Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-01
SALADS AND "oREENs."
Their Dietary Value But Little Comprc
hended by the American Peoplo.

Their Dietary Value But Little Compre.
hended by the American People.
1t is an unfortunate fact that the d.
etary value of salads is but little COM
pretended by the majority of the Ameri-
can people. Leaving out OF consider
alton those thorough barbarians-sa
numerous, particularly in the rural dis
tricts-wbo look upon grass eatin' "
with unconcealed contempt, we still
have a multitude among us OF persons
deeming themselves intelligent who
either care nothing for salads or, at
best, look upon them as mere gratiaca-
tions OF the palate. knowing nothing OF
their Importance for the preservation OF
health. To these it is we'll to offer the
assurance that If they will make a salad
OF escarole barbe de capuchina chicory,
dandelion, lettuce, celery, or even OF
the humble cabbage-b in this
way than any other-a portion OF their
daily dinners they will soon realize that
their digestive and assimilative organs
are in better condition than they ever
were before. The fresh vegetable ma
terial OF the salads is in itself highly
beneficial, especially when there is a
paucity of this element in our ordinary
food supply; the oil is highly valu-
able Ingredient for its effect upon
the stomach and bowels; and the garlic
well, some folks do not like garlic,
but right minded man will want
little flavor of it in his salad, and you
can hardly get so little OF it that it will
not do you some good, so potent are its
virtues. The dandelion salad is worthy
OF special mention and commentator,
from our present point OF view, not be-
cause it tastes better than either OF the
others, but for its medicinal effect. It
must be a sadly WORKOUT liver that will
not take new lease OF vigorous life
from a course Of dandelion salads in the
spring-time.
Eminent physicians have affirmed re-
peatedly that the requirement for their
profession would be reduced to mini
mum If people would only regulate
their diet; and some have
gone so far as to proclaim that nearly
all diseases could be prevented and
many OF them actually cured by en-
ployment of the remedial agencies to
be found in food. They are undoubted-
ly right Proper feeding is the most
important requisite for the preserva-
ton of such healthful condition in the
organs of digestion and assimilation as
will afford pure blood, without which |
rapid deterioration and disease OF the
whole animal economy is inevitable.
The attainment of that condition is the
main end in view in the highest med.
cal science. ''An ounce OF proven.
ion is better than a pound OF cure"
That is why, If we have not eaten
plenty OF salads and otherwise lived
exactly as we should through the win
or, it becomes so imperatively neces-
ary for US to take an efficacious
lucrative medicine upon the ap-
'roach Of spring. Cause and effect,
n the preservation OF health or
inducing Of disease, move in constant
y widening circle. II our vital organs
re in such torpid and weakened con-
ition that they do not make good blood
nd cleanse it from the effete matter
hat has a tendency to constant accu-
lulation In it, through the never ceas.
ng waste of tissue, the consequently
IMPURE blood fails to properly nourish
be organs, aud their weakness steadily
until they stop working alto
ether. On the other hand, litsfe ra-
Ional care to keep the bowels regular,
he kidneys operating freely, and the
yer active in the discharge OF its func.
Lons, results in pure blood, higher vi
Atty and immunity from disease. That
ational care may be applied either
trough proper food or simple altera-
I've medicines. An important element
the former is that upon which we
ave insisted-fresh vegetable salads.
u the latter there is nothing better
nan thoroughly reiable preparation
sarsaparilla, yellow-dock, podophil.
n and stilIingia with the addition OF
ne Alternative iodides in very small pre-
ortons. American Analyst