How to make home happy: or, Hints and cautions for all |
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... observes , an hours should elapse between the meals ; but this must , of course , vary according to circumstances , and depend upon the appetite . Persons engaged in business fre- quently do themselves much mischief by disregarding its ...
... observes , an hours should elapse between the meals ; but this must , of course , vary according to circumstances , and depend upon the appetite . Persons engaged in business fre- quently do themselves much mischief by disregarding its ...
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... observes , that " One reason , perhaps , why there is such a general average in the number of con- flagrations throughout the year is , that the vast ma- jority occur in factories and workshops where fire is used in summer as well as ...
... observes , that " One reason , perhaps , why there is such a general average in the number of con- flagrations throughout the year is , that the vast ma- jority occur in factories and workshops where fire is used in summer as well as ...
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... observes , - " Every professed , inveterate , and incurable snuff - taker , at a moderate computation , takes one pinch in ten minutes . Every pinch , with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose , and other incidental ...
... observes , - " Every professed , inveterate , and incurable snuff - taker , at a moderate computation , takes one pinch in ten minutes . Every pinch , with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose , and other incidental ...
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... observes that the bed - clothes should DR . Just NSION ont to enable the patient to sleep . It is better to wake with a sensation which induces an in- clination to draw the clothes more closely round the shoulders , than with an ...
... observes that the bed - clothes should DR . Just NSION ont to enable the patient to sleep . It is better to wake with a sensation which induces an in- clination to draw the clothes more closely round the shoulders , than with an ...
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... ( observes Dr. Allcott ) a family , whose standing specific for weak or sore eyes , was diluted sulphuric acid . The smallest child in the family , whenever its eyes were affected , must submit to the application ; and he was always ...
... ( observes Dr. Allcott ) a family , whose standing specific for weak or sore eyes , was diluted sulphuric acid . The smallest child in the family , whenever its eyes were affected , must submit to the application ; and he was always ...
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Página 31 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Página 93 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Página 178 - WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?
Página 128 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Página 26 - This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high.
Página 31 - LAERTES' head. And these few precepts in thy memory Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatched, unfledged comrade.
Página 92 - Remember this saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use.
Página 179 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Página 72 - O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, .A, moment white, then melts for ever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing'amid the storm. — Nae man can tether time or tide ; The hour approaches Tam maun ride ; That hour, o...
Página 93 - It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe; it makes you appear a careful as well as an honest man, and that still increases your credit. Beware of thinking all your own that you possess, and of living accordingly. It is a mistake that many people who have credit fall into. To prevent this, keep an exact account for some time, both of your expenses and your income.