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4843 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ELIMINATE LEG CRAMPS IN BED
eat a tablespoon of yellow mustard before going to bed (or buy Turmeric Capsules and take one each day) You will never have a leg cramp again!
paulline purdum, retired, wilmington, NC, USA
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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236 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING CLOTHES THAT FIT
A sleeve is the right length if there are four to five inches between the end of the sleeve and the tip of your thumb.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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492 Art thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
INKING A RUBBER STAMP
The finer the detail on a rubber stamp, the less ink it takes and the easier it is to get a good impression.
Alan T. Whittemore, YMCA Physical Director, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 28 reviews
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748 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A PATH
If, when removing dirt to make a path of stepping stones, you are vexed by buried rocks, more your path a few feet; somebody else had the same idea 50 or 100 years before you.
James McConkey, writer, Trumansburg, New York
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1004 Photography thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM ON A SUNNY DAY
A good guide for exposing film on a clear day with the sun at your back is to set the aperture at f16 and the shutter speed to the ASA of the film.
Jon Reis, photographer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1260 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING A HOUSE
An odd-angled wall will cost twice as much as a wall built with 90-degree corners.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1516 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING FISH AND BREWIS
When cooking fish and brewis, allow one cake of hard bread per person plus one for the pot.
Stanley G. Laite, St. John's, Newfoundland
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1772 Quality thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A BOOT
Generally, the fewer seams a boot has, the better it is. The best boots have only one seam running up the back.
Alwyn T. Perrin, editor, Explorers Ltd. Source Book
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2028 Crafts thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WORKING WITH SPINNERS
It takes seven handspinners to keep one weaver busy.
Jon Reis, photographer, overheard at a craft show, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2284 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EATING POTATOES
People will eat one and a half to two times the number of potatoes mashed that they would eat baked.
Ned Bounds, sawyer, Salmon, Idaho
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2540 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE RESTAURANT RULE OF THREE
The third restaurant to go into a space is generally the one that succeeds.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
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