The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-25
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

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in far shorter time. Quite similar
results were obtained by DR.. G. Roy,
with the dried juice sent to him.
Chopped beef became almost entirely
fluid, and that more quickly in warm
weather. Since the dried juice re.
tains that dissolving property, even
on albumen and cartilage, it is DIR.
Roy's opinion that it should be made
use Of as a means to promote diges-
ton, and also for culinary purposes,
even in Europe, and he recommends
its cultivation and manufacture on a
large scale.
This article also suggests its being
an effective remedy against tape
worm.
A short time ago l had occasion to
recommend the use of the papaya
Juice to a friend who has often sui
fered from indigestion. He took from
5, I or 8 drops diluted with milk,
after each meal, and in few days he
felt greatly relieved aud began torel-
ish his food.
What blessing it may become to
the aged and the weak, to this dys-
poetic age! And here it grows be-
fore our very doors When hearty
dinner has made one feel uncomforta-
BILE, all he has to do is to prick the
kindly fruit to make it bleed for him
and as it knew the preciousness of the
fluid, it will yield it only drop by
drop, then close its wounds to com.
pound more.
That its use is not confined to the
cure OF dyspepsia near neighbor Of
mine had the good fortune to guess
and prove, at least, to his and my
satisfaction. His children, little girls
of 4 and 6 years were down with the
whooping- cough and suffering much.
1t seemed at times that they could
not survive the struggle for breath
during the fits of coughing. After
those fits the little one lay like one
dead from exhaustion. The father
of the children and 1 had often spoken
about the wonderful qualities Of the
papaya juice. One night, while sit
ting up with the sick children the
thought came to him like an inspi-
ration; if this milk dissolves the
toughest meat why should it not act
in the same way on the Shiny matter
the throwing up of which costs the
poor things such cruel efforts? It
could not hurt them, he thought, and
so he tried it. He gave to one OF the
children about half a teaspoonful in
water. The result was astonishing.
The first time she coughed again the
slime was thrown up with little
trouble, and no wonder; the mucous
which formerly had CLASSY appear
ance and was very cohesive and
stringy, came up in separate Jumps,
no more CLASSY, no more cohesive,
but yellowish, soft and easily broken.
This powerful terment had changed
the very nature Of the substance,
had dissolved it to some extent. l
have since given it to native children
with the same result. OF course the
whooping.cough, is not cured di-
rectly, but, I believe, all danger is re-
moved by it, moreover, the patient has
better appetite, loses that dread OF
the coming fit that makes them so
nervous and miserable, and is alto
gether more comfortable than If he
were treated in the usual way.
Perhaps some may be pleased to
learn that the natives have used the
papaya to prevent sea-sickness. 1
would advise those not afraid to try
its use, not as they do ripe fruit, but
the papaya juice extracted and dried
for the purpose, | do not think that
there is the least danger in taking 1t
in moderate quantities. (Halt tea
spoonful I consider large dose un-
less the stomach is burdened with
much undigested matter.)-Haaoo-
iid2e Gazette.