Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-17
THE GRAPE FRUIT.
An Excellent Substitute for Quinine
NIalarIal DisaaSea.

An Excellent Substitute for 0uinine in
Malarlal Diseases.
Too much can not be said in praise of
the pomelo or grape fruit. The mildly
bitter principle which is conspicuous in
the juice is undoubtedly anti-malarial,
like the bitter principle of many barks
and roots. And aside from its medicinal
qualities, what is more refreshing than
draught of pomelo juice taken fresh
and cool from the golden bowl in which
nature distilled it, after a process all
her ownP Mr. Mott writes as follows:
l believe this valuable fruit has been
neglected by our horticulturists here in
Florida in their haste to find the best
oranges, for surely some OF the inn
proved varieties are being much sought
after by moneyed people. It is with
out question, one of the most whole
some fruits, and often it is eaten for its
medicinal properties, and even prescrib-
ed by our physicians, by those that know
of its value as a tonic and Alternative
medicine
Especially is it valuable in all cases
of malarial type. For many years /
have had very serious malarial troubles,
and for the past several months have
eaten whenever the opportunity offered
freely of the grapefruit, and l am glad
to say that my health now is much bet
ter than it has been for many years,
and it is a question with me whether
this fruit that am prizing so highly
Qor l like itAs luxury has not had
much to do with my improved health.
The many forms of the shaddoclz
(citrus dulcamara) and its culture by
the ancients is evidence of the high es-
timation in which it was held in the
earliest times. DeConotalle says: "The
number of varieties in the Malay Arch
ipelago indicates an ancient cultiva-
tion. Its original country is not yet
known
Scientists say of it: at is believed to
be native of Southern China; it is
common in China and Cochin China,
but this does not imply that it is wild
there" 1t is in the islands to the east OF
the Malay Archipelago that the clearest
indications OF a wild existence are found.
Seemaun is yet more positive about the
Fiji Isles. Extremely common" he
says, "and covering the banks of the
rivers"
The name shaddock is the name OF a
captain who first introduced the species
into the West Indies. l have been at a
loss for its name grapefruit" local
name that has been given it in some
foreign country. It may be from the
fact that often the fruit is in clusters,
similar to the habit of some kinds oi
grapes.
While the fruit has been grown in
orange countries for ages, and perhaps
it is very seldom that it has beer
crossed with the orange, yet it is very
evident since its importation to this
country that it has become hybridized
with the sweet orange. That may be
owing to our peculiar climate. Such {
thing might occur here, that has MOI
before in the many climes it has beer
cultivated in.
/ have found one of these changes ii
Orange County A grape fruit from
an orange seed, the tree taking more
the form of the orange; the frui
smaller, skin thin, very much les,
rag, and in quality sweet and fine
much less of the bitter of the crap,
fruit; a very valuable acquisition, 81
much so that I have thought it proper
to purchase the original tree and add i
to my list of nursery trees. Have
named it from the orange ''aurantiun
pomelo. FLORIDA Times-Union.