IF the heart of man is reached through his stomach, as some observer has remarked, then the housewife who uses this Cook Book has the great advantage of continuing indefinitely, at her pleasure, the heart's best devotion which her husband promised before he was her husband, and which he pledged at the altar should continue long after the last surviving dollar was expended to show how much more he valued her than money, during the journey of the honeymoon. With it the diffident maiden need not wait with enforced patience and anxious suspense, for the man of her choice to tell whether cupid has struck him with one of his shafts or not. All she needs to do is to wisely use the directions prescribed within and invite him to dine.

Not only will the use of this book make revelations of the heart, but it will have a happy effect upon the brain, causing others to think pleasant thoughts and say nice things, especially if they are visitors; and as for servants, why, it will be just marvelous what wisdom they will have in culinary arts after studying this text-book of cookery; besides, they will be perfectly able to get along without any advice.

If health is a great desideratum, as discerning folk agree, then this product of philosophy and experience in kitchen chemistry is in a fair way to be an article in the doctor's prescriptions. Hereafter, at least, the M. D. advice will run something like this: "Keep the feet warm, the head cool, the heart right, the brain steady and eat the food prepared according to the recipes published in the Cook Book of the Semper Fidelia Circle, mixing it thoroughly by the use of those dental formations prepared for the purpose by nature or the D. D. S."

In conclusion: This book is not to fill a long felt want, but to keep the want from being long felt.

May your heart be glad, your brain sound, your health perfect and may the Great Provider's blessing be ever upon you and yours. May the following lines of you be true: "Some ha' meat but canna' eat, And some could eat that want it; But we ha' meat and we can eat So let the Lord be thanket."