The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-23
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We have some decided opinions upon
othe defetetiatS Effects on shildren es-
ripe, wiifed, green, h q ooYer1npme S1 Be ol,partially
decayed vegetables and fruits. The
vegetables of the city are not as the
vegetables of the country. Those of the
country are gathered and eaten in the
time of their perfection and are healthy.
and beneficial to the system! Those
which are usually bought in the market
in the city are brought long distances,
exposed to the sun, drying winds and
the noxious vapors of confined fruit and
vegetable cars, until they are totally
changed in their, chemical constitution,
and are injurious to the stomach, and
dangerous especially to1ehillreha This
will account in q idegreefifor the large
amount of sickness samong children and
persons of feebles constitution in the
city more than in .thea country. There
Is too great q greediness among not
only children but heads OF families for
these early tinripe and partially de-
cayed vegetables and fruit. And in
this matter do not console yourself that
the specimens you buy are harmless
from the fact that they. have a fresh
appearance. A potato When it decays
passes at once. into utter dissolution.
This is tnt the case with most other
vegetabIe4 and FRUITS .i-ssFhe power Of
assimilation by contact B quite uni
versal in all Glasses and varieties of de-
cay in yegetablesas well as in animal
Substances And it is aEdeprsyed =ap-
petite that demands this pnhealthy food.
and the Judgment is weak and the head
a poor guide to parents and guardians
4xxl g.
feeble and delicate stonachs Of .inno-
cent children.
The countryman when he gathers the
fully-matured vegetables and ripe fruits
from his fields knows that he Is prorid-
ing for himself and the iprecions ZONES
entrusted to his care the luscious gifts
from the goddess of health. The resi-
dent of the city when he buys these
things out of season in the place where
purchased knows they have been long
from the parent stem, and haveagone
far in a change of their chemical ma
ture, and that he is catering to the god
dess of greedy traffic instead of health.
It is well to pause and think of what
you ..are doing; health and Fife are
precious boons, too valuable to be sac
riiced TO craving appetite or a thought@
less attention to the duties of life. We
should like to lay down some general
rules for purchasing vegetables and
fruits which will do for the entire sea-
sons practice: 4ala.s- et ft1
/. Use fruits and Vegetables only
when in prime condition
2. Never allow in your house or offer
to your family berries or vegetables
when green, unripe, overripe, wilted or
decayed.
= 3. 1t should be made serious crime
70 sell or buy fruits or vegetables which
are so partially decayed that they have
to be sold at reduced price.
4. Salads, lettucs kale, cucumbers.
peas and green corn wilt under any cir
cumstances in q few hours. They
should, therefore, only be eaten within
few hours from the time they are
gathered. sol - .6a-
s. Berries, melons. tomatoes and all
other juicy fruits have but a brief
healthy state, and should always be
treated with suspicion. .-Iotoa State
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