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Heady Relief

To Treat a nagging cough:

• Boil 3 tablespoons whole flaxseed in a pint of water.
• Strain.
• Stir in 3 tablespoons sugar plus the juice from two lemons.
• Cool the mixture.
• Sip, as needed.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 26 Feb 2013

May the members of each home strive to wear a smiling countenance, speak only kind words, and do as many kind acts as possible; and thus make home so attractive that it will always be returned to with the highest pleasure.

- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1900

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 27 Feb 2013