Rice Water - Put two tablespoons of rice in a saucepan with a quart of boiling water. Simmer two hours, strain and serve the rice water hot or cold, adding to it a good fruit juice - orange juice, the juice of canned cherries, blackberries or strawberries, according to the taste of the invalid.

Egg Water - Stir the raw white of an egg, without beating it, into half a pint of ice water. Add a little lemon juice and serve cold.

Flaxseed Tea - Use a heaping teaspoon of whole flaxseed, one ounce of rock candy, one-half ounce licorice, four tablespoons lemon juice and one quart of boiling water. Let stand on the back of the stove where it is hot, but not enough to boil, for three hours. Then strain it.

Barley Lemonade - Cook one-half cup pearl barley in one quart water slowly until it becomes thick. Strain and add two teaspoons lemon juice sweetened to taste and serve cold.