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boil them in the manner recommended by Rush
who got the mode from Mr Jefferson namely to
boil them twice—I am surprised at an observation
of D^r Willick on the subject—he says boiled hams
are not so digestable—and prefers broiling
them. This is a great error; when boiled the way
recommended by Mr Jefferson they are far from
being indigestable, and when broiled they contain
much empyreumatic oil. In a state of health and
in warm climates they should be often used.
D^r —— says much against their use, he
inveigh them like a maman—They are certanly
a proper food where the powers of the system are
unimpaired but for the convelscent and valetudinary
they must be given with Cactia
Fish are salted and constitute a great portion of
human subsistance. Shad and herring are the
most common. They as we have before said contain
little nourishment but their stimulus is very good.