In what does true obedience to your parents consist? What will be the result of such obedience?
How should you treat your teacher? Who is most benefited by such a course of action?
What of sulking? What is the best manner of “getting even” with some one who has done you a wrong? What should you strive every day to do? What is the Golden Rule of life?
CHAPTER XXI.
THE DIGESTIBILITY OF SOLID FOODS.
The following table is given in order to show the time required for the digestion of the most ordinary articles of food:
| Kind of Food. | Mode of Cooking. | Time required for Digestion. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours. | Minutes. | ||
| Pork | roasted | 5 | 15 |
| Cartilage | boiled | 4 | 15 |
| Ducks | roasted | 4 | 00 |
| Fowls | roasted | 4 | 00 |
| Fowls | boiled | 4 | 00 |
| Beef | fried | 4 | 00 |
| Eggs | fried | 3 | 30 |
| Eggs | hard boiled | 3 | 30 |
| Cheese | 3 | 30 | |
| Oysters | stewed | 3 | 30 |
| Mutton | roasted | 3 | 15 |
| Mutton | boiled | 3 | 00 |
| Beef | roasted | 3 | 00 |
| Beef | boiled | 2 | 45 |
| Chicken | fricasseed | 2 | 45 |
| Lamb | broiled | 2 | 30 |
| Pig (suckling) | roasted | 2 | 30 |
| Goose | roasted | 2 | 30 |
| Gelatin | boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Turkey | boiled | 2 | 25 |
| Eggs | roasted | 2 | 15 |
| Cod Fish (cured, dry) | boiled | 2 | 00 |
| Ox Liver | broiled | 2 | 00 |
| Venison Steak | broiled | 1 | 30 |
| Salmon Trout | boiled | 1 | 30 |
| Eggs (whipped) | raw | 1 | 30 |
| Tripe (soused) | boiled | 1 | 00 |
| Pig's Feet (soused) | boiled | 1 | 00 |
| Cabbage | boiled | 4 | 00 |
| Beetroot | boiled | 3 | 45 |
| Turnips | boiled | 3 | 30 |
| Potatoes | boiled | 3 | 30 |
| Wheaten Bread | baked | 3 | 30 |
| Carrot | boiled | 3 | 15 |
| Indian Corn Bread | baked | 3 | 15 |
| Indian Corn Cake | baked | 3 | 00 |
| Apple-dumpling | boiled | 3 | 00 |
| Potatoes | baked | 2 | 33 |
| Potatoes | roasted | 2 | 30 |
| Parsnips | boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Sponge Cake | baked | 2 | 30 |
| Beans | boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Apples (sour) | raw | 2 | 00 |
| Barley | boiled | 2 | 00 |
| Tapioca | boiled | 2 | 00 |
| Sago | boiled | 1 | 45 |
| Apples (sweet) | raw | 1 | 30 |
| Rice | boiled | 1 | 00 |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
- Moved parenthetical questions from the bottom of each page to the end of the chapter.
- Silently corrected typographical errors.
- Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
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