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Tamarind Water, for Fever Patients—To Allay Great Thirst in Hot Weather, and for Dyspeptics. — Take nice Tamarinds (kept by druggists in large cities, and sometimes, also, by grocers), 1 qt. —8 lbs will about equal 1 qt. —place them in an earthen jar and pour upon them 3 qts. •of boiling, soft water; cover, and let stand three or four hours; then, with the hand squeeze the pulp out of the bird-nest clusters, in which the seeds and pulp are held; then strain through stout muslin; bottle and cork tightly; and put into a cool cellar. In three or four weeks it will be ripe and fit for use.
Remarks. —In hot weather, especially with dyspeptics, there is often experienced very great thirst. With such, I am not aware of any other article or drink equal to this to relieve them of the excessive craving for drink. Then take a wine-glass of this in as much ice-cold water, sweetened to taste, and you will have a
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