The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-30
The Medicinal Qualities Of the
Citrus Family.

The ORANGE.-One would be sur
prised at the vast numbers OF oranges
eaten by the Spaniards, it being no
uncommon thing for the children OF
family to consume ten or dozen
oranges each before breakfast, gath
ering them from the orange groves,
where they hang like the veritable
golden fruit, which they are meta
phorically supposed to be, Such
Wholesale consumption OF what we
look upon as a luxury appears to
have no ill effect. The testimony OF
late eminent physician authorizes
the use OF this fruit as most whole
some Immediately upon waking In
the morning; he in fact prescribed
such a regimen to friend as the
only invigorating and permanent cure
for Indigestion, facetiously remark
ing that he gave him piece Of advice
which, if it were known to his dys-
peptic patients, would cost him his
practice, as they might prefer so
simple a remedy to his professional
visits.-Lon0os Gardeners Chronicle.
The LEMoN.-Few people know
the value of lemon juice. A piece
of lemon bound upon corn will
cure it in few days it should be
renewed night and morning. A free
use of lemon juice and sugar will
always relieve cough. Most peo-
pie feel poorly in the Spring, but if
they would eat a lemon before break
fast for week, with or without sugar,
as they like, they would find it better
than any medicine. Lemon juice,
used according to this recipe, will
sometimes cure consumption: Put
a dozen lemons into cold water, and
slowly bring to boil; boil slowly
until the lemons are soft, then squeeze
until all the jaiceis extracted; add
sugar to your taste, and drink. In
this way use one dozen lemons a day.
| If they cause pain, lessen the quanti-
ty and use only five or SIX day,
until YOU are better, and then begin
again with dozen day. After
using five or six dozen the patient
will begin to gain flesh and enjoy
food. Hold on to the lemons, and
still use them very freely for several
weeks more. Another use for lem
ons is tor a refreshing drink in Sum
mer, or in sickness at any time.
Prepare as directed above, and add
water and sugar. But in order to
have this keep well, after boiling the
lemons squeeze and strain carefully
then to every half pint of juice add
one pound of loaf or crushed sugar
boil and stir few minutes more, till
the sugar is dissolved; skim care
fully and bottle. You will get more
Juice from the lemons by boiling
them, and the preparation keeps bet
ter.-Lo,aC1On Lmacet.
THE L1ME.-Dr. A. H. Chandler
calls attention to the use OF lime
Juice for rheumatism, and reports
several severe cases in which good
results followed its use. Without
regard to the conditions of the bow
els-unless previously much consti
pated-he begins with at least ten
ounces of lime Juice, increasing rap
idly to eighteen or twenty-four pei
diem-from half an ounce to one
ounce or more every hour, with not
less than double or treble the quanti
ty of cold water, usually diluted OF
sweetened to the patients taste. He
finds that even on the second day
the amendment is decided, and the
disease, in acute cases, more particn'
larly sthenic or asthenic, generally
subsidies on the fourth or fifth day OF
treatment. He usually prescribes
one grain OF opium, with or without
lead and tannin, night and morning,
in order to restrain the bowels, which
the juice has tendency to relax,
The effects of this treatment are, he
says, rapid diminution of joint swell
ing, diminished perspiratlon, steady
fall Of pulse, which often becomes
quite slow, with a slight tendency to
syncope, the majority of cases requir.
ing quinine and supporting food
about the sixth day. Such vigorous
treatment should evidently be under
taken only under the supervision of a