, 1879-07-12
PLEASANT IOI3ONS,
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We mentioned three edible niehtshat1es-thc
potato, tho tomnto. and the Cape gooscbcrry.
This last, Of which somo ldca mny be formed
from shr winter cherry Of our gardens, IL 4
nnttrc Of Peru, but has been naturalIzcd at the
Cape and grows we'll In Iudla. The calyx
nithers, but Is persistent, and therefore The
amber berry is continued In what may DC fauci-
fully called thin paper bag. An excessively
pleasant preserve Is tnado from It, which Is
named Tiparee Jam, antl would, We think, make
more welcome present thnn The Guayn cheese,
which country households always expect from
Indian cousins. The nubeEgine, or eggplant,
nlso+ belongs to tllts family, but It Is better
known across the channel than here, THE f1uE.
Is rot allowed by Pasis gardeners to attain its
full size, but Is delivered partially unripo
to tho cook, who fries Ii nnd serves
Ms a vegetable. 1t is violet or white:
the former kind Is mora esteemed. allsi
NAV he seen cultivated extensively In the
cnyrous of Paris but still more SO III tho south
Of France Under The name III Brlnta! II IS
familiar to Anglo Indfan housckccpcts, but is
welcomed chietly is filling up an awkward time
In The hot weather when vegetables arc scarce.
Certain it Is that in the TeMplc Of the Sun n.
saaomozo the Seeds af .tlw. FtnFipopato Or
Datard sannIMitfa were used to produce religious
ecstasy. This secret wns doubtless known ages
ago Il, lu1iu' temples, and mny have been car-
tGd by tfafHllnE MSsL1c9 10 Delpl WllEr9 the
gesturcs AMI behavior of the prcstcsa were
such ns a practeed nnt skiltul use Of datum
might produce without danger to life. The rive
and take OF these nghtshaJcE We hare particli.
1nrly nuttcetl. Delladonun both lowers anl re-
stores the vtnl functions; tnbnceo trrftates and
sootl1cs lutura relieyes lu lnt,ornr chest ailt!
frcBzies the cxctcl brain. Take ono more
rather sinc ..ar Instance Of reparation bv n
plant Of this futnily Of mischief In which It has
had n helping halnl. Ono Of thu features OF q
disHtpaicd ltfo ia loss ot appetite. The slender
meal, gcncral1v only an excuse loE more stlmu-
liant, h with difficulty got through. Still tho
yotnry OF Into hours has midnight moment
wEen he feels, or tllnks he feels, that gri,ted
bones would lie restorative, or would at any
rate whip tic energies sufficiently to mako an
other bottle possible. For this reyirIng dlsl,
cayenne pepper Is altogether sine qua nun.
drilled bones without CAYENNE would. We will
not say. be Hamlet" With tile I'rinee lott out,
but "1Iamlct" with only the Gaost left IN. II
lors not require n prophet 10 predict the end
OF ti,csa thfnEa II associated with established
habits and the mprn1fst may well sta!n1 aside
AMi let consequences preach their oWn sermon.
But doctors now declare that cue OF the most
cHicactous rcmctlics in the painful atscase Dip
sornanin Is red pcppc.,-,hu cnpsicuul u un.
timely rcycls. 1t cAccks the craving which,
whore restralnt Is Mse1 drives tic paticlt to
tue most subtle snhtcsfugcs to ObtRi1 what is
nrcyi.lg upon hts desires. This Is the plant the
companion Ut the ytyeur: 1t Ia prescnt tn Ills
hour Of Of disastrous triumph. md Il Vls1ts hltn
when Nature lays upon llna tho penalty Of hur
broken lnWs.