TASTE

is Sue pene to the tongue any to the nose. the hot weather to ferment. Syrups keep best when made | Hence a cold in nose deprives us of m of our sense 3 from refined sugar, and kept in an even temperature in | of taste, though the perception of sweet, acid, salt and é well-stoppered bottle: The Pharma cop@ia contains | bitter remains, for these are due to the tongue alone. twenty-two syrups made by adding different a to the | Holding the nose is thus useful when taking nauseous; simple syrup just mentioned. They are specia ly useful medicine; and a pinch of salt or slice of ence ca See for administration to children. Wace nae orate cone: porns / om 77j fastens 3 The syrup of the iodide of iron or of the hate of iron © palate docs not piay as large & 1D a8 88 COm-: end Easton's syrup are useful tonics; pis orange, of | mouly thought. A “body must be in solution to be tasted, ginger. of lemon and of Virgin i an prune are used as flavour- | hence the use of pills and powders. A bad taste in the ing agents; syrup of glucose is used for pill making; syrup | mouth between meals is uzually due to constipation and of red poppies and syrup of roses are used for colouring indigestion. Lo of taste may be induced by heavy medicine s Plosent rod orrup ol sulle sod strep ol | gucking u are na; syrup ubar ° - - and of senna are apericnts. The the above s TEA is « useful stimulant, which is due partly to the hot is one teaspoonful fie an adult. seeks msrp Log te Pacey to the ae it go Be chs: Golden syrup is a useful articlo of nursery diet. Quack | longer than three minutes takes u comes medicines sold as soothing syrups to quieten the baby aro | indigestion. Tea should, therefore, be poured off the leaves to be avoided; some of them contain opium, and are ro- | Into an empty — if it has to be kept warm for rnd sponsible, according to high authorities, for many deaths | length of time. Plasmon-tea is an attempt to remove annually. [Seo Opium.] tannin by the addition of plasmon, a preparation of milk. [s. 415]