Tea at Trianon: Natural Remedies

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Natural Remedies

Many ordinary foods have medicinal properties. Share

4 comments:

Alexandra said...: Thanks for the link! I had no idea these common ingredients were so good for maladies and as disease inhibitors. I don't use kale, licorice, horseradish or avocado. I do like horseradish quite a bit, and real licorice(health food store variety) is nice as a candy. Tumeric is one of my all time favorite ingredients. I use this spice for every dinner.; June 3, 2008 at 11:52:00 PM EDT
EC Gefroh said...: Just wanted to let you know how much I love this blog. BTW, I can't seem to subscribed to your other two blogs. I don't know why they conflict with Google reader.; June 5, 2008 at 1:47:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Thank you, Esther. Oh, this is my only blog--have you tried Feedblitz?; June 5, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM EDT
EC Gefroh said...: Elena, I think I confused you with the owner of Domestic Church blog and Visits to Candyland. Those are the blog feeds that I have trouble with. Sorry about that.; June 6, 2008 at 12:00:00 PM EDT