  
the ,vegetable ,compound and ,i got some
 right away4 ,it has done me more good  

than any other medicine ,i ever took1   
and ,i recommend it to my neighbors4    
,,mrs4 ,,edgar ,,simmons1 ,r4,r4 ,no4   
#b1 ,pine ,grove1 ,ontario4   ,,sponge  
,,cake ,illustration  ,ingredients #b   
eggs #a_/b cup sugar #a teaspoon cold   
water #a_/b tablespoon lemon juice #a   
salt spoon salt #a_/b cup flour         
,method--,beat yolks until thick and add
 sugar gradually4 ,add water and lemon  
juice4 ,sift flour and salt into yolk   
mixture and beat thoroughly4 ,fold in   
the stiffly beaten whites of eggs and   
bake in a moderate oven4  ,,crispettes  
,ingredients--#b eggs1 #a_/b cup white  
sugar1 #a_/b cup brown sugar1 #a_/b cup 
chopped walnuts or cocoanut1 #a_/b cup  
flour1 #a_/b teaspoon vanilla1 #a_/b    
teaspoon salt4  ,method--,beat eggs very
 light1 add sugar and remaining         
ingredients4 ,beat well and drop by     
tablespoonfuls on a buttered pan #b     
inches apart4 ,bake in a moderately hot 
oven4 ,always use a tin pan4  ,a        
,,little ,,care when one is young is not

 much to pay for good health afterwards4
 ,take ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable 
,compound for any weakness you may have4
 ,this well-known medicine is           
recommended by mothers to their         
daughters1 by sisters to one another1   
and by friends and neighbors to the     
woman whose loved ones are far from her 
when she needs them most4  ,,am         
,,perfectly ,,satisfied ,when my husband
 was called back to ,england in #aiad1  
,i took ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable
 ,compound to strengthen me so that ,i  
could work4 ,my periods were twice a    
month and used to make me so weak1 but  
,i am able to do my work now and am     
perfectly satisfied with your medicine4 
,i still get it at the chemist's1 and   
strongly recommend it to any one ,i hear
 of suffering as ,i did4 ,,mrs4 ,e4     
,,hornblower1 #hii ,yonge ,st41         
,toronto1 ,ontario4   ,,war ,,cake      
,illustration  ,ingredients #a cup brown
 sugar #a cup water #b cups raisins     
#a_/c cup fat #a_/d teaspoon grated     

nutmeg #a teaspoon ground cloves few    
grains salt4  ,method--,boil the above  
ingredients together for three minutes4 
,let cool4 ,when cold add #a teaspoon   
soda dissolved in #b tablespoons hot    
water4 ,add #b cups flour in which #a   
teaspoon baking powder has been sifted4 
,bake in a moderate oven4  ,,pantry     
,,helps ,if butter is too hard to serve1
 heat a bowl with boiling water and turn
 the empty bowl over the butter4 ,this  
will not waste or impair the taste of   
the butter4  ,,are ,,you ,,interested in
 a letter from a woman in ,south ,africa
 who takes ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's        
,vegetable ,compound8  ,,one ,,of ,,your
 ,,little ,,books ,i took ,lydia ,e4    
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound for     
weakness and because ,i felt run down4  
,i tried a lot of medicine before ,i    
tried yours4 ,one day ,i was standing on
 my stoop when a boy came up to me and  
handed me one of your little books4 ,i  
read the book1 and the next day my      
husband went to a chemist and bought me 

a bottle of ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's       
,vegetable ,compound4 ,i have taken the 
medicine ever since and ,i feel quite   
strong and well now as ,i am on the     
sixth bottle4 ,i have written to my     
sister and told her all about the       
wonders it has done for me1 and ,i am   
quite willing for you to use my name1 as
 ,i cannot thank you enough for what it 
has done for me4 ,,mrs4 ,w4,f4 ,,rush1  
#abh #fth ,avenue1 ,mayfair1            
,fordesburg1 ,johannesburg1 ,south      
,africa4   ,,chocolate ,,cake           
,illustration  ,ingredients #e          
tablespoons butter #a cup sugar #b eggs 
#a_/b cup milk #a-a_/b cups flour #b    
squares chocolate #a_/b teaspoon vanilla
 #a_/b teaspoon salt #b-a_/b teaspoons  
baking powder4  ,method--,cream butter  
and sugar4 ,add yolks of eggs beaten    
until thick1 then milk1 and all but #b  
tablespoons of the flour4 ,beat         
thoroughly1 add melted chocolate and    
vanilla4 ,add remaining flour1 salt and 
baking powder sifted together4 ,fold in 

stiffly beaten whites of eggs4 ,bake in 
moderate oven4  ,a ,,proprietary        
,,medicine like everything else that    
comes before the public1 has to prove   
its merits4 ,the law of the survival of 
the fittest applies in this field as in 
others4 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable
 ,compound has been used by women for   
nearly fifty years4  ,i ,,know ,,women  
,,who ,,have ,,been ,,helped ,my mother 
had taken ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's         
,vegetable ,compound1 and when ,i needed
 something for my periods ,i took it and
 got good results4 ,i recommend it to   
women with any female troubles1 and ,i  
know other women who have been helped by
 it4 ,,mrs4 ,,max ,,retzer1 ,lumsden1   
,saskatchewan4  ,i used to have very bad
 pains in my back and sides and often   
was not fit for work4 ,i tried many     
medicines before ,i took yours4 ,i saw  
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound advertised in the ',toronto   
,globe1' and now that it has helped me  
,i recommend it to all my neighbors4    

,,elizabeth ,,campbell1 #ac ,st4 ,paul  
,st41 ,lindsay1 ,ontario4   ,,chocolate 
,,frosting ,illustration  ,ingredients  
#a-a_/b squares chocolate #a cup sugar  
#a cup boiling water  ,method--,cut     
chocolate into small pieces1 add sugar  
and water and stir until blended4 ,boil 
until a soft ball forms when dropped    
into ice-water4 ,cool4 ,beat until      
creamy and spread on cake4  ,,white     
,,frosting  ,ingredients #a egg white #a
 cup confectioner's sugar #a_/b teaspoon
 flavoring  ,method--,beat the white of 
egg until stiff4 ,stir in the sugar and 
flavoring and beat until creamy4  ,,when
 ,a ,,man comes home from work at night1
 he wants to find his home clean and    
comfortable1 his supper ready1 his      
children happy and his wife smiling a   
welcome to him4 ,these are only natural 
feelings and when things are the reverse
 and he has to help do the work1 he     
looks for the cause of the trouble and  
its remedy4 ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's       
,vegetable ,compound will help women    

keep strong and well4  ,,with ,,my      
,,husband',s ,,help ,i used ,lydia ,e4  
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound for     
pains across the small of my back4 ,they
 bothered me so badly that ,i could do  
my work only with my husband's help4    
,one day we saw the 'ad' in our paper   
telling what ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's      
,vegetable ,compound is doing for women 
so ,i began to take it4 ,it has helped  
me wonderfully4 ,i am feeling fine1 do  
all my housework and washing for seven  
in the family4 ,i had been irregular    
too1 and now ,i am all right4 ,i am     
telling my friends what it has done for 
me and am sure it will do good for      
others4 ,i will stand up for ,lydia ,e4 
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound any     
time4 ,,mrs4 ,,wm4 ,,juhnke1 ,foster1   
,oregon   ,,mocha ,,frosting            
,illustration  ,ingredients #c          
tablespoons butter #a cup confectioner's
 sugar #b tablespoons cold boiled coffee
 #b tablespoons cocoa #a_/b teaspoon    
vanilla  ,method--,cream the butter and 

sugar1 add the remaining ingredients and
 enough more sugar to make it creamy4   
,plain icing may be made by moistening  
confectioner's sugar with milk or water 
7either hot or cold7 and adding         
flavoring4 ,either this or white        
frosting may be used as a foundation for
 nuts or chopped fruit4 ,orange frosting
 may be made by moistening the sugar    
with orange juice4  ,,however ,,busy a  
woman is she always finds time to read  
the daily papers4 ,and she may read the 
,bargains first and the ,weather ,report
 last1 but she always reads the         
testimonial letters advertising ,lydia  
,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound4    
,she wants to know what experience other
 women have had with this great         
medicine4  ,,when ,,my ,,daughter ,,was 
,,thirteen ,when my daughter was        
thirteen and until she was fifteen she  
suffered every month so that she could  
hardly move around the house and when   
she would have the pains in school she  
would have to be carried home4 ,she also

 had headache1 dizzy and faint spells1  
and soreness in her back4 ,i saw your   
advertisement in the ',hamilton         
,spectator' and got ,lydia ,e4          
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound for her4
 ,she does not have the least bit of    
trouble now1 and we both recommend your 
medicine4 ,she works in a candy-shop now
 and seems well and strong4 ,i give you 
permission to publish this letter as a  
testimonial4 ,,mrs4 ,i4,p4 ,,clause1 #hc
 ,oxford ,st41 ,hamilton1 ,ontario4     
,,lemon ,,pie ,,with ,,meringue         
,illustration  ,ingredients #c_/d cup   
sugar #c tablespoons cornstarch #a cup  
boiling water #c tablespoons lemon juice
 and grated rind #a tablespoon butter #b
 egg yolks  ,method--,mix sugar and corn
 starch thoroughly1 pour boiling water  
over them1 stirring constantly4 ,cook   
until thick and until starch is well    
done4 ,add lemon juice and butter4 ,cool
 slightly and add egg yolks4 ,pour into 
plate lined with pastry and bake until  
paste is cooked4 ,or pour into crust    

already baked4  ,,meringue              
,ingredients--#b egg whites beaten      
stiff1 #b to #d tablespoons of powdered 
sugar1 a few drops of vanilla4 ,add     
sugar gradually to stiffly beaten whites
 of eggs4 ,add flavoring4 ,spread over  
top of pie and cook until golden brown  
in a slow oven4  ,,man ,,may ,,work from
 sun to sun1 but woman's work is never  
done4 ,women continually overdo and     
drift along from bad to worse4 ,lydia   
,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound is a
 standard medicine for women's troubles4
  ,,we ,,have ,,to ,,do ,,our ,,own     
,,work ,i saw in the newspapers where   
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound was doing so much good to     
women1 and as ,i needed something ,i    
began to take it4 ,i used to be very    
sick1 but ,i am not now4 ,i live on a   
farm in the homestead district and we   
have to do all our own work4 ,i tell all
 the women ,i see what ,lydia ,e4       
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound does for
 me4 ,i think it saves me from going to 

a doctor and is the best medicine women 
can take4 ,,mrs4 ,,william ,,coultas1   
,fork ,river1 ,manitoba4   ,,pie ,,crust
 ,illustration  ,ingredients #a-a_/b    
cups flour #c tablespoons lard #a_/b    
teaspoon salt cold water #c tablespoons 
butter  ,method--,wash butter and       
squeeze until water and salt has been   
removed4 ,chill the lard then chop it   
into the flour1 with two knives4 ,add   
salt and moisten it to a dough with cold
 water4 7,ice water is not essential but
 is desirable in summer47 ,toss on a    
floured board and roll out4 ,fold to    
make three layers and put the butter    
between the layers4 ,turn half way      
round1 pat1 and roll out4 ,cut off the  
sides of it and roll into shape for the 
plate4 ,roll the center for the upper   
crust1 cutting slits in it to let out   
steam4 ,fold the upper crust under the  
edge of the lower crust4 ,bake in a     
moderately hot oven #dj-ej minutes4     
,pastry may be used immediately or      
chilled before using4 ,it must not come 

in contact with the ice4  ,,if ,,there  
,,is ,,one ,,thing more than another    
that a woman should care about it is her
 health4 ,she may be cheated in her     
happiest hopes because she does not know
 that ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable  
,compound can be safely taken by all    
women4  ,,my ,,back ,,seemed ,,the      
,,worst ,i was so weak that ,i could    
hardly do anything and my back seemed   
the worst4 ,i read so much about ,lydia 
,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound for 
women that ,i thought ,i would try it4  
,i feel that it did help me4 ,i am      
looking after my own home now and seem  
quite strong again4 ,i have recommended 
your ,vegetable ,compound to quite a few
 friends and you can use my name if you 
wish to do so4 ,,mrs4 ,h4 ,,porter1 ,box
 #ddj1 ,meaford1 ,ontario4   ,,apple    
,,pie ,illustration  ,ingredients #d or 
#e sour apples #a_/c cup sugar #a_/d    
tablespoon grated nutmeg #a_/h teaspoon 
salt #a tablespoon lemon juice few      
gratings lemon rind #a tablespoon butter

  ,method--,line pie-plate with pastry4 
,pare1 core1 and cut apples into        
eighths4 ,put row of slices around the  
plate #a_/b inch from the edge working  
towards the center until the plate is   
covered4 ,then pile on the remainder4   
,mix sugar1 nutmeg1 salt1 lemon juice   
and grated rind and sprinkle over the   
apple4 ,dot all with butter4 ,wet the   
edges of the under crust1 cover with the
 upper crust and press together4 ,bake  
for #dj-de minutes in a moderate oven4  
,,do ,,you ,,feel broken-down1 nervous  
and weak sometimes8 ,lydia ,e4          
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound is      
excellent to take at such a time4 ,it   
always helps and if taken regularly and 
persistently will relieve this          
condition4  ,,as ,,if ,i ,,must ,,scream
 ,i cannot speak too highly of what     
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound has done for me4 ,i was a     
nervous wreck and ,i just had to force  
myself to do my work4 ,even the sound of
 my own children playing made be feel as

 if ,i must scream if they did not get  
away from me4 ,i could not even speak   
right to my husband4 ,the doctor said   
that he could do nothing for me owing to
 my condition4 ,my husband's grandmother
 advised me to take ,lydia ,e4          
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound4 ,i     
started it right away and everyone      
noticed what a different woman ,i was in
 a short time4 ,i was able to do my work
 once more1 and it was a pleasure1 not a
 burden4 ,,mrs4 ,,emily ,,davis1 #gba   
,mc,gee ,st41 ,winnipeg1 ,manitoba4     
,,baked ,,fruit ,,pudding ,illustration 
,prepare fruit--apples1 peaches1--and   
sprinkle with sugar1 also with cinnamon 
or nutmeg if apples are used4 ,place    
fruit in baking-dish to within one inch 
of the top4  ,,crust  ,ingredients #a   
cup flour #a salt spoon salt #a teaspoon
 baking powder #b tablespoons butter    
#a_/c cup milk  ,method--,mix and sift  
the dry ingredients1 cut in butter with 
knife and add milk4 ,roll the crust to  
fit the baking-dish1 keeping it #a_/b   

inch thick and place over the fruit4    
,press edges of the crust to the rim of 
the dish and make a small opening in the
 crust near the center4 ,bake in a      
moderate oven #cj minutes4 ,serve with  
vanilla sauce4  ,,the ,,right ,,road to 
,health is what every ailing woman is   
looking for and when one woman gets on  
that road she is always ready to direct 
some other woman to it4  ,,it ,,had     
,,helped ,,my ,,sister ,i was a sufferer
 for three years1 not able to do my     
housework4 ,my husband was discouraged  
for ,i was no better and had the doctor 
all this time and nothing had helped me4
 ,i was always sleepy1 had no appetite  
and suffered with my left side4 ,my     
mother1 in ,england1 recommended ,lydia 
,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound     
because it had helped my sister1 so ,i  
have been taking it4 ,i am now able to  
do my housework and ,i cannot praise    
your ,vegetable ,compound too highly1 as
 ,i have great hopes for the future4 ,i 
will tell anyone who writes to me what  

good it has done me4 ,,mrs4 ,,henry     
,,masson1 ,st4 ,henry ,p4,o41 ,montreal4
   ,,vanilla ,,sauce ,illustration      
,ingredients #a cup boiling water #b    
teaspoons corn-starch #a tablespoon     
butter #a_/b cup sugar #a_/b teaspoon   
vanilla little salt  ,method--,mix the  
corn-starch with a little cold water and
 stir into the hot water1 boiling five  
minutes4 ,put butter1 sugar1 flavoring  
and salt into a bowl and pour the       
thoroughly cooked cornstarch over it1   
stirring until the sugar and the butter 
are dissolved4  ,,lemon ,,jelly         
,ingredients--#b oranges1 #a lemon1 the 
rind of one orange grated fine1 #a cup  
sugar1 #a tablespoon gelatine1 #b cups  
boiling water4  ,method--,mix the juices
 and the fruit gratings with the sugar4 
,soak #a tablespoon gelatine in #a cup  
of cold water until soft4 ,stir in #b   
cups of boiling water and add the sugar 
and fruit juices4 ,stir until the       
gelatine is dissolved1 then pour into a 
mold to harden4  ,,women',s ,,troubles  

,,and ,,women',s ,,work ,i was weak and 
had some troubles women often have and  
usually ,i was unfit to do my work4 ,i  
saw your advertisement and decided to   
try ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable    
,compound4 ,i am very much pleased with 
the result and recommend your ,vegetable
 ,compound whenever ,i have a chance4   
,,mrs4 ,,wandless1 #cfj ,church ,st41   
,fredericton1 ,new ,brunswick4  ,i have 
taken ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's medicines   
and they have done me a lot of good4    
,since then ,i have been able to do my  
housework1 and ,i have a lot to do as we
 live on a farm4 ,seeing your           
advertisement in the papers was what    
made me think of writing to you4 ,,mrs4 
,,wm4 ,b4 ,,keiver1 ,upper ,new ,horton1
 ,new ,brunswick4   ,,chocolate ,,bread 
,,pudding ,illustration  ,ingredients #b
 cups bread crumbs #d cups of milk 7or  
#b of water and #b of evaporated milk7  
#b squares chocolate #b_/c cup sugar #a 
salt spoon salt #a teaspoon vanilla     
,method--,soak bread crumbs in milk     

until soft4 ,melt the chocolate over hot
 water and add the sugar to it4 ,beat   
eggs well and add with the remaining    
ingredients to the crumbs and milk4 ,mix
 well and bake in a buttered            
pudding-dish in a moderate oven1 until  
thick and firm4 ,a ,meringue 7see page  
#bc7 of egg white and sugar may be      
spread over the top about #ae minutes   
before it is done1 or it can be served  
with cream1 hard1 or foamy sauce4  ,hard
 ,sauce--#a_/c cup butter1 #a cup       
powdered sugar1 #a_/c teaspoon lemon    
extract1 #b_/c teaspoon vanilla4 ,cream 
the butter1 add sugar gradually1 and    
flavoring4  ,,lack ,,of ,,energy or     
'pep' makes a woman feel old while she  
is yet young in years and general       
appearance4  ,,no ,,serious ,,trouble ,i
 had no disease only ,i felt tired and  
had headache very often and thought ,i  
needed a tonic1 so ,i got ,lydia ,e4    
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound and the 
,liver ,pills4 ,i am now on the third   
bottle and have not had headache for    

over two weeks4 ,of course ,i have not  
had any serious trouble at all4 ,,mrs4  
,m4,a4 ,,watson1 ,victoria ,st41        
,cobourg1 ,ontario4  ,i was weak and run
 down1 had no appetite and was nervous4 
,the nurse who took care of me told me  
to try ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable 
,compound1 and now ,i am getting strong4
 ,i recommend your medicine to my       
friends4 ,,mrs4 ,d4 ,,maxwell1 ,r4,r4   
,no4 #b1 ,bothwell1 ,ontario4   ,,cup   
,,custards ,illustration  ,ingredients  
#a quart milk #d eggs #d tablespoons    
sugar #a_/b teaspoon salt few grains    
nutmeg  ,method--,scald one quart of    
rich creamy milk4 ,beat four egg yolks1 
add sugar and salt and beat until thick 
like cream4 ,beat the four egg whites   
until foamy1 not stiff1 mix well with   
the yolks and sugar and add scalded     
milk4 ,stand the cups in a shallow pan1 
stir the foam down1 and fill the cups to
 overflowing or nearly so4 ,put hot     
water in the pan and bake in a hot oven1
 watching them carefully that they do   

not scorch4 ,lay buttered paper over if 
needed4 ,test with a knife as soon as   
they begin to puff up and if the blade  
comes out clean1 not milky1 they are    
done4  ,,do ,,women ,,read our little   
books which come so regularly to their  
homes8 ,we feel sure that they are read 
from cover to cover4  ,i ,,seemed ,,to  
,,be ,,smothering ,i suffered with      
irregular periods1 was weak and         
run-down1 could not eat and had         
headaches4 ,the worst symptoms were     
dragging down pains1 so bad ,i sometimes
 thought ,i would go crazy and ,i seemed
 to be smothering4 ,i was in this       
condition for two or three years and    
could not seem to work4 ,i tried all    
kinds of remedies but received no       
benefit4 ,i found one of your booklets  
and felt inclined to try ,lydia ,e4     
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound4 ,i     
received the best results from it and   
now ,i keep house and go out to work and
 am like a new woman4 ,,mrs4 ,j4,f4     
,,peasey1 #chg ,king ,st4 ,west1        

,toronto1 ,ontario4   ,,substitutes     
,illustration  ,use jelly tumblers to   
bake custards in4  ,use soldier's long  
wristers to make gaiters for a baby2    
just sew an elastic band at the bottom4 
,use cold cream jars to keep pepper1    
allspice1 and other spices in1 and label
 with a sticker or a piece of surgeon's 
plaster4  ,instead of the usual dust    
cap1 cut a three-cornered piece of      
cheese-cloth1 hemming the two sides     
without selvedge and tie around the head
 with the point at the back of your     
neck4  ,to avoid giving out fresh       
napkins at every meal1 write each name  
on a spring clothes-pin and pin to the  
napkin4 ,you can name your face towel in
 this way when camping out4  ,when      
cleaning fish use scissors in place of a
 knife and if it is to be scaled dip it 
first into boiling water4  ,,do ,,you   
,,keep ,,on ,,taking your medicine when 
you begin to improve1 or do you stop    
taking it1 trusting that you are on the 
road to recovery and no more medicine is

 needed1 even if you have been sick for 
months and are having your first hours  
of relief from pains and nervousness8   
,,have ,,taken ,,it ,,faithfully ,for   
five years ,i suffered with pains in my 
back and from other troubles women often
 have4 ,all of this time ,i was unfit   
for work and was taking different       
medicines that ,i thought were good4 ,i 
saw the advertisement in the papers of  
,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's ,vegetable        
,compound and have taken it faithfully4 
,i am now in good health and do all my  
own work4 ,i recommend it to others and 
give you permission to publish this     
letter in your little books and in the  
newspapers as a testimonial4 ,,mrs4 ,d4 
,,cassady1 ,box #dfa1 ,paris1 ,ontario4 
,,house-,,cleaning ,,hints ,illustration
  ,to clean a painted wall wash it with 
saleratus water2 about one tablespoonful
 of saleratus to a quart of warm water4 
,a piece of zinc placed on the glowing  
coals will clean the chimney of soot4   
,a little lye put in paste will make    

wall-paper stick4  ,to drive a nail into
 plaster1 heat it very hot and the      
plaster will not break4  ,to drive nails
 or screws into hard wood always rub    
them over with soap and they will go in 
easily and will not split the wood4     
,shellac the inside of all drawers and  
they will be easy to clean4  ,when you  
remove the waste from your              
carpet-sweeper1 carefully cut the lint  
and hair from the revolving rolls and   
brushes4 ,then with a cloth dipped in   
kerosene rub the bristles and the inside
 of the box clean1 and the oil will     
prevent the dust from rising when you   
sweep4  ,,have ,,you ,,ever ,,thought of
 writing to us about what ,lydia ,e4    
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound has done
 for you8  ,i ,,am ,,stronger ,,and     
,,feel ,,fine4 ,i took ,lydia ,e4       
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound because 
,i was tired and run down4 ,i had       
headaches and no appetite and was       
troubled for two years with             
sleeplessness4 ,i tried many medicines  

but nothing did me any real good4 ,while
 ,i was living in ,washington ,i was    
recommended by a friend to take the     
,vegetable ,compound4 ,i am stronger and
 feel fine since then and am able to do 
my housework4 ,i am willing for you to  
use these facts as a testimonial4 ,,mrs4
 ,j4,c4 ,,greaves1 #gga ,hornby ,st41   
,vancouver1 ,british ,columbia4         
,,first ,,aids ,illustration  ,for a    
rusty nail accident pour turpentine at  
once on the afflicted parts4  ,for burns
 put on scraped raw potato instantly and
 change as often as it gets warm1 until 
the pain is relieved4  ,olive oil will  
remove gum from a child's hair as if by 
magic4  ,when a child puts a bean in his
 nose1 don't try to dig it out4 ,put a  
little cayenne pepper upon his upper lip
 and he will sneeze it out4  ,to extract
 splinters1 fill a wide-mouthed bottle  
almost to the top with very hot water   
and place the injured part over the     
mouth of the bottle and press lightly4  
,suction will draw the flesh down and   

steam will extract the splinter4        
,,table ,,of ,,measures 7dry and liquid7
  #d salt spoons         #a teaspoonful 
#c teaspoonfuls        #a tablespoonful 
#af tablespoonfuls     #a cup #b cups   
#a pint  ,all measures are level4 ,to   
measure dry materials1 take up all a    
spoon or cup will hold and level it with
 a knife4  ,to measure liquids1 take up 
all the spoon or cup will hold4  ,,after
 ,,being ,,married ,,sixteen ,,years    
,seven years ago ,i took ,lydia ,e4     
,pinkham's ,vegetable ,compound and     
after being married sixteen years became
 the mother of a sweet little girl4 ,i  
had longed for children all the while   
and wept many a day and envied every    
woman with a child4 ,i was thirty-six   
years old when my baby was born4 ,i     
recommend ,lydia ,e4 ,pinkham's         
,vegetable ,compound to any woman who is
 ailing with female weakness4 ,,mrs4 ,j4
 ,,naumann1 #aeag ,benton ,st41 ,st4    
,louis1 ,mo4   ,,attention6 ,,an        
,,attractive ,,present  ,will be        

forwarded you free if you will return   
this page with answers to the following 
questions3  ,designate your choice by   
checking one of the following3  ,,tape  
,,measure ,,manicure ,,set  ,,lydia ,e4 
,,pinkham ,,medicine ,,co4 ,,lynn1      
,,mass4         99       99       99    
99       99  ,,questions  ,how many     
copies of this book were left for you   
where you found this one8  ,where did   
you find this copy8  ,have you seen     
other copies of this book in stores or  
otherwise wasted8  ,if so1 please       
explain what you have seen8  ,would you 
like us to send you1 with the present1 a
 free copy of ,,lydia ,e4 ,,pinkham',s  
,,private ,,text-,,book ,,upon          
,,ailments ,,peculiar ,,to ,,women8     
,name  ,street ,address  ,town        99
     99     99     99     99     99     
,transcriber's notes3     ,inside front 
cover3 added period after ,pinkham's    
,blood ,medicine4    ,page #b4 added    
after3 facts as a testimonial4    ,page 
#e4 ,reversed order of ,,mrs4 ,,peter   

,,nordin1 -- ,wadena1                   
,saskatchewan4    ,page #f4 until added 
space puffed    ,page #aa4 changed to   
title case from upper1 for consistency3 
,method    page #ad4 ,it ,,has ,,done   
,,so ,,much ,,for ,,women corrected case
 of ,t to upper    ,page #ag4 liqiud    
corrected to liquid    ,page #ai4       
corrected double word3 one one    page  
#bg4 corrected buttter to butter