The party entered the small waiting-room reserved for first-class passengers, which, besides two bare polished tables, and portraits in lithograph, veiled in green gauze, of the county nobility and gentry, boasted nothing but apparatuses for the annihilation of flies; which consisted of a glass bottle full of soapy water, two plates containing poisoned paper, and a few glasses covered with brandy-soaked bread bored with holes. — from The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
venom in Gratton God only
Further, the thought struck him that she would not be altogether safe here; there was venom in Gratton, God only knew how virulent. — from The Everlasting Whisper by Jackson Gregory
Five tablespoonfuls 10 .2 45.0 .17 Milk— Buttermilk One full glass 2 1.3 274.0 1.32 Condensed Three tablespoonfuls 15 .4 30.0 .42 Skimmed One full glass 2 1.5 267.0 .46 Whole Two-thirds of a glass 3 .8 140.0 .78 Fish Fresh fish (Run of the market) Quarter of a lb. 6 3.1 102.0 3.13 [658] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name of Food Quantity equaling one vieno *(100 calories) No. vienos or amount of heat energy in one pound Nitrogen factor Weight of one vieno in grams Grams of nitrogen in one vieno Fruit Apples One, 2½ in. — from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 of 5 by Eugene Christian
vieno in grams Grams of
[660] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name of Food Quantity equaling one vieno *(100 calories) No. vienos or amount of heat energy in one pound Nitrogen factor Weight of one vieno in grams Grams of nitrogen in one vieno Leg of mutton (medium fat) Portion size of an egg 11 1.2 41.0 1.20 Ribs of beef Portion size of an egg 15 .9 31.3 .87 Steak — Porterhouse Slice ½ in. — from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 of 5 by Eugene Christian
vieno in grams Grams of
Yolk of very large egg 17 .7 26.0 .66 Turkey 1¾ ounces 10 1.1 33.3 1.12 [662] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name of Food Quantity equaling one vieno *(100 calories) No. vienos or amount of heat energy in one pound Nitrogen factor Weight of one vieno in grams Grams of nitrogen in one vieno Sugars Honey One ounce 16 .0 29.8 .02 Molasses—New Orleans 1½ ounces 13 .0 36.5 .01 Maple-sirup Four tablespoonfuls 13 .0 34.8 .00 Sugar — Cane, granulated Three rounded teaspoonfuls 19 .0 24.4 .00 Maple One ounce 16 .0 30.0 .00 Vegetables Beans — Lima (dried) — from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 3 of 5 by Eugene Christian
various industrial groups groups of
There will be various industrial groups, groups of agricultural workers, groups of clerical workers, etc. — from Plain English by Marian Wharton
views its great groups of
Villa Doria, with its noble site, its splendid views, its great groups of stone-pines, so clustered and yet so individual, its lawns and flowers and fountains, its altogether princely disposition, is a place where one may pace, well mounted, of a brilliant day, with an agreeable sense of its being rather a more elegant pastime to balance in one’s stirrups than to trudge on even the smoothest gravel. — from Italian Hours by Henry James
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