Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
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Meran and stlla laiapo Cure.sx Il

A writer in Chan .ber's Journal says of
q peculiar of life ut Meran, in the Tyrol /:
"But the great object of interest
here, tho absorbing occupation Of life IL
-eating grapes 4hn first thing ono
does on arriving Mt Moran is to buy q
basket; and tho visitor il to be seen ut
seven next morning, gay and exultant,
buying grapes, to till his purchase d
the evening before, wondering much at
their cheapness yet discovering after a
few days. experience; that he paid
rather highly i'll giving at once the price
demanded. For gfapes of tho richest
bloom and most delicious Aovor are to
be seen all around they hang in purple
punches over I'LL the hills, in every gar
der, round every cottag porch, carts and
baskets full of them, are brought into
town every morning, n ID they lie heaped
on stalls in glorious profusion at the
cornors Of the streets. Everybody who
comes takes the grG 1e-cure, to the ex-
tent of eating more grapes than he ever
did before in his life, unless he prefers
figs, which nrc almost as plentiful and
exccllont. But I propose to speak now
of those invalids su1] c1ing from bron.
chial affections, or recipient consump-
stion OF, other complaints for which this
most agreeable medicine has been pre-
scribcd. No quantity of grapes under
three pounds day car be consideredas
true and energetic ct,re-less than
this is mere pleasant dallying. The,
patient I'egins with one Or two pounds
a day, dividing the quantity in three
portiOns-One he takes an hour before
breakfast, the second between that and
dinner (which takes place at 1880 or /,
at least, at Meran), and the lust por-
ton in the afternoon Or evening, an
hour before the lastSmeel Of the day:
The grapes must he eaten in The open
air, Nh injunction obe:Jed to the letter
At Aeran, o.. sserybedy walks alput
eatink gra All stlay ienles you
prefer taking ol,o Of Your three portions
sitting in your ver,lnda, gazing lazily
out over the lovely c0antry.s After o
couple of days, the quantity is to be in
creased by half pound, until it
reaches three or four pounds. This is
often sufficient-dapendent, of course,
upon the nature Of the disease, the
progress it has made, etc. Many peo-
pie cat six pounds daily, although as
many as eight is said to be not unusual.
Patientsa are not to be discouraged If they
feel less we'll after three or four days
of grapc-eating; this is not seldom the
case but this crisis being past, they
speedily feel the benefit of the treat
1uent. One great advantage of the
grape cure is, that no special diet is en-
forced. Food in any way trying to di:
a
other fruit is in general not reco-
mended but after eating from four to
six pounds of grapes daily, one does
not feel any particular inclination for
further indulgence in Po1nona's boun-
tics. Grapes, containing large guam
tity of nourishment, have a very
satisfying effect Oh the, appetite gener-
ally, and less of other food Is required
and in cases where the cure is taking
good effect, the patient gains in weight,
and, after while in strength also. As
there are some diseases Of the respira-
tory organs for which the grape-cure Is
rather injurious than otherwise, it IL
necessary TO consult a physician before
it. The cure q oc.Jupiesl
from four to six weeks, and durjig Sep
tcmbcr and October tho grapes Are at their
best. EARLY ones are to be obtained in
August and late ones in November, hat
they are neither sogood nor efficacious;
the country, too, Is in it's greatest
beauty during the F.eight of the grape
season. Not but v nat Apriltis q charm
ing month ut M sran, when the abundant
almond and apricot trees are a mass of
blossoms, and when tho traveller, return.
ing homo after = winter passed in Italy,
is tempted to lingcr awhile in the pretty
little town before proceeding north
ward," ~*v5a ii 'eag< 4zE.$ ~ g., ,s&,as