Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-13
CLANS AS MEDICINE


CLANS AS MEDICINE.
One of the best 'fruits of the sea" is
the clam, as found all along the coast of
the American sea. An elderly gentleman,
who in his time has been a great traveller,
says:
"But few seem to know of the great
medicinal qualities possessed by the clam.
1t would seem as if nature in this bivalve
had provided a sure remedy for the dys-
pepsia which is SO prevalent in the United
States, especially among the over-hurried
and over worried inhabitants of our cities"
1t is not too much to say that by the
Judicious use of CLAIMS, both of the hard
and soft shell varieties, persons can keep
themselves in excellent condition without
the use of any other medicines, which, as
it is known, usually leave the stomach in
a weaker condition than it was before the
medicines were taken; and after a severe
course of drastics, which only temporarily
relieve the digestive organs, such condi-
tion often results that continued use of
purgatives becomes necessary. -,
Speaking from personal knowle 1ge 1
believe that CLAIMS are panacea for most
if not all of the internal diseases which
come from disordered digestion; and it
will be found that majority of the dis
eases Of the body are caused by defective
digestion. A proof of the wonderful
cleansing and recuperative properties
of clans NAV be cited in the fact
which is known to many persons
who are accustomed to excessive in
dulgence in alcoholic stimulants There
are hundreds of men in our cities who,
after a nights debauch, can be seen at
their business the next day, nearly Gas
good as new" The reason for this re-
cuperation is that they have 'got the clam
cui. down fine"
Ia the dissipated man is too sick to eat
the clans raw, tastier way is to have a
dozen hard clans chopped up and put in a
stew-pan with their own juice, and condi-
ments, and after stewing the clans little,
so as to extract all the water from them,
Just drink the hot juice, and leave the
clans untouched. / will engage that any,
one affected as / have described will be all
right within ten minutes after he has
taken this,
NATURES MEDICINE.
These facts are getting to be very well
known, yet there are other facts regarding
the clam which are not universally under
stood. Within the past month two ac-
quaiutances of mine-one an over-worked
business man, the other somewhat deli
cate young lady who overdid herself DUR
ing the last winter with round of gayety
have adopted the same remedy, together
with what is known as food remedies, and
they are both getting along finely. The
business man, to be sure, has been per-
suaded to stop his hurrying and skurryIng
somewhat, and the young lady has been
prohibited by the parents from attending
balls and theaters, and even evening sery-
ices in church; anywhere, in fact, where
vitiated air might be, but they both in
great measure attribute their improved
condition to the 'clam cure"
| do not claim that these two people are
vet entirely cured Of their troubles, which
have come on through long course of ne
glect and inattention, but they are much
better and can eat in moderation of proper
food, such as broiled beefsteak tender and
rare), the oyster OF broiled mutton chop
and strong soups, properly prepared, and
can sleep every night, which neither of
them did until after they began dieting
and using clam juice every morning.
And here let me say that the proper
preparation of the food used by dyspeptics
is matter of vital consideration Soups
should be made only out of the best beef
or mutton, not from chicken, which will
cause tiatulence The beef or mutton
should be cooked thoroughly, and the
Juice chilled thoroughly as quickly as pos
sible by putting in the refrigerator. After
the soup is very cold the meat should be
taken out of il and every morsel of the ia.
skinned off. Then the soup-or rather
let us say the extract of the meat-should
be warmed and pnt before the individual
and hulled wheaton crackers or the best
wheaton bread from which the starch has
been extracted should be eaten OF course,
this is for only extremity bad cases. In
most cases the eating Of few hard CLAIMS
in the morning is enough to help i'm
paired digestion. / call to mind a re-
markable instance of
TIE EFFICACY OF CLANS
As curative of internal disorders. A
Young woman well known in the theatri-
cal profession some years ago, came home
TO the metropolis to die, she having con-
tracted gastric trouble while soiourning in
the tropics At the time of her arrival
home in New York she was fearfully
emaciated and could not digest even Lie
big's extracts. All she could seem tc as
simulate was the juice she could obtain
from very rare beefsteak To condense
my story, her people were persuaded to let
her have clam juice. 1t happened, lucki-
ly, that she was very fond of those
bivalves, and in time, through judieious
nursing, she regained her health, and
always attributed it, in great part, to
the use of clans.
A popularity in this matter is, that
while clans, either hard or soft shell, in
their season are good things for the diges-
tiou, oysters do not seem TO have such
medicinal properties, and here let it be
said that soft shell clans should never be
bought opened or on strings, the way in
which they are generally sold in the mark
cts. That is, they should never be hnnght
in the Way named If they are for sick peo-
pie. Tie only way to buy them is in the
shell, and the only correct way to cook
them f9r invalids is to put them, after
washing ia pot with cover, the pot
having little clean water in it, and then
to steam them until they are all opened
olsor COOK THEM TOO MUCH
Or theyswill become tough and leathery
They are thus easily cleansed from sand
by dipping them into their juice and eat.
ing thgm while warm, all but the dark
part of the heads, and the sand settling BY
its own Feight into the bottom of the cur
or bowl iron which they are eaten. The
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dicinal part, should be drunk.
Under the ice-box is the best place te
keep claims. When it is necessary to oper
say hall dozen CLAIMS they should b.
taken rom their place very carefully
without being Jared, and put under ths
hydrantor tap in the kitchen sink, all
without knocking them aboutk Their
holdingathe clam in the palm Of p hanf
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