. Boston Thomsonian manual and lady's companion . nd that continually. N. B. Should a neighborhood at any timebe troubled with too much tattling, let themadminister a small quantity of Do-as-you-would-be-done-by, and the operation will cease.—[Northern Spectator. A NEW WAY TO SOFTEN WATER. Mr. Wor- sley of Fox River, has communicated to us anew way to soften or prepare hard water for thepurpose of washing, which he thinks for con-venience and use is decidedly preferable to theold way of using ashes and leaching. It is asfollows : put a couple of quarts of wheat bran,enclosed in a bag, into the
. Boston Thomsonian manual and lady's companion . nd that continually. N. B. Should a neighborhood at any timebe troubled with too much tattling, let themadminister a small quantity of Do-as-you-would-be-done-by, and the operation will cease.—[Northern Spectator. A NEW WAY TO SOFTEN WATER. Mr. Wor- sley of Fox River, has communicated to us anew way to soften or prepare hard water for thepurpose of washing, which he thinks for con-venience and use is decidedly preferable to theold way of using ashes and leaching. It is asfollows : put a couple of quarts of wheat bran,enclosed in a bag, into the water, while heatingon the fire, and the water when heated suffi-ciently, will be soft enough for use.—[ChicagoAmer. When molasses is used in cooking, it is aprodigious improvement to boil and skim it be-fore you use it. It takes out the unpleasantraw taste, and makes it almost as good as molasses is used much for cooking, it iswell to prepare one or two gallons in this wayat a time. No. XXI.] AND LADYS COMPANION. 329 THE 1IIAL,. Purgatives should not be used in any case whatever. Theyare at variance with every principle of my system, as will beseen by reference to the New Guide. They irritate the bowels,and destroy the equilibrium of the circulation, which We shouldalways endeavor to avoid. The sudden deaths of which we of-ten hear as occurring among the Thomsonians, are no doubtprincipally owing to the administration of cathartics. * * *Since my Agents have discarded the use of butternut and bitter-root, they are muah more successful in their practice. Samuel Thomson. BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 15, i840. PERFECTION OF THOMSONISM. We often see and hear it stated that Dr. Thom-son will not admit of any reform or improvementon the system of practice of which he is thefounder. Such statements are very far from beingtrue. Show Dr. Thomson any real improvementand he will be as ready to sanction it as any manliving. It should be borne in mind that he haslabored long and ardu
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