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            guests); Silver Springs Farm — Mrs.   vacation resorts at Braddock Heights,
            Wm. H. Naylor  (35 guests); Fair      Pen Mar, Blue Ridge Summit, and
            View Farm — Mrs. Samuel West          other locations, which were built
            (30 guests); Mountain View Cottage    and prospered because of rail
            — R. A. Harbaugh (not given);         transportation.
            *Harbaugh Cottage — Thos. H.            Unfortunately, all of this cost
            Harbaugh (not given); Anders House    money, and by May 1902, the
            — Mrs. Maud Anders (not given);       railroad owed over $9,000,000 to
            The Eyler Cottage — Mrs. Bertha       the City of Baltimore. After Hood
            Eyler (not given). *The author now    resigned, the city sold its interest in
            owns this house.                      the Western Maryland Railroad to
              Boarding house rates were from      the Fuller Syndicate.
            $1.00 to $2.00 per day and $5.00
            to $6.00 or $10.00 per week. The      The WMRR Now
            charge for children and servants was    Since 2007, the Maryland
            $3.00 to $5.00.                       Midland (MMID) Railroad in Union
              Throughout the country, as was      Bridge, Maryland, has been owned
            the case on Catoctin Mountain, the    by Genesee & Wyoming Industries,
            railroad reached and transformed      a U.S.-based corporation that owns
            formerly remote areas. In northern    multiple railroad shortlines in the
            Frederick and Washington Counties,    United States and Australia. The
            the railroad opened tourism to        railroad is shaped like a giant cross,
            the mountain area and revived         with the east-west lines longer than
            agriculture and industry in the       the north-south lines. The western
            region. During the summer on          end of the cross, the former Western
            Sundays and holidays, crowds          Maryland main line, goes to the CSX
            jammed Hillen Station in Baltimore    interchange at Highfield. The train
            and spilled into the street, with     sometimes runs twenty to thirty cars,
            lines sometimes stretching several    with as many as four locomotives
            blocks. City people were headed for   often leading.




                      the health jeanne



                       by Jeanne Angleberger, Shaklee Associate for a Healthier Life


              Fend Off Hunger Pangs



               Recently, I read an excellent         Be sure to consume a daily dose of
            article about foods that boost        legumes, namely beans, lentils, and
            satiety. These foods help fend off    peas. They can bolster satiety by up
            hunger pangs that can spiral into     to 31 percent. There are great veggie-
            the cookie jar. I believe everyone    bean salads you can create. Yours
            has experienced this at some time or   truly has a recipe for one and happy
            another.                              to share it.
               These foods are rich in fiber,        Apparently, rye bread is the best
            protein, and healthy fats. They are   choice compared with supermarket
            digested slower in your body, so      loaves. It has extra fiber and shows
            you feel full longer. Such foods also   that hearty rye bread does a better
            prevent a blood sugar spike.          job.
               I prefer to kick-start my day with    Having a serving of  Greek yogurt
            oatmeal. It contains high levels of   instead of snacking on chocolate or
            soluble fiber. Oatmeal keeps you      crackers may help afternoon hunger.
            feeling full for a longer period.     Its delicious and is protein-rich.
               Eggs are another good breakfast       Have you tried adding a slice
            choice. They provide lots of protein   of avocado to your salad, tacos, or
            for relatively few calories. Also,    soup? Avocado’s high amount of
            you’ll save on calories if you opt for   heart-healthy monounsaturated fat
            hard-boiled or poached eggs instead   helps deter hunger pangs.
            of fried.                                These are a few suggestions to
               I experience less hunger when      help you feel more full and, thus,
            snacking on a handful of almonds.     may help you stay trim. It can be
            They are high in healthy fat, protein,   challenging, I know! But, it’s good to
            and fiber. Pecans, hazelnuts, and     continue learning what we can do to
            walnuts may give you the same         get healthier and to feel the best we
            benefit.                              can each and every day.
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