St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-15
Honey as Article Of Food.

secret of his liveliness of spirits and
strength at so great an age = he
answered: "InteTus melle erteyMs cleo
Internally through honey; extern
ally through oil.
Among all the myriads Of insects
there certainly is none the product
of whose industry is more pleasant
and tempting to the palate = more
nutritious and health-giving to the
body, or more valuable as an article
of commerce, than the product by
the Bee-delicious and immaculate
ly pure honey
How astonishingly appropriate is
even its name-honey derived from
the Hebrew word ghoneg, literally
it means DELIGHT. Humanity may,
therefore, delight itself with Honey,
as long as the sun endureth
It's early history shows that it was
for ages mans principal source of
nourishment- and wherever civiliza-
/ ton extended it's sway, the "little
busy bee was carried as its COM
panion and co-worker in the cause
of elevation and refinement.
/ Why, then did honey lose it's hon
ored place as an article of food?
| The introduction Of sugar gave it
the first blow; its use became gener-
al in The seventeenth century and
as its use increaed, the use of honey
decreased, until at length the bee
masters guild was abolished, and
the skill and experience Of the old
bee-masters were lost.
The introduction of the vile COM
pound, known as 'Table Syrups,p
with their impurities and adultera-
tions, has had the effect of opening
the eyes Of consumers, and of re-
opening for honey its God given
place as an article Of food. Instead
Of dealing disease and death promis-
cuously to those who indulge in its
use, as do these syrups, honey gives
mankind, in the most agreeable
manner, both food and medicine.
1t is common expression that
honey is a luxury, having nothing to
do with the life-giving principle.
This is an error honey is food in
one Of its most concentrated forms.
True, it does not add as much to
the growth OF muscle as does beef
steak, but it does impart properties,
no less necessary to health and Wig
orous physical and intellectual ac-
ton! Itgives warmth to the sysem,
arouses nervous energy, and gives
yigor to all the vital functions.T To the
laborer, it gives strength to the
business man, mental force. It's eff
fects are not like ordinary stimu-
lants, snch as spirits, &c., but it
produces healthy action, the re-
suits which are pleasing and per1na-
nent-a sweet disposition and a
bright intellect.
The use ofhoney instead Of sugar
for almost every kind of cooking, is
as pleasant for the palate as it is
healthy for the stomach. In prepar-
ling blackberry, raspberry or strawber-
ry short cake, it is infinitely superior.
Pure honey should always befree-
~ used in every family-Honey eat
en- upon wheat bread is very beneh-
cial to health.
Children would rather eat bread
and honey than bread and butter;
one pound of honey will reach as far
as two pounds of butter, and has,
besides the advantage that is it far
more healthy and pleasant-tasted
and always remains good while but
ter soon becomes rancid and often
produces cramp in the stomach eruc-
cations, sourness, vomiting and dlar-
rhea.
Well purified honey has the quail
ity of preserving, for long time in
a fresh state, any thing that may be
lade in it or mixed with it, and pre-
ydnt its corrupting in far superior
manner to sugar; thus many species
Of fruit may be preserved by being
laid in honey, and by this means
will obtain pleasant taste and give
. to the stomach healthy tone. One
= who has once tried it, will not use
sugar for preserving fruit.