The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-01

"What are watermelons made OFF,
asked an ISrELLrGEScER reporter of q
physician Yesterday.
Water and sugar, with little stick.
UNI stuff that Dame Nature uses TO hold
the two together" he replied,
That wasn't strictly scientific nor
technical answer, but it struck the re-
porter as being about the kind Of a de-
scription he would understand best
and consequently, the kind that or
binary people, and most people are or
binary, would understand.
"What effect does watermelon have
on the human system?"
"Now, what's the sense Of asking that
question, and whit would be the use o.
printing the answer il | told you? Il
you'd say that watermelon, ii eaten in
large quantities, produced inflammation
OF the squiguliIis, people would eat il
Just the same and say let her intiHme.
The only effect | ever knew the eating
OF watermelon TO produce was a
tendency 10 open the top button OF the
waistbnlld and eat more. There's en-.
tirely too much talk about the effects
produced by eating particular things.
Cucumbers will give some people collie
il they pass through the market where
they are exposed for sale, yet, I've got a
boy who will eat three big ones with
nothing but salt to season them and
lie happier than he was before. same
way with watermclons. Some people
tuste certain things after they have
eaten them. That indicates that till
tue condition OF the stomach changes
they should eschew those things unless
they do not object to being reminded
for several hours after, what they had
Tor dinner. There can't be any rule
laid down for people TO cat by any more
than 10 sleep by or dress by. Some
people take one thing without injury
and others take another"
"DO You have rs many cases OF collie,
summer complaint, and kindred dis
eases, supposed to come from the use oil
vegetables, US formerly"
GOOD REASON FOR IT.
mot by any means, and there's very
good reason for it, too. There was a
time when potatoes, dried beans, dried
corn and the like were the only veget-
ablcs known in the household during
the winter months. New potatoes,
green peas and beans were not eXpeC ed
before thefourth OF July. lean rcmenf
Der when it was the custom to have the
first mess OF green vegetables for the
fourth Of July dinner, and it being q
holiday and everybody feeling inclined
To turn himself loose and fill up, there
were more cases OF cholera morbus and
summer complaints fora few days there
after than there arc now i'll n whole
season. Gardeners and hOrticulturists
have gotten their business down TO n
science, and us q result you can buy
green truck in the market
the whole year round. Vegetables
como in very much earlier than
formerly and the varieties that cannot
lie produced here early arc brought In
by express. These early vegetables are
expensive, and are purchased and eaten
sparingly. As result very few people
gorge themselves with vegetables Mt the
start and by the time they are cheap
anu popular, uu etOluuGIls hO NSSus-
toned 10 them and prepared to make
vegetables their chief diet In summer
person may eat too many vegetables
just as he may eat too much OF any
thing else, but he cannot make vegeta-
bles too nearly his entire diet. Some
people have peculiar notions about fru-
rality. They eat ham that costs eight
cen cents pound, eggs that cost twenty
cents dozen, and bread ut five cents a
loaf and have boils and pimples and the
like, while the same amount OF money
spent Tor vegetables and fruit would
bring them more nutriment and
much lighter and moro agreea-
bic sort OF food. But people will
cat to suit themselves and no amount OF
lecturing will make them consult other
peoples ideas. That people are learn
ing 10 ont fruits and vegetables is APP
parent from the number OF, first class
fruit aud vegetable establishments that
haYe sprung UP III Wheeling, and they
are increasing in number and those es-
tablishcd are extending their business
continually.
Lgr's TALK WATERMELON.