's Vegetable Compound for weakness and female
disorders. I was so weak at times that I could not stand up. I had been
this way for nearly three years, and the different medicines I had taken
had not done me any good. I found one of your little books at my door
one day and thought I would give your medicine a trial. I am now on my
fifth bottle and it is wonderful the way it has helped me. I am feeling
much better, have no weak spells, and can do all my work now. I am
recommending your Vegetable Compound to all I know."
MRS. CASEY LEMERY,
176 Abbott St., Brockville, Ontario.

MOCK MEAT CAKES
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Ingredients
1/2 cup dried peas or beans
5 medium potatoes
1/2 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
1 egg (beaten)
1 tablespoon melted bacon fat
salt and pepper

Method--Soak peas or beans over night, then boil until very tender. Boil
and mash potatoes. Add mashed beans, grated cheese, bread-crumbs, beaten
egg, bacon fat and seasonings. When cool shape into cakes, dip into
cornmeal and fry.

WHY ARE SOME WOMEN
happy, beloved, and successful, while others drag out a negative
existence, of no use to themselves or anyone else? Except in a few cases
the answer is to be found in a state of freedom from the troubles known
as "female." The well woman radiates cheerfulness and serenity, while
the ailing one repels you with her despondency. It is not necessary,
however, to harbor aches and pains, and the "blues," which make one a
detriment to society. The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has brought relief to such women, and given them a new lease of life.

"A GENERAL RUN-DOWN CONDITION"
"I was in a general run-down condition, with a weak back and tired
feeling, so that I did not feel like working. My mother was taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommended it to me, so I have
taken it, and my back is better and I am now able to do my work. I
recommend the Vegetable Compound to my neighbors and you may publish
this letter."
MRS. JOSEPHAT A. GRENIER,
Hesketh, Alberta.

DRY BEAN CHOWDER
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Ingredients
1 cup dried beans
2 slices bacon (diced)
1 can corn
1 can tomatoes
salt and pepper
cracker crumbs

Method--Soak the beans over night and boil until tender. Drain into a
fire-proof casserole. Try out the fat from the bacon until it is
perfectly crisp, care being taken that it is not burned. Then add corn,
seasoning and tomatoes. Mix all and add to beans. Sprink