following sensible item about curing sore throat: Let each one of your
half million readers buy at any drug store one ounce of camphorated
oil and five cents' worth of chloride of potash. Whenever any soreness
appears in the throat, put the potash in half a tumbler of water, and
with it gargle the throat thoroughly; then rub the neck thoroughly
with the camphorated oil at night before going to bed, and also pin
around the throat a small strip of woolen flannel. This is a simple,
cheap and sure remedy.


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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

Acacia--Concealed love.
Adonis Vernalis--Sorrowful remembrances.
Almond--Hope.
Aloe--Religious superstition.
Alyssum, Sweet--Worth beyond beauty.
Ambrosia--Love returned.
Apple Blossom--Preference.
Arbor Vitæ--Unchanging friendship.

Bachelor's button--Hope in love.
Balsam--Impatience.
Begonia--Deformity.
Bellflower--Gratitude.
Belvidere, Wild (Licorice)--I declare against you.
Blue Bell--I will be constant.
Box--Stoical indifference.