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Credit: The dictionary of daily wants / [Robert Kemp Philp]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The dictionary of daily wants / [Robert Kemp Philp]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![earily bo riorivoil (Voin animal or vegeta- j ble. Tlioro oxisi. however, cortain inorganic ' agents, sncli as lime, salt, water, &c., wliich, though unable to produce nourishment by thenisc'lves, yet, when taken in conjunction with alimentary substances, contribute ma- terially to nutrition. Aliments differ from each other in their proper! ies, according to the fundamental princi])les existing in their composition ; they maybe divided into idue classes, as follows 1. J-'arinnceous; wheat, barley, rice, peas, potatoes, &.C. 2. MualarjinoM: lettuce, carrot, asparagus, cabbage, melons, artichokes, &c. 3. Saccharitie: sugar, lioney, tigs, peaches, apricot.s, dates, &c. 4. AciJuliiteil: oranges, lemons, apples, pears, strawberries, &c. 5. Oiiu: nuts, cocoa, olives, animal fats, oils, butter, &c. (i. Cuseoits: the different sorts of cheese, ndlk, &c. 7. Oiflatinous: tendinous [larts of animals, such as calf’s foot, certain kinds of fish, and the llesh of young animals generally. s. AlOtiminoiis; oysters, mussels, eggs, brains of animals, &c. i». Fihroiis: the llesh and blood furnished by different animals. ALfMONY is the provision made from the husband’s estate for tlie support of his wife, in eases of separation. A wife is en- titled to alimony only when she is entirely dependent on her husband, or does not pos- sess sullicient means of maintenance suit- able to iter position in life. Hut when she has a separate and suiiicient income vested beyond the husband’s control, she is not entitled to alimony, 'i'he amount of alimony awarded is at the discretion of the conrt, and is governed by the circumstances of the case. For instatice, a distinction is drawn between a substantial income and one that is derived from precarious resources. The fortune brought by the wife is likewise taken into consideration, as also the disposal of the children, and the e.xpense of their edu- cation. During the progress of a suit, the sul)sei|uent assignment of alimony will not free the husband from his liability for past or present debts. Hut on the conclusion of the suit, and when the court has allotted the wife a separate maintenance, she henoe- lorward becomes responsible for her own contracts, and the husband is entirely freed. ALKALIES signify those substances which possess the following properties: in- combustible, ca panic of converting vegetable blues into a green colour, having a hot and caustic taste, and a capability of forming salts with acids. They luive purifying aiin antiseptic pro|ierties, and hence are used in the form of iiotash, soda, or soap, for do- mestic puriioses. ALKALI KS. I’oiSONixo iiv.—Administer Immediately vinegar, lemon-juice, or olive oil, with or’withoiit water ; and If neither of these arc within reach, endeavour to induce vomiting by causing the patient to swallow a tumbler liill of warm water containing a little salt. Leave the further treuimeiit of I the case to medical assistance.—See Poison- ing. ALKALTE.S, Stains iiv. —Quick lime, potash, soda, &c„ maybe removed by moist- ening them witli vinegar; or where they are verv obstinate, by well diluted sulphuric or muriatic acid. ALKAXKT.—A plant brought from the southern parts of France, and used in medi- cine. It grows wild in ivent and Cornwall, but in other counties is cultivated in gar- dens. The root, boihxl with butter or lard, is used as an ointment for bruises, and a decoc- tion of it mixed with honey is e.xcellent in jaundice, ague, and diseases of the kiduey.s. The leaves witli liysso)), drank iii infusion, kill W'orms ; and the leaves and root in wine are considered g.'od in uterine disorders. AId,-FOUllS.—^This game inav be played by either two persons or four, ami derives its name from the four chances therein, for each of which a point is scored, namely, high, the best trump out; low, the smallest trump dealt; jack, the knave of trumps ; and game, the greatest number scored from the tricks. Ace counts 4; king, 3; queen, 2 ; knave, 1; and ten, lo. Low is always scored by the p'ayer to whom it is dealt; but jack is the property of whoever can win it. cards are dealt, the next card following is turned up for trump ; then if theeldest does not approve of his hand, he Oeg.t, when the ilealer gives either three more cards, or allows a point; if the trump turned up at the second deal is of the same suit ns the first, three more cards are given, and so on until a dif- ferent suit occurs. Each iilnyer should strive lo secure his own tens mid court cards, or take those of his adversary, to acconiidish which a low card should Geiilnyed, so as to throw the lead into the opponent’s hand. AVhen the dealer shows any of his adver- sary’s cards, a new deal may be demanded ; b:it in showing his own, he must :d)ide by the accident. If discovered previously to](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24874619_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
