Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-08-23
AND INDIGEST-
IBLE FRUIT.
SOME COOP RULES TO FOLLOW.

''There are some fruits that disagree
with some people, and there are some
people who seem to be able to asslmilate
every kind of fruit"
"The reason for this phenomenon is to
be found partly in the fruit and partly
in the constitution OF the person. Nc
two human beings are created exactly
alike. We note the different effects OF
Ike causes acting upon them, but we
C mot tell exactly why the effects are
different. 10 get over the d d.iiiculty
I doctors agree in saying that Constitu-
tlonal peculiarities are responsible for
it. Bnt nobody knows the real nature
| of those peculiarities, or no y they work
ont their different results.
"Nevertheless, - there are certain
familiar facts which help Is to deal
with tie mystery if they do not explain
| it. We know that fresh rip3 fruit in
season agrees with the majority of peo-
pie. We argue, therefore, that when
IL produces unpleasant consequences
the fault lies with the person. The
argument, too, is generally sound.
But people who can eat fruit in season
are frequently unaLlo to asslmilate such
fruit out of season. HOt-houss pro.
ducts disagree with them. From that
the conclusion is drawn that nature in
tends certain foods at certain times,
and often inflctS punishment when her
intention is violated.
From frequent experiments 1t has
been found that sickness produced by
eating fruit Is the result CT fermentation.
| 1t may arise either when the fruit is
over ripe, or when the system is unpre-
| no 90 tfa ffrnG frtnY fu ,-t,1n no
fore, always to be observed, fruit that
shows signs of over maturity should be
rejected. In tlat state fermentation
has already begun. When taken into
the stomach 1t is accelerated and the
evil effects follow rapidly.
"On the other hand, unripe fruit Is
a tax on the digestive powers that not
one person IN twenty can afford to pay.
The load lies there, defying every effort
OF nature to cast 1t of; cramps, colo
and sometimes cOnvulsiOns are the
consequence,
''From these well known facts" twC
CT three rules which If followed would
save good deal OF sickness among
fruit consumers.
"First-Give preference to the fruits
produced in the lititude and climate
| III WHICH you live. lDaJ Is nature y
teaching. Bananas in the tropics hurt
nobody. Here they are highly indigesti-
tie. The same is true of pineapples and
other fruits.
"SecOnd-After it is plucked, fruit
should be eaten within as hours, unless
special pains are taken to keep 1t cool
and dry, otherwise the fern
germs are pretty sure TO be formed and
the heat and moisture of the stomach
will develop them. California fruit is
specially protected en- route by the
proper sanitary precautions.
"Ihird-If perfectly Iipe and fresh
fruit causes either pain or nausea 1t Is
a sign that you are one of the unhappy
class whose constitutional peculiarties'
are at war with that particular fruit.
Don't touch it again,
"Fourth-Eat fruit very sparIngly
or not at all when the body is suffering
from oyer-fatigue or the effects of ex-
cessive heat.
"Within the last few years, ''"there ha,
been an increasing fear of appendicitis,
the disease caused by seeds lodging in
the little sac at the end of the colon.
Ine only WY to be perfectly safe is tC
avoid fruit with seeds. Science pre-
scribes no other preventive.