The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-10-02
MEDICINAL FOOD.
A Few Facts About Food That are Worth
Remembering.

"A Few tuctS ABOUT EOOu Ahh' wv "
Remembering.
There will come time, says a recent
writer, when no medicine will be ad-
ministered, except in acute and sudden
attacks. Disease will be cured by foods.
The intelligent hOusekeeper is testing
the value of this assertion in her daily
ordering of the meals of her household,
for her lately acquired knowledge OF
dietetics has put her on the way to such
enlightenment. A list of food remedies
compiled by The HOusekeeper is con-
densed and suggestive, and worth cut
ting out and pasting in the back Of the
family receipt book:
Celery is invaluable as food for those
suffering from any form of rheumatism;
for diseases of the nerves and nervous
dyspepsia.
Lettuce is useful to those suffering
from insomnia.
Water cress is a remedy for scuryy.
Peanuts for indigestion; they are es-
pecially recommended for corpulent dia-
betes. Peanuts are made into a whole
some and nutritious soup, are Drowned
and used as coffee, are eaten as a relish,
simply baked, or are prepared and served
as salted almonds.
Salt to check bleeding at the lungs
and as a neryine and tonic for weak
thin-blooded invalids. Combined with
hot water is useful for certain forms Ol
dyspepsia, liver complaint, etc
Onions are almost the best neryln(
known. No medicine is so useful IL
cases of nervous prOstration, and there
is nothing else that will so quickly re
lieye and tone up a worn out system
Onions are useful in all cases Of coughs
colds, and influenza; in consumption, III
somnia, hydrOphObia. scurvy, gravel
and kindred liver complaints. Eater
every other day, they soon have a clear
ing and whitening effect on the com
plexiOn.
Spinach is useful to those suffering
with gravel.
Asparagus is used to induce perSpifa
tiOn.
Carrots for sufferers from asthma.
Turnips for nervous disorders and 10
scurvy.
Raw beef proves Of great benefit topper
sons of frail constitution, and to thos
suffering from consumption. 1t
chopped fine, seasoned with salt, an
heated by placing it in a dish with he
water. 1t assimilates rapidly and al
fords the best of nourishment.
Eggs contain large amount OF muir
ment in compact, quickly availabI
form. Eggs, especially the yolks {
eggs. are useful in jaundice. Beaten u
raw with sugar are used to clear an
strengthen the voice. With sugar an
lemon juice the beaten white OF egg
, used to relieve hoarseness.
Honey is wholesome, Strengthening
cleansing, healing and nourishing.
Fresh ripe fruits are excellent Il
, purifying the blood and toning up IL
, system. As specific remedies, Orang
, are aperient. Sour oranges are mgh
' recommended for rheumatism.
Watermelon for epilepsy and for ye
= low fever.
Cranberries for erysipelas; are us
. externally as well as internally.
i Lemons for feverish thirst in sickne'
e for biliousness, low fevers, rheumatlsi
d colds coughs, liver complaint, etc.
Blackberries as a tonic. Useful in
y forms of diarrh9a.
= Tomatoes are powerful aperient
!. the liver, a sovereign remedy for d.
o pepsia and for Indigestion. Tomato
y are invaluable in all conditions OF
y system in which the use OF calomel
indicated.
IS Figs are aperient and wholeson
q They are said to be valuable as food
those suffering from cancer; they
used externally as well as internally.
Bananas are useful as food for tn
T. i. suffering from chronic diarrhOea.
=. Apples are useful in nervous dyspeps
ic they are nutritious, medicinal and Wit
y izing; they aid digestion, clear the vol
n; .. correct the acidity Of the stomach
u u valuable in rheumatism, insomnia,
=. liver troubles. An apple contains
IL much nutriment as potato, in a pic
tx anter and more wholesome form.
of Grapes dilute thick blood, send the
re culation to the surface, remove oDstr
III III tions from liver and lungs, dissolve
u ut dislodge gravel and calculi, and br
o. the stomach and bowels to healthy
as ditiOn.
ed Pieplant is wholesome and aperien'
g, excellent for rheumatic sufferers,
n, n useful for purifying the blood.
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