OR Information for Everybody AN INVALUABLE COLLECTION -OF- PRACTICAL RECIPES -POR Merchants, Grocers, Manufacturers, Physicians, Druggists, To which have been added A Rational Treatment of Pleurisy, Inflamation of the Lungs ALL ARRANGED IN THEIR APPROPRIATE A. W. CHASE, M. D. Revised and Enlarged by WM. WESLEY COOK, A. M., M. D., Professor of Physiological Medicine in the National Medical WITH ADDITIONS TO MANY DEPARTMENTS BY THE PUBLISHERS CHICAGO STANTON and VAN VLIET C. PUBLISHERS PUBLISHERS' PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION. Nearly every one in the land has heard of Dr. Chase's Book of Recipes. It is almost as standard as the Dictionary, and an indispensable possession of every well governed household, kept in a convenient place for ready reference. As it embraces almost everything in the way of useful information and is written in plain language and systematically arranged, it has become the most highly valued book designed for general use. Young and old consult it, and rich and poor, educated and uneducated persons of all vocations and walks in life make almost daily use of it for various purposes. On the farm this book is an authority, and from Maine to California and from Oregon to Florida it is quoted and its directions followed. So true is its information and so wide is its scope that it serves every purpose of a library to many who cannot afford to invest money in various technical books. By the mechanic, Dr. Chase's Book of Recipes has long been held in the highest favor. It is a common thing to find it on the shelf or on the desk or on the closet shelf of the carpenter or blacksmith or other skilled workman. Such men refer to it for the information they so often need to help them in some perplexing problem of their trade. In the kitchen it is usually a well-worn book, depended upon as a guide in cooking and cleaning and other various household duties. No cook book or household guide was ever devised that has had such a sale as this one; and no other book has been so universally adopted and has so long held the confidence of housewives. Cook books come and cook books go, but Dr. Chase's book stays on forever. When an emergency arises it is always "Go get Dr. Chase's book," or "See what Dr. Chase's book says to do." It is a sort of all-wise counselor in times of trouble, filled with just such advice as is most needed. As a family medical guide, Dr. Chase's Book of Recipes is famous; and its fame extends almost everywhere. Families have for many years depended upon it to prevent disease and save doctors' bills, and many of the most prominert physicians in communities frequently consult it for suggestions to aid them in their practice. If there were no other departments in this most excellent book, the medical department alone would place it among the most useful and valuable household works. The descriptions of diseases and their symptoms and the directions given are so plain and simple that anyone can under |