The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-08-16
miscellaneous.
Fruits i'll Summer,

BY an arrangement of Providence, as beau
ulul as it is benign, the fruits of the earth
are fiprling during the whole summer. From
the delightful strawberry OIL the opening Of
spring, to the delicious peach of the fall, there
is constant surce, sion Of delightful ailments;
made delightful by that Power. whose loving
kindness is in all his works in order to slim
ulate us to their highest cultivation, connect
inT with their use Also the most health Civ
ing influences: and with the rich profuscrcss
Of well attended fruitcry, it is one Of the
most unaccountablc things in nature, that so
little attention is paid, comparatively speak
ing, to this branch Of farming.
1T is beautiful fact, that while the warmth
and exposures of summer tend to blliousncss
and fevers, the free use of fruits and berries
counteract that tendency. Artificial acids
are found to promote the separation of the
bile and blood, with great mildness and
certainty; this led to the supposition, that the
natural acids as contained in fruits and
berries, might be as available, and being
more palpable, would necessarily he prefer
rcd. Experiment ha, verified the theory,
and within very late period, Allopathic
writers have suggested the use Of fresh, ripe,
raw fruits, as reliable remedy in the
diarahUas Of summer.
How strongly the appetite ycarns for a
pickle, when rothng else could be lcishcd,
is in the experience of most of us. 1t is the
instinct of nature, pointing to 4 cure. The
want of a natural appetite, IS the result OF
the bile notsbcing separated from the blood,
and it not remcdicd, fever is inevitable, from
the slightest grades, to that of bilious, con-
gcstive and yellow. Fruits are cooling, " is
a byc-word, the truth of which has forced
Itself on the commoncst observers. But why
they are so, they had not the time, opportu.
nifty Or inclination TO inquire into. The rca.
son IS, the acid of the fruit stimulates the
liver to greater activity in separating the bile
from the blood, which is its work, the re.
suit of which is, the bowels become free, and
the hores f the skin are open. Under such
circumstances, fever and want Of appetite,
are impossible.
How TO USE FRulTs. To derive from the
employment Of frnits and berries all thar
hcalthlul and nutritvc effect which belongs
to the nature we should.
First-tSe fruits that arc ripe, fresh, per-
feet, raw.
Second-They should be used in their nat
ural state, without sugar, cream, milk, OF
any other item of food or drink.
Thrd-Fruts have their best effect when
used in the carly part of the day, hence we do
not advise their employ ment at later hour
than the middle the afternoon; not that, if
perfect and ripe they may not be eaten large
~ by themselves, within two hours of bed
time. with advantage, but if the Sourncss of
decay should happen to faint them, or any
liquor should Inadvertently be largely drank
afterwards, even cold watel, acIdity of the
whole mass may follow, resulting in a night
of distress, if not actual or dangerous sick
ness. SO il is better not TO run the risk.
To derive more decided medicinal effect
fruits should be largely eaten soon after rising
in the morning, about midway between
brcakla fast and dinner.
An incalculahle amount of sickness and
suffering would be prevented every year if the
whole class of deserts were swept from our
tables during sumner and fresh, ripe. per-
feet fruits and berries were substituted. while
the amount of money that would be saved
thereby, at the New York prices of fruits,
would in some families, amount TO many dol
lars. dollars enough to educate an orphan
child, or support colportcur a whole year,
i'll some regions Of our country.
HGA's JOunm Of Heath.