Show onions in george washington while attending a swell reception at newport noticed that the daughter of his host kiy ellery was suffering from a severe sore throat and could not speak above a whisper general washington observing this embarrassment of his hostess said to her mici ellery you seem to be suffer ii very much what is the matter miss cilery told him the of her trouble upon which the general said to lier 1 I suffer very frequently from a boie soie throat and take a remedy which I 1 find very useful and which I 1 would mend to you were I 1 not sure you would not take it but I 1 am sure replied miss ellery that I 1 would take any remedy that general washington would propose well then said the general it i this onions boiled in molasses it has cured me often miss ellery took the remedy and of course was cured exchange |