, 1879-08-16

hc thrown aside on tint account. Nature has
provi(lel~tls will, s,1ela sufficient txcrctory
organs that obnoxious matter In our food, It
in moderate amount, IL readily cast out, and
tho body ia protected against anT material In
jury. We're 1t not 40, wo should l,o obliged to
throw out Of our dietary many kinds Of food
now eaten. not only With impnutty but with
advantage. THUS, red cabbage, chcrrcs, and
peaches contain prusstc acid which II deadly
poison when taken III sufficient quantity. Tho
very small amount Of tho poisoning acid tiesa
rcgotsblc$ contain Is cast out Of tho system with,
out any material injury to tho person
using them. A positive good may actu'
ally bc dcrivcl from tho use Of
food containing some such foreign mat
ter, by wny Of giving Increased netivf-
ty and strength to the cxcretory organs, from
thris exercise In casting auch foreign matter
from Our bodies, provided the quantity Is not 50
great rs to o1crburaen them. Since we arc
all the t!no liable to take In our food substances
the tendency Of which Is harmful, good dc-
yclopmeut Of efficiency in our oxcrctory organs
Ia necessary to protect us agalnst tho pern!c1ors
effects which might otherwise occltF A'moss
every kind OF cratn an.l fruit IN uso consains
moro or less Of things which, in larger
amount, would provo t,lrtful. Unless We close
~ study our food, VIC arc taking tlcm In when
we little suspect II. 4 Frcnchtnan, not many
years ago, discovered substance IN whoat-bran
which, under the high hcat ust1 In baking, dla-
solved OUT and sprehd over tic crumbs OF oreau'
Of which bran firms part, ami tllsco'9rca u,
md hence 1hc brown stain peculiar to Graham
bread. But from, ths discovery sucli bread has
not been rejected, bit cnntlnlies to,he accottnt-
ct! a1t.onG the must wtt0Ersomc kinds OF tootl.
tyc is seldom uscd without containing more Of
lea. ergot, but rye bread Is also reckoned
amuag me most healthful: Tea contains thnniee
acid apples contain malf!c aritf, lemons and
oranges citEic acid, no ono Of which is need
either in nutrftlOn or respiration, bnt they Gulf
bctotne Objectionable when used excessively.
Tomatoes, in common with most ,sl,cr fruits,
contain some poisonous matter. They nlnl the
cgg-nlant, Jerusalem cherry. bttter-swcet, dead
IT. ,Iigttshaac, aud the common potato planf,
frtlst Of evcry species Of which Is more or lcss
poisonous, but none Of them very much 50.
Tie fruit of thc dcally ntghtshade and Of the
pntAto fpotato halls) are probably the most
ss0n? M e ss sS uoan 3sss '' eoasa o, sf5y h"f II
tomatoes allows Of thriF being classcd
with the csculcns fruits, but there. Is
nevertheless enough to riyo them peculiar
flavor mt apt 70 be relisslcd BY uracenstomsd
pal1tcs. but which use soon rcndcEs agreeable
Used rcry largely, tomatoes would doubtless
develop specific results peculiar to the fruit OF
The genus to which they belong, especially with
feeble pcreons md those who' iron their 20"
cniar constitutions. arv Susceptible to- ouch In
tuenccs. Bit when moderately used by per-
sons IN fair health, there Ia no more reason for
rejecting then, than there woltld hu In rejecting
lettuce for The opium It contains.
Elephant stands IN similnr relations. It's prom
incnt characteristic anl flavor are the result OF
o1aie acid, which Is powcrful poison. For
persons not having sul,clent vtgor tn dispose oG
such strong nrit. and for those in whose sys'
| tens there IL already nn excess OF acid, surt
| highly acid food would he objectionable. HI.
| its moderate uso By peoplc In common health Is
no more objectionable than any other ncids In
| daily use and regarded as l,ealthful.-Ntw lor1
| Tribune.